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Cigar PEG...Connoisseurs of Life

America's Premier Cigar Friendly Public Charity--The Place Where Serious Professional Speakers, Trainers, & Consultants Come to Play

Cavett Robert, Founder of the National Speakers Association, enjoying a relaxing cigar.

(Photo courtesy of the Robert Family)

 

 

“What happens at the Cigar PEG party, stays at the Cigar PEG party.”  

 

The Cigar PEG is incorporated in California as a non-profit corporation. Cigar PEG, Inc. has received "Public Charity Status" from the Internal Revenue Service under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Effective date for contribution deductibility is February 8, 2006. EIN: 20-4570908. The Cigar PEG is not affiliated with the National Speakers Association.

 

Where does the money go?

The Cigar PEG has contributed (as of 2009) $274,000 to the charitable organizations listed below:


Since its inception in 1999 (as of 2009), the Cigar PEG has contributed a total of $149,000 USD to NSA's Foundation, specifically earmarked for the Professional Speaker Benefit Fund--making the Cigar PEG the largest single contributor to the Foundation.  www.nsaspeaker.org/about/foundation.shtml/ 


To date, the Cigar PEG has also contributed (as of 2009) a total of $107,000 USD to the Laura's Hope effort--making the Cigar PEG the largest single contributor to Laura's Hope.  www.laurashope.com/ 

 


$16,000 USD to the Cardiac Arrhythmias Research & Education (C.A.R.E.) Foundation (as of 2009). Their work supports the research and education of the Long QT Syndrome. http://www.longqt.org/.


$2,000 USD to the American Cancer Society (as of 2009). http://www.cancer.org/


In addition to the above stated $274,000; in 2009 the Cigar PEG created an Emergency Relief Fund to benefit John Alston, CSP, CPAE. The fund has collected just over $35,000 and granted the monies to the Alston Family.

 

At the Cigar PEG fund raisers you get more than you expect!

 
 

Auctioned Celebrities at the 2009 Fund Raising Party

++= Very Funny

+= Very Rich

= Much Needed Recreation

Barred from Bidding; people that have reneged and are now permanently Barred from Bidding at any Cigar PEG Auction, click to see the deadbeats

 

 

Click for Cigar PEG High Rollers Hall of Fame

Read about the history of the Cigar PEG

Click for Past Celebrities Auctioned at the Cigar PEG Parties

View photos of previous Cigar PEG parties: 

Meet the Cigar PEG, Inc. Staff

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May 2007 Voices of Experience interview with Ed Rigsbee about the Cigar PEG

Ian Griffin's 2007 interview with Ed about the Cigar PEG

 

Please share your comments at the Cigar PEG Blog: http://cigarpeg.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/what-is-cigar-peg/ 

 

2009 Cigar PEG Benefactor Members

Dan Poynter, CSP, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

"I do not want you to die with a book still inside you."

Dan Poynter, CSP,

 

  http://parapublishing.com/ 

Free InfoKits: Detailed information on book writing, production and promotion. Click for Dan's infokit

Dan Poynter, CSP has been a faithful Cigar PEG Web Sponsor since 2003

Paul Bauer, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

Capital Marketing Services, Inc.

Paul Bauer is a sales and marketing consultant who specializes in working with platform sales speakers. His one-day boot camp, Polishing Your Presentation and two-day boot camp, Perfecting Your Close have helped dozens of speakers improve their speaking and selling skills.

Email your questions to: Paul@PaulBauer.com or call him at 877-937-2267

 

Paul Bauer has been a faithful Cigar PEG Web Sponsor since 2004

Joe Vitale, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

 

Mr. FIRE

joe@mrfire.com

www.mrfire.com/ 

 

 

Joe Vitale has been a supportive Cigar PEG Benefactor since 2007

Alan Weiss, PhD, CPAE, CMC, CSP, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

Summit Consulting Group Inc.
www.summitconsulting.com 
PO Box 1009
East Greenwich, RI  02818
alan@summitconsulting.com

 

 

 

For the second year, in addition to all that Alan does for the Cigar PEG, he has stepped up to the Benefactor Membership level. Also, Alan will be keynoting the Key West event in December.

David Newman, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

Marketing Speaker David Newman speaks to groups of professionals who want to attract, engage, and win more customers with smarter marketing - NOW more than ever!

Since 1992, David has delivered over 600 corporate programs. He has presented keynotes and seminars for 44 of the Fortune 500 and a wide variety of associations; David has also worked 1-on-1 with over 60 professional speakers, coaches, and consultants in his Marketing Mentor Program. To download your FREE 97-page Strategic Marketing eBook, visit http://www.DavidNewman.com

David Newman enters his second year as a Cigar PEG Benefactor

Dr. Joachim De Posada, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

Book Speaker Trainer Consultant Posada!http://www.motivationalbookspeaker.com/

 

Call: 877-9-POSADA (toll free)

787-317-7970 (Puerto Rico)
305-220-8398 (Miami)

Book the World's Greatest Hispanic Motivational Speaker!

 

 

Joachim de Posada enters his second year as a Cigar PEG Benefactor

Judson Laipply, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

Bookings:
TCA Entertainment
9036 Kell Circle
Minneapolis, MN 55437
952.897.1001
webdancer@evolutionofdance.com
 

http://www.theevolutionofdance.com/ 

Watch his Evolution of Dance video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg&feature=Favorites&page=1&t=t&f=b 

 

 

Judson Laipply enters his second year as a Cigar PEG Benefactor

Randy Gage, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

Randy Gage, www.RandyGage.com, is back for his second year as a Benefactor Member. He holds the distinction of generating the highest single-bid at any Cigar PEG Celebrity Auction.

Clint Maun, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

http://clintmaun.com/

 

About Kathy Cain, VP Sales at Maun Lemke 

Robert Stack, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

robert@famecoach.com

www.famecoach.com 

Robert Stack has been a supportive Cigar PEG Benefactor since 2007 and was also the party sponsor in 2007 

 

Tim Gard, CSP, CPAE, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

 
Tim with glassesTim head shot in colorTim with a squirting nose
Tim Gard International • 4150 Ireland Street • Denver, CO 80249

http://www.timgard.com/ 

Tim Gard enters his second year as a Cigar PEG Benefactor

Daniel J Knight, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

 

Daniel Knight, Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army, Retired

High Performance Strategy Associates, LLC

5813 Lane Drive
Alexandria, VA 22310-1138

dan@hpstrategy.com

http://www.hpstrategy.com/

 

John Dolan, CSP, CPAE, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

negotiatelikethepros.jpd@gte.net  -  NegotiateLikeThePros.com  

John Patrick Dolan enters his second year as a Cigar PEG Benefactor

Liz de Clifford, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

http://www.decliffordinternational.com/

de Clifford International, Ltd., Executive Communication Coaching

101 First Street #628 - Los Altos, CA 94022

650.988.0409 

Jeff Thredgold, CSP, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

Thredgold Economic Associates

 

1366 S Legend Hills Drive, Suite 150

 

Clearfield, UT  84015


(801) 614-0403

 

Toll Free 1-888-847-3346

 

Fax (801) 614-0218

 

jeff@thredgold.com

 

http://www.thredgold.com/ 

Scott McKain, CPAE, CSP,  2009 Cigar PEG Benefactor

Scott McKain  CPAE, CSP
Scott@ScottMcKain.com
McKain Performance Group
www.scottmckain.com

 

 

 

 

 

Scott McKain enters his second year as a Cigar PEG Benefactor

Stephanie Vance, CSP, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

Jim Plummer, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

Ray Leone, Cigar PEG 2009 Benefactor

www.RayLeone.com 

www.SalesFunnel.com 

The Leone Resource Group
1614 Camp Road
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: 843-795-9462
ray@rayleone.com

 
 

For more information on becoming a 2010 Cigar PEG Benefactor Member, contact Laurie Brown, Director of Benefactor Memberships, at +1 248.761.7510, Lauriebrown@thedifference.net.

 

 

2009 Cigar PEG Sponsors:

Click for info on becoming a Cigar PEG sponsor

 

General Cigar Company has been a faithful Cigar PEG Sponsor since 2001, please visit their web site.

http://www.cigarworld.com/ 

Macanudo, Punch, Partagas, Hoyo de Monterrey, Cohiba,  

La Gloria Cubana

Tu-Vets Corp., The Official Cigar PEG Printer, Since 2000

5635 E. Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90022

 

800-894-8977 • Fax 323-724-1896

 

henry@tu-vets.com   www.tu-vets.com/ 

 

Cigar PEG Staff & Judy Carter, Sunday evening, leaving the NYC Marriott Marquis for the Cigar PEG party.

 

Webmaster: Ed Rigsbee / 805-499-0766 / EdRigsbee@aol.com / www.rigsbee.com

The Cigar PEG is not one of NSA's official PEGs, just the most fun and philanthropic of any in NSA's history--official or unofficial.


Still Need More Convincing?

"I really want to personally thank you for what the Cigar PEG did for our members. The financial contributions made all the difference in the world to so many members who were hurting so badly.

28 people each received $1,000 of immediate assistance in the first week after the [Katrina] storm when they were living in far flung places and rapidly spending their savings without any new revenue coming in. Of those, 16 received an additional $2,000 later that month.

Several more who were hardest hit received contributions of $5,000 to $10,000, including one member battling brain cancer and two other members each with husbands fighting cancer. At least 7 of our members lost everything they owned, ranging from flooding to the rooftop in New Orleans to the tidal wave on the Mississippi Gulf Coast." -Gerard Braud


 Make your unrestricted donation (any amount) to the Cigar PEG, a 501 (c)(3) public charity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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