Maine Merchants Association Supports The Little Hat Company

Maine Merchants Association The Voice of Maine's Merchants NBC Today Show Highlights Maine Product May 13, 2009

Dear Jen, In late 2008, we first met Jen Houghton from The Little Hat Company in South Berwick. She was one of the many Maine companies that were unintentionally caught up in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Her Maine-made products would have had to undergo expensive product testing for federal compliance until a last minute stay of enforcement enabled them to continue selling their hats. The CPSIA got Jen involved and she helped get the word out about this bill. Her involvement had a direct role in the stay of enforcement and many Maine product producers breathed a sigh of relief in February. I am pleased to share some good news about The Little Hat Company. Because of the CPSIA, Jen started diversifying their product line to include hats. Their new Cog hat was selected to be included in the Daytime Emmy Nominee Gifts Bags. The event is tomorrow in New York City. Each nominee is receiving a Maine-made Cog hat. Jen and her team worked long hours to produce this new hat and she just found out that the hat will be on NBC's The Today Show with Houda & Kathie Lee tomorrow morning between 10 and 11 AM. Congratulations to Jen and The Little Hat Company team. Great news for them and for Maine-made products. Sincerely, Curtis Picard Executive Director curtis@mainemerchants.org