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Company’s drive for children

S&E Specialty Polymers LLC recently sponsored its second annual charity golf tournament at the Sterling National Country Club in Sterling, MA, in support of Life is good Playmakers, the non-profit action arm of The Life is good Company. The Play Fore Playmakers tournament was a great success, with all profits from registrations, donations and sponsorships donated directly to the Playmakers organization. On 25 th August Duane Shooltz, president and COO, and Jay Munsey, national sales director of S&E, presented Life is good Playmakers with a check for Allied Wire & Cable has added two instalments to its Cable Basics video series: ‘Shielding and armor’ and ‘Insulation and jacketing’ have joined ‘Cable basics 101: conductors’. The first video explained how a conductor functions, and why the material and type of conductor are important. ‘Insulation and jacketing’ focuses entirely on the functions and

$20,000 at the Life is good headquarters in Boston.

the partnership with S&E,” said Rich Cremin, partner at Life is good. “We are all extremely grateful to have friends like Duane, Jay, and the good folks at Sterling National on our team. The money raised fuels the work of the Playmakers who help kids overcome poverty, violence, and illness. We are already looking forward to next year’s tournament!” S&E has announced its continuing commitment to support the organization, with the third Play Fore Playmakers tournament scheduled for 20 th July 2015.

Life is good Playmakers helps young children hurt by trauma, such as violence, abuse, poverty and illness. The organization provides comprehensive support to early childhood professionals – such as teachers, social workers and medical specialists – dedicated to caring for these at-risk children. To date, Life is good Playmakers has supported over 4,000 care providers nationwide.

“We could not have been happier with the golf tournament and humbled by

Learning cable

components to a wire’s insulation and jacket; how insulation works to protect the conductor while guarding against interference, and to keep the conductor’s signal strong, and how the jacket works to protect the cable from environmental hazards. ‘Shielding and armor’ details common shielding and armor construction types, and explains the terminology and

materials incommon use.While shielding protects the inside of the cable, and armor prevents physical damage from the outside, there are many different materials and types of shielding and armor, and this video explains the functionality and respective merits of each type.

The videos can be viewed on Allied’s YouTube channel.

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