Custom military patches and challenge coins complement one another nicely. Custom patches are a very visible part of all military uniforms as they help identify a particular unit or squadron. Custom military patches are also used to show rank as a certain achievement or rank. In addition to the military’s embroidered patches, they use challenge coins in a similar way.
Custom military challenge coins also help identify members of a particular unit and/or rank within that unit. While they cannot be directly sewn on or applied to the military uniform, you never want to be caught without your challenge coin. So essentially, they are an extension of the military uniform as both help identify that particular person.
Both custom military patches and military challenge coins are collected and traded by many. The popularity is growing as the traditions continue to build. People are now looking for very unique, custom pieces and we can help deliver both patches and coins – that is where our 30+ years of experience and free design consultation come into play!
Let us help you put together a nice complementary set of military patches and challenge coins to commemorate your service to our country.
The Indianapolis Fire Department recently celebrated their 150th anniversary and we were fortunate enough to be asked to make custom lapel pins and custom coins for the important occasion. The history of the Indianapolis Fire Department actually dates back to the 1820s when they only had one volunteer department. In those days, they had to use church bells for alarms and only had ladders and leather buckets to fight fires.
150 years later and there are over 1,000 firefighters and 38 fire stations in Indianapolis. They don’t use old fashioned leather buckets anymore to put out fires. In fact, for their 150th anniversary they had their own anniversary website,
www.ifd150.com, and even a
Facebook page.
How times have changed. Some people may think lapel pins and custom coins are old fashioned, but not the high-tech Indianapolis Fire Department. They trusted custom made lapel pin and challenge coin manufacturer Recognition Services to provide recognition lapel pins and custom challenge coins for the very important anniversary. Happy 150th Indianapolis Fire Department! Thanks for putting out those fires and keeping us safe.
Lions Club International is known worldwide for helping the blind. From eyeglass donation boxes to free vision screenings, the Lions Club has helped the blind and vision impaired since Helen Keller challenged them in 1925. You have known about the sight programs, but did you know that Lions also help to support and train Lions Pilot Dogs?
There are many Lions Clubs in Ohio and elsewhere that have helped Pilot Dogs Incorporated. Lions Clyde R. Tipton and Dwight Swepston, members of the Tri-Village Lions Club, presented a motion in 1960 at the State Convention of Ohio Lions to adopt Pilot Dogs as a state project. This became reality at the 41st Convention and Pilot Dogs was granted permission to be known as “Lions Pilot Dogs” by Lions Club International. Over 500 Lions Clubs now support Pilots Dogs and their services to the blind.
They also have an Alumni Association that meets annually in Columbus, Ohio. Owners of guide dogs that have graduated from Pilot Dogs get together to exchange information, knowledge, experiences and to new learn about new training techniques and technologies.
As member Truie Davis told us, “We try to promote a better understanding among the general public of the value of guide dogs to those who are visually impaired, and to promote the acceptance of persons using guide dogs to all facilities and means of transportation open to the general public.”
We manufacture custom lapel pins for Pilot Dogs Incorporated to present to their alumni association members. They also use the lapel pins to thank Lions Clubs for their support and to anyone else working to support Pilot Dogs Inc. You can
support Pilot Dogs here, and then
contact us with your idea for a custom made lapel pin.
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