NWPMA x Project 48 Fall Show Giveback

Turning promo products into practical support for youth entering foster care.

NWPMA is proud to partner with Project 48 for a special Fall Show giveback campaign.

Project 48 provides essential bags to youth entering foster care, helping make sure young people have basic items like a backpack or duffel, clothing, hygiene products, and other essentials during a difficult transition.

Every day, our industry puts backpacks on shoulders, apparel on bodies, and essentials in hands. These are the exact products foster youth need most, and no industry is better built to deliver them.

Support the campaign in advance or bring donations to the show in Portland on August 19.

Learn More About Project 48

About Project 48

Project 48 supports youth entering foster care by providing essential bags filled with the basic items many of us use every day. These bags help young people feel seen, supported, and cared for during an incredibly difficult transition.

Project 48 serves youth ages 7–23 and has reached thousands of young people over time through essential bags, life skills programming, holiday support, and culturally responsive care.

Meet Project 48

NWPMA President Nicole Stachowicz sat down with Jessie Fox from Project 48 to talk about who they serve, what goes into an essential bag, and how the promo industry can help support youth entering foster care.

Why NWPMA Is Getting Involved

The promotional products industry is uniquely positioned to help since we already make, source, and distribute the products Project 48 needs most.

This campaign is all about putting our products to purpose. 

Whether you are a supplier with product inventory or an attendee who wants to bring items to the show, there is a way to get involved.

What Goes in an Essential Bag?

Essential bags include everyday items like clothing, shoes, hygiene products, hair care items, and a backpack or duffel. Project 48 serves youth ages 7–23, so donation needs range from kids’ sizes to adult sizes.

 

 

How to Help

Suppliers

Suppliers can make a major impact by donating new product from inventory.

Great donation options include:

• Backpacks
• Duffel bags
• Sweatshirts
• Sweatpants
• T-shirts and other apparel
• Socks
• Undergarments
• Toiletry kits
• Full-sized hygiene items
• Sunscreen
• Hair care items
• Other new essentials appropriate for youth ages 7–23
• Overruns, samples, discontinued styles, showroom inventory, excess stock, and new product from your current line are all welcome.

New items are preferred, with tags when available.

Distributors

Distributors are the connective tissue of the promo industry, and this campaign is a chance to turn those supplier relationships into real impact.

Ways to participate:

• Reach out to 3–5 supplier partners who offer bags, apparel, socks, hygiene kits, or other essential items
• Ask each supplier if they can donate new product, samples, overruns, or excess inventory
• Coordinate a multi-company donation bundle under your distributor company name
• Bring the bundle to the Fall Show on August 19 or coordinate a pre-show shipment
• Contribute new sample closet items when available

One distributor plus a few supplier partners can help fill dozens of essential bags for youth entering foster care.

Attending the Fall Show in Portland? You can bring new items with you to donate on-site.

Suggested items include:

• Backpacks or duffel bags
• Sweatshirts or sweatpants
• T-shirts or other apparel
• Socks
• Full-sized hygiene items
• Toiletry items
• Gift cards

Most Needed Sizes

Project 48 serves youth ages 7–23.

The most common size needs are:

• Kids size 7/8–14
• Adult M–XL

Items should be new. Tags are appreciated when available, but not required.

Ship or Bring Donations

Donations can be coordinated in advance or brought to the NWPMA Fall Show in Portland on August 19.

Ship Donations Directly to Project 48

Project 48 c/o Brandy McDonald

2505 SE 11th Suite 122

Portland, OR 97202

If shipping donations, please include your company name so donations can be tracked and recognized properly.

Bring Donations to the Fall Show

Promo Safari Portland - NWPMA Fall Show

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

DoubleTree Portland - Lloyd Ballroom at P48 table onsite

Spot It, Stock It: Participating Companies

Questions or Pledges

Ready to pledge product, coordinate a donation, or ask a question?

For supplier coordination, Fall Show donation details, or NWPMA questions, contact:

Shay Murphy

Executive Director, NWPMA

shay@nwpma.org

Or, to connect directly with Project 48:

Project 48

Phone: 971-275-7416

Contact Form: https://www.p48nw.org/contact

Donate: https://www.p48nw.org/donate#donate

Thank you for helping us show what this industry can do when we put our products to purpose.