CONTACT$

COA Purchasing Progams Exclusively for
California Community Colleges

Exclusive Insurance Provider of the COA
Renaissance Agencies, Inc.

Address: 1437 Seventh St., Fourth Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Contact: Pete Ginnegar, Director of Athletic Programs
Telephone: 800.537.1777
Fax: 310.394.0142
E-mail: pginnegar@renaissance-inc.com
Website: www.renaissance-inc.com
COA Designation: Exclusive Insurance Provider of the COA

CCC Discounts:
Reduced premiums for Class I sports

Products:
Provides intercollegiate athletic insurance, international student insurance, student accident and sickness coverage, dental, vision, and international student medical assistance. Renaissance works closely with each underwriter, HMO and managing agency interested in providing quality medical care or medical expense reimbursement for community college students.

How to Order Products:
Contact Pete Ginnegar to receive an overview of current programs available to community colleges in California

Company Description:
Renaissance Agencies, Inc. specializes in the development, placement and administrative support of student health insurance programs and has established relationships with virtually every major underwriter of student health insurance programs in the country. Renaissance has more than 25 years of experience working directly with community colleges in California.

Official Snack Food of the COA
Blue Diamond Growers

Address: 1802 C Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Contact: Al Greenlee, Senior Business Manager
Telephone: 916.325.2812
Fax: 916.446.8461
E-mail: Agreenlee@bdgrowers.com
Website: www.bluediamond.com
COA Designation: Official Snack Foods of California Community College athletics
Official Presenting Sponsor of COA Football Championship

CCC Discounts:
NA

Products:
Snack cans, almond toppers, gift packs, cello bags, nut thins, almond breeze non-lactose milk, smokehouse flavored snack crackers and more.

How to Order Products:
Online ordering is available at www.bluediamond.com

Company Description:
Blue Diamond® Growers is the world's largest tree nut processing and marketing company. Founded in 1910, Blue Diamond® led the development of California's almond industry from a minor domestic specialty crop to the world leader in almond production and marketing. The company continues to build markets and create new products, new uses, and new opportunities for members of Blue Diamond® Growers. Headquartered in Sacramento, nearly 4000 California almond growers deliver over one-third of California's almonds annually to their cooperative. The crop is marketed to all 50 states and more than 90 foreign countries, making almonds California's largest food export, and the sixth largest U.S. food export. The California crop is valued annually at about $1 billion dollars.

How to Find Retail Outlets:
There are three retail outlets - Sacramento, Chico and Modesto. Visit www.bluediamond.com to find specific information about the three retail outlets. You can also order on-line at www.bluediamond.com

Official Beverage of the COA
Pepsi-Cola Company and Pepsi USA

CA Contacts:
Northern CA: Ronald Walker and Joe Narcisso
Address: 5000 Hopyard Drive, Suite 500
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Telephone: 925.426.2555 (Walker)
925.416.2504 (Narcisso)
Fax: 925.416.2600
E-mail: Ronald.walker@pepsi.com
Joe.narcisso@pepsi.com

Southern CA: Chris Klimas
Address: 19700 S. Figueroa
Carson, CA 90745
Telephone: 310.527.7630
Fax: 310.527.3325
E-mail: Cklimas@pepsi.com

National: Linda Willson
Telephone: 913.383.8590
Fax: 913.383.1904
E-mail: Linda.willson@pepsi.com

Website: www.pepsi.com
COA Designation: Official Beverage of the COA and CCC championships

CCC Discounts:
Sponsor of the highly successful 'Campus to Communities Vending Program', a joint venture of the COA and Pepsi Cola bottling groups in southern and northern California. The fundraising program is turnkey, easy for businesses and forges new relationships between local business and local colleges.

Contact any regional representative for more information or the COA to obtain the 'how to' manual and start up kit collateral elements.

Title sponsor of the COA's Pepsi Celebration of Student Athletes luncheon annually, the COA convention and various special events of the COA. Pepsi has been a proud partner of the COA since 1998.

Products:
Works with colleges in vending, fountain and pouring services. Product line includes Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Vanilla, Diet Pepsi Vanilla, Pepsi Twist, Wild Cherry Pepsi, Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi, Pepsi ONE, Mountain Dew, Code Red, Diet Code Red, Lipton Brisk Tea, Lipton Iced Tea, FruitWorks, AMP, AquaFina, Aquafina Essentials, Mr. Green, Mug Root Beer, Diet Mug Root Beer, Slice and Frappuccino.

How to Order Products:
Contact a California regional representative to discuss your vending, fountain and pouring services.

Company Description:
Pepsi sells soda and has supported California's community colleges since 1998 as official beverage of the COA and California Community Colleges athletics. Pepsi funds have been used in two ways: 1) funds used to increase reimbursements of teams (meals, travel and lodging expenses) participating in COA sanctioned regional and state championships, and; 2) to increase the type and mix of in-venue services to enhance the quality of the experience of participants, fans, and friends attending COA championship events.

Official Hotel Partner of the COA
Choice Hotels Corporation

Address: 10750 Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20901

Contact: Donald S. Crawford, Director - Sports Marketing
Choice Hotels International
10750 Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Tel: (301) 592-5043
Fax: (301) 592-6227
E-mail: Donald_Crawford@choicehotels.com
Website: www.choicehotels.com
COA Designation: Official Hotel Partner of the COA

CCC Discounts:
Budget-conscious properties with athletic services such as shuttles, laundry, dietary planning
Major discounts of 15% and greater at all California choice properties
One-stop confirmations via dedicated reservations staff capable of handling all team reservations for entire season of sport - a huge timesavings element of the partnership.

Products:
Choice Hotels Corporation franchises include Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality Inn, Sleep Inn, Clarion Inn, Mainstay Suites, EconoLodge and Rodeway Inn

How to Order Products:
Have conference code available when making reservations. Conference codes for COA member colleges:
Bay Valley Conference 00210110
Central Valley Conference 00210120
Coast Conference 00210130
Foothill Conference 00210140
Golden Valley Conference 00210150
Orange Empire Conference 00210160
Pacific Coast Conference 00210170
South Coast Conference 00210180
Western State Conference 00210190

Once code identified, there are two ways to proceed, either via fax at 877.249.2929 or via toll-free telephone at 877.240.2929

Company Description:
Choice operates nearly 750 franchises in California.

Official Campus Communications Sponsor of the COA
BuzzOnCampus

Address: 914 Westwood Blvd., #514
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Contact: Scott Anderson, CEO
Telephone: 310.475.8655
Fax: 310.475.0889
E-mail: And@buzzoncampus.com
Website: www.buzzoncampus.com
COA Designation: Official Campus Communications Sponsor of the COA

CCC Discounts:
Installation of the system is free to COA member colleges

Products:
Web-based integrated campus communications system that enables unprecedented communication to Faculty, staff, class, clubs and teams

Official Office Equipment/Supplies Partner of the COA
Office Depot

Contacts: Andy Wolf
Telephone: 562.490.9163
Fax: 562.490.9205
E-mail: Awolf2@officedepot.com

Website: www.officedepot.com
Designation: Official Office Equipment/Supplies Partner of the COA

CCC Discounts:
Pending.

Products:
Under construction

How to Order Products:
Pending.

Company Description:
Pending.

How to Find Retail Outlets:
Pending.

Official Partner of COA/Track and Field Chps/COA Convention
California Track and Engineering, Inc.

• Great quality at competitive prices
• California-based firm
• Priority installation for COA colleges

Jeb Burgess, Vice President
jeb@californiatrack.com
559.237.2590

Official Synthetic Surface of the COA
FIELDturf

CA Sales: CJ Collins or Andrew Rowley
Address: 5235 Pressley Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Telephone: 707.586.8873
Fax: 707.313.0167
E-mail: cjsweeper@cs.com

Website: www.fieldturf.com
Designation: Official Synthetic Surface of the COA and CCC athletics

CCC Discounts:
COA colleges are entitled to a 5% discount, priority on-field installation over non-COA colleges, access to Injury Tracker software and Palm Pilot (for use with software), and a 50% discount on painted, two-color logo for each full-size field sold through CY 2005.

Products:
All-weather surface installations that delivers unmatched performance, player-friendly comfort, and outstanding durability.

How to Order Products:
For a cost analysis, please contact CJ Collins or Andrew Rowley at 707.586.8873

Company Description:
The result of years of research and development, and hundreds of tests on the field and in the laboratory, FIELDturf is an artificial turf that looks like grass, feels like grass and plays like grass. Its hybrid fibers, unique grounded sand and group rubber infill makes the surface virtually nonabrasive and allows athletes to slide, pivot and twist their cleats with the same torque release as natural grass. The product is fully guaranteed, insured, unaffected by extreme temperatures, and requires very low maintenance.

Official Awards Company of the COA and CCC Athletics
Herff Jones, Inc

Herff Jones, Inc.
Contacts: Jane Byrne
Address: 226 Public Street
Providence, RI 02940
Telephone: 401.331.1240 ext. 119
Fax: 401.871.5500
E-mail: jfbyrne@herff-jones.com

Website: www.herff-jones.com
Designation: Official Awards Company of the COA and CCC athletics

CCC Discounts:
Rates are contracted in current agreement. Contact the COA for unit prices.

Products:
The Herff Jones suite of products and services include class rings, fine papers, senior jewelry, medals and awards, collegiate cap and gown, yearbooks, photography, and impact awards.

How to Order Products:
Contact Jane Byrne at 401.331.1240, ext. 119.

Company Description:
The Herff Jones tradition is about rewarding academic and athletic excellence with world-class symbols of achievements. Since 1920, the company has built its reputation on uncompromising standards of quality and a sincere commitment to honoring the milestones and memorable moments in life. From pre-school to graduate school, from Supreme Court robes to the Heisman Trophy, Herff Jones products are cherished worldwide as prestigious symbols of accomplishment.