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' THE CURRENT RECALL OF BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA\'S PLASTIC BADGES DOES NOT AFFECT EMBROIDERED INSIGNIA, BADGES & AWARDS PRODUCED BY LION BROTHERS COMPANY INC',
'Owings Mills, MD Monday, October 8,2007<br><br>Lion Brothers is proud to be the leading supplier of Official Insignia for Boy Scouts of America, with a relationship that extends over 90 years. The embroidered badges and awards produced by Lion do not contain lead or other restricted substances. <br><br>As a global manufacturer, Lion Brothers maintains strict policies and procedures, which prohibit the use of restricted substances in any of its manufacturing processes.  Lion tests materials prior to use and works closely with supply chain partners to ensure that raw materials utilized are in full safety compliance. \"We are very aware that the safety precautions, policies and procedures we incorporate internally and with our global supply chain partners ensure that the 25 million youth who receive our products every year can wear these insignia and other badges proudly and without fear of issues of safety\" said Susan Ganz, President &amp; CEO.',
'Owings Mills, MD Monday, October 8,2007<br><br>Lion Brothers is proud to be the leading supplier of Official Insignia for Boy Scouts of America, with a relationship that extends over 90 years. The embroidered badges and awards produced by Lion do not contain lead or other restricted substances. <br><br>As a global manufacturer, Lion Brothers maintains strict policies and procedures, which prohibit the use of restricted substances in any of its manufacturing processes.  Lion tests materials prior to use and works closely with supply chain partners to ensure that raw materials utilized are in full safety compliance. \"We are very aware that the safety precautions, policies and procedures we incorporate internally and with our global supply chain partners ensure that the 25 million youth who receive our products every year can wear these insignia and other badges proudly and without fear of issues of safety\" said Susan Ganz, President &amp; CEO.<br><br>Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1899, Lion Brothers Company Inc. is recognized as a world leader in embroidered emblems, applique.   Serving more than 1600 companies around the world, Lion is proud to be a supplier of embroidered awards and insignia to organizations including Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the USA as well as US Government agencies Nike, Adidas, Puma, Champion, V.F. Imagewear and Reebok.<br><br>Wherever one goes throughout a day, Lion\’s products appear as identification or decoration on athletic apparel, fashion garments and uniforms. Lion Brothers is a privately owned, woman-owned business that operates manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and China employing more than 500 individuals worldwide.',

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' CESAR F. AGUILAR JOINS LION AS EVP OF SALES &amp; MARKETING',
'Owings Mills, MD Monday, March 29,2004<br><br>Cesar F. Aguilar has joined Lion effective March 22, 2004 as Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing.  Cesar is responsible for sales, marketing and customer service functions on a global basis. Cesar joins Lion from Malden Mills where he spent nearly 24 years building the Polartec brand and developing a strong global sales effort.  As EVP, Sales and Marketing, Cesar will report directly to Susan J. Ganz, CEO of Lion Brothers Company Inc.',
'Founded in Baltimore in 1899, Lion Brothers Company Inc. is recognized as a world leader in embroidered emblems, applique, and cut letter and number kits.   Serving more than 1600 companies and brands, Lion produces identification and decoration for lifestyle brands such as Nike, Adidas, Champion, and Reebok.  Lion provides both on field and replica apparel decoration to professional team sports including the MLB, NBA, NFL, and the NHL.  Lion is also a primary supplier of embroidered awards and insignia to organizations including Girl Scouts of the USA, Boy Scouts of America as well as the US Government.<br><br>Wherever one goes throughout a day, Lion\'s handiwork will appear as identification on fashion garments and uniforms. Today, Lion is a female-owned business that operates manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and China employing more than 700 individuals worldwide.',

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' NEW GIRL SCOUT IRON-ON MAKES LIFE EASIER',
'New York, NY January 27, 2003<br><br>To Girl Scouts, local Girl Scout council and troop insignia are a sign of pride for belonging to Girl Scouting.  To Daisy Girl Scouts, ages 5 to 6, each Daisy petal they earn is a symbol of accomplishment.  But for their parents, these emblems can be a real hassle.  Sewing them on is a time-consuming chore, and while taking them to the local tailor to be sewn on is costly. Girl Scouts have experimented to create easy options for the application of insignia and awards, some quite humorous, including staples, double stick tape, and over-the-counter adhesives of all kinds to avoid sewing these on. Existing fabric glues on the market are ineffective, often resulting in lost patches.',
'New York, NY January 27, 2003<br><br>To Girl Scouts, local Girl Scout council and troop insignia are a sign of pride for belonging to Girl Scouting.  To Daisy Girl Scouts, ages 5 to 6, each Daisy petal they earn is a symbol of accomplishment.  But for their parents, these emblems can be a real hassle.  Sewing them on is a time-consuming chore, and while taking them to the local tailor to be sewn on is costly. Girl Scouts have experimented to create easy options for the application of insignia and awards, some quite humorous, including staples, double stick tape, and over-the-counter adhesives of all kinds to avoid sewing these on. Existing fabric glues on the market are ineffective, often resulting in lost patches.<br><br>Today, Girl Scouts of the USA and Lion Brothers Company of Baltimore, MD have announced the introduction of a new collaborative emblem program featuring a revolutionary adhesive that enables an emblem to be permanently applied to a uniform using a home iron.<br><br>\"Our members and their parents have been requesting the convenience of an iron-on insignia and we are now able to make life a bit easier for the girls\' families,\" said Kathleen Duncan, Vice President of National Equipment Services at Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA).<br><br>The creation of this product required over a year and involved eight stages of research and development. The product\'s effectiveness is the result of a revolutionary manufacturing process whereby the adhesive is essentially embedded into the body of the fabric.  This process is one of the distinct differences between this new iron on product and those currently available over the counter.  \"The Girl Scout iron-on is ready to apply right from the package and takes only a few minutes,\" said, Susan Ganz, CEO of Lion Brothers Company Inc.<br><br>Insignia, badges and patches date back to the very beginning of Girl Scouting in 1912 when the 18-founding members from Savannah, Georgia embroidered and sewed them onto their uniforms.<br><br>Lion Brothers Company Inc. was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1899 and their partnership with Girl Scouts of the USA dates back to the 1920\'s. Today Lion is a female-owned business and a world leader in the design and manufacture of embroidered products. Lion operates direct manufacturing facilities in the US and China, and employs more than 400 individuals worldwide.<br><br>Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent organization for girls, and has more than 3.8 million girl and adult members.  Now in it\'s 90th year, Girl Scouting cultivates values, social conscience, and self-esteem in young girls, while teaching them critical life skills to later succeed as adults.  In Girl Scouting\'s special girls-only environment, girls discover the fun, friendship and power of girls together.  The organization strives to serve girls from every corner of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.',

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' LION BROTHERS CREATES FIRST EMBROIDERED BRAILLE EMBLEM',
'OWINGS MILLS, MD, JUNE 5, 2001<br><br>Lion Brothers Company Inc manufactured and donated the official Winner\'s Badge for the inaugural event of Great Pyrenees Funworks \"I Love to Read\" Project in Maryland.  The badge celebrates the recipient\'s ability to read.  In developing the emblem it was critical to ensure that the award could be read by all who are sighted, hearing impaired as well as blind.  The Project slogan \"I Love to Read\" tops the emblem in Braille, enhancing the design while providing a readable emblem for the non-sighted.  The emblems were manufactured using state-of-the art technology at Lion\'s factories in Maryland.  This is the first known emblem designed for the non-sighted.  Lion Brothers is proud to support the \"I Love to Read\" Project in its home state of Maryland.',

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