Wild Sorbet Frame Company has added a line of easel-back frames that nicely complement its wall frame collections. In debuting these frames, Wild Sorbet will pay 10% of their sales of wholesale Willowfly table-top easel-back frames to PPA Charities for frames purchased by studios participating in the April 2011 Celebration of Smiles promotion. For more information, click here.

Special thanks go out to Dave Junion of After Dark Education for generously responding to PPA Charities VIP (Vendors in Partnership) 2011 appeal with a donation of $3,000. Thanks for once again supporting PPA Charities and Operation Smile!

Here’s how Dave explains the “After Dark Education as Experience:” It’s neither a “conference” nor a “workshop”; it’s the best of BOTH worlds. Get the intimacy of the small group interaction you’d find at a workshop AND the multitude of topics, class opportunities, and educators (the mentors) you’d find at a conference. The “UN-conference” as described by some, After Dark Education focuses on helping you to build a strong, stable, business foundation along with pushing creativity and craftsmanship to create a unique top-quality product for your clients.

For more information about After Dark, log on to afterdarkedu.com.

Thanks to Scott Rice, of Rice Studio Supply, who has pledged 1% of sales of his company’s new Artisan Cocoa Portrait Case in all sizes with a guaranteed minimum donation of $500 to PPA Charities. To learn more about this product click here.

Marathon Press has pledged to donate 1% of sales of their publications to benefit PPA Charities. This includes the popular PPA Loan and Showcase Books. To view all qualifying products click here.