The purchasing and materials management professions play a significant role in the efficiency and effectiveness of both government and business; and
 

purchasing and materials management professionals, through their combined purchasing power, spend billions of dollars every year and so have a significant influence upon economic conditions throughout the world; and
 

the ________________ (Chapter of NIGP or Agency) and other professional purchasing associations throughout the world engage in special efforts, during the month of March, to inform the public about the importance of the role played by the purchasing profession in business, industry and government