{"id":988812,"date":"2021-09-15T18:41:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T17:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/?p=988812"},"modified":"2022-07-04T13:29:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T12:29:13","slug":"piercer-organisations-app-app-benelux-ukapp-what-are-they-and-what-do-they-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/nl\/piercer-organisations-app-app-benelux-ukapp-what-are-they-and-what-do-they-do\/","title":{"rendered":"APP, UKAPP. Piercer organisations, what are they and what do they do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"988812\" class=\"elementor elementor-988812\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-047b37d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"047b37d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f7aa80\" data-id=\"1f7aa80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5cfb17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5cfb17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You might have heard me mention &#8216;the APP&#8217; here and there. Now let me explain why studios worldwide, including <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/nl\/\">Hofman Piercing &amp; Fine Jewelry<\/a><\/span>, trots het lidmaatschap van deze organisaties tonen.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>In this article, I will do my best to explain why being part of the APP positively impacts your customer experience when you decide to get a piercing.\u00a0<\/p><p>Om je wat achtergrondinformatie te geven, beginnen we met wat geschiedenis.\u00a0<\/p><p>Jeej, geschiedenis (maak je geen zorgen, ik zal het kort houden)!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb8a36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fb8a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Waarom zijn piercing organisaties eigenlijk opgericht?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3169cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3169cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1994 richtte een groep piercers in de VS een vereniging op genaamd \"the Association of Professional Piercers\" of kortweg APP. De reden was dat piercing tegen die tijd mainstream was geworden en dat steeds meer mensen piercings kregen.\u00a0<\/p><p>Daarmee kwam ook een groter bewustzijn van de risico's die gepaard gaan met het krijgen van een piercing.<\/p><p>De APP is opgericht om veilige piercings te promoten en had een unieke manier om dat te doen.<\/p><p>Informatie is de sleutel en de hoeksteen van de APP is de verspreiding van informatie over veilige piercings. Kortom, om informatie over veiligheid direct beschikbaar te maken, zodat piercers van elkaar kunnen leren.\u00a0<\/p><p>De APP-conferentie is een goed voorbeeld van hoe dit wordt gedaan. Op de conferentie worden seminars gegeven over een verscheidenheid aan onderwerpen die allemaal te maken hebben met piercing. Piercers een kans geven om nieuwe technieken, nieuwe kennis, nieuwe inzichten te leren.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe64bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfe64bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Waarom is dit belangrijk voor piercers?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476f7e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"476f7e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Piercing gaat over het up-to-date houden van je kennis. Voor altijd leren is het credo van elke professionele piercer.<\/p><p>Veiligheid betekent ook het gebruik van <a href=\"https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/nl\/jewelry-collections\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">sieraden<\/span><\/a> die veilig in het menselijk lichaam kunnen worden gedragen (aangezien sieraden en materialen een onderwerp zijn waar ik nog dagen over kan doorgaan zal dit het onderwerp zijn voor een andere keer), bewust zijn van de <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/nl\/aftercare-piercing-hofman-piercing-fine-jewelry\/\">risico's<\/a><\/span> die onvermijdelijk gepaard gaan met het vak van piercer en het hebben van een studio die is ontworpen om deze risico's te minimaliseren.\u00a0<\/p><p>Wat nu belangrijk is om te weten, is dat de APP niet zomaar iedereen accepteert die voor het lidmaatschap betaalt. Om lid te worden, moet een studio aan de lidmaatschapsvereisten voldoen of deze overtreffen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8f71ff elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8f71ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0644cc5\" data-id=\"0644cc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f2efa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6f2efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wat zijn de eisen om lid te worden van een piercer organisatie?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b64e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65b64e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deze eisen komen bovenop de eventuele landelijke zorgeisen (in Nederland opgesteld door de GGD) en worden gecontroleerd bij de aanvraag.<\/p><p>Welke sieraden worden gebruikt, hoe de studio is gebouwd, welke autoclaven worden gebruikt en worden dagelijks en bij elke cyclus getest.<\/p><p>Dit alles en nog veel meer is erg belangrijk om de veiligheid van de klant te waarborgen en wordt daarom gecontroleerd bij het aanvragen van een lidmaatschap. \nPiercers moeten ook een geldig EHBO-certificaat hebben en een bbp-opleiding (bloed overdraagbare pathogenen).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135280a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"135280a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4595-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-988282\" alt=\"sterilized piercing table at HOFMAN\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4595-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4595-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4595-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4595-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4595-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4595-1260x840.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4595-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4595-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4595-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4595.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b7140e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b7140e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hoe is dit van invloed op jou, de klant?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd8814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cd8814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Zo weet jij als klant dat wanneer je naar een studio gaat met personeel dat lid is van piercing organisaties zoals de APP of APP Benelux (of een van de andere verenigingen, zie onderstaande lijst) er extra aandacht wordt besteed om jouw veiligheid te waarborgen en dat sieraden die gebruikt worden voor je verse piercing gemaakt zijn van veilige materialen. Dat is goed om te weten toch!?<\/p><p>Ik kan je uit mijn ervaring vertellen dat geaccepteerd worden als APP-lid een enorme mijlpaal is en een van de meest trotse momenten van mijn piercer carri\u00e8re is.\u00a0<\/p><p>Het werk dat nodig is om een \u200b\u200bstudio op de APP-standaard te krijgen, is enorm en vereist inspanning, vastberadenheid en natuurlijk investeringen. Het feit dat enkele van de beste piercers die ik ken (en waar ik enorm naar op kijk) mijn studio hebben beoordeeld en mijn inspanningen om de veiligheid van de klant te garanderen hebben erkend, is nog steeds iets wat een grote glimlach op mijn gezicht brengt!<\/p><p>De APP was de eerste piercer organisatie en vandaag de dag is het nog steeds verreweg de grootste met leden over de hele wereld.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1861b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1861b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lokale piercing organisaties<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1fc716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1fc716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ge\u00efnspireerd door het succes van de APP werden om soortgelijke redenen lokale organisaties opgericht. Lokale organisaties hebben vaak een beter begrip van de lokale gebruiken, wetten en de lokale piercer gemeenschap, maar ze werken allemaal voor hetzelfde doel, namelijk het promoten van veilig piercen.\u00a0<\/p><p>Hoewel dit allemaal aparte organisaties zijn, werken ze meestal op vrijwel dezelfde manier en bestaan \u200b\u200ber goede vriendschappen tussen deze organisaties.\u00a0<\/p><p>Veel piercers kiezen ervoor om lid te zijn van zowel de APP als hun plaatselijke piercing vereniging. Deel uitmaken van een wereldwijde groep professionals en verbonden zijn met hun lokale scene biedt een dubbele mogelijkheid om te groeien!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Nu weet je waarom we zo trots zijn om lidmaatschap te tonen en wat dat voor jou, de klant, betekent.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/nl\/contact-hofman-piercing\/\">Wil je een piercing laten zetten waarvan je weet dat beweringen over hygi\u00ebne niet alleen maar woorden zijn?<\/a> <\/span>Find a local APP\u00a0 member, and you&#8217;ll know for sure!<\/p><p>Ben je zoek naar een piercer bij jou in de buurt? Hier is een lijst van verenigingen over de hele wereld. Ontbreekt jouw vereniging? Het spijt me, laat het me weten en ik zal updaten.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234e718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"234e718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VS \u2013 the APP, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.safepiercing.org\">www.safepiercing.org<\/a><\/p><p>Duitsland \u2013 the VPP, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vpp-piercing.de\">www.vpp-piercing.de<\/a><\/p><p>VK \u2013 the UKAPP, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukapp.org.uk\">www.ukapp.org.uk<\/a><\/p><p>Rusland \u2013 RuAPP,\u00a0<\/p><p>Australi\u00eb \u2013 AUPP, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safepiercing.org.au\">www.safepiercing.org.au<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-213b582 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"213b582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fca508c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fca508c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bfdf75 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5bfdf75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1312d0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1312d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Stuart_011.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-988630\" alt=\"Hofman Piercing and Fine Jewelry.Stuart professional piercer in the Netherlands\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Stuart_011.png 680w, https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Stuart_011-189x300.png 189w, https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Stuart_011-645x1024.png 645w, https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Stuart_011-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Stuart_011-420x667.png 420w, https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Stuart_011-630x1001.png 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cd5e4a\" data-id=\"3cd5e4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9076d1 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9076d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stuart\u200b<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1b92c animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d1b92c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oprichter, Piercer<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0873b3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0873b3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oprichter en fulltime piercer Stuart is het gezicht van de studio. Serieus, een dosis humor (nou ja, als we dad-jokes grappig mogen noemen) en veel koffie, zo kunnen we Stuart het beste omschrijven.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34568ee elementor-button-bijoux-alt elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"34568ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:550}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/hofmanpiercing.com\/nl\/about-us\/#the-team\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEES VERDER<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might have heard me mention &#8216;the APP&#8217; here and there. Now let me explain why studios worldwide, including Hofman Piercing &amp; Fine Jewelry,\u00a0 proudly display membership to these piercer organisations. 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