Humorous Items | Friends of FMCS History Foundation https://www.mediationhistory.org The history of dispute resolution, mediation and arbitration Thu, 09 Mar 2017 21:48:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.mediationhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Friends-96x96.jpg Humorous Items | Friends of FMCS History Foundation https://www.mediationhistory.org 32 32 Humorous Items Promoting FMCS https://www.mediationhistory.org/humorous-items-promoting-fmcs/ Wed, 08 Mar 2017 22:03:36 +0000 https://www.mediationhistory.org/stage/?p=1200 The items pictured here were used to promote mediation and FMCS.  They are: A Match Book with these words: “Call…

The post Humorous Items Promoting FMCS first appeared on Friends of FMCS History Foundation.]]> The items pictured here were used to promote mediation and FMCS.  They are:

A Match Book with these words: “Call FMCS Before Striking”.  A Ball point pen with a flash light with these words: “FMCS: Lighting the Way.”

A Badge with these words and image: “I (heart) Mediation”

An individual Mint in a white package with the word: “Settlemints”.  Mediators use the word “Settlement” to identify the goal of mediation.

A Lolly Pop with FMCS written on the stick.

The items listed below are no longer available:

Small wine bottles with one of the following it:

“For strike settlement purposes only”
“For ratification purposes only”
“FMCS Private Stock”
“For negotiations purposes only”

Tabasco sauce bottle labeled: “Call FMCS before things get too hot.”

Public Information Director Norm Walker (1970s) developed the Match Book idea.

All others were designed and purchased by Mediator Ron Collotta of Phoenix, with help from fellow mediators Pete Cinquemani and Dennis Teel.

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