Hotel deadlines approach for Carolina
Clean ’05
Those who plan on attending the North
Carolina Association of Launderers and Cleaners 2005 convention will have until May 6 to
capitalize on special discounted hotel rates at the Atlantic
Beach Sheraton Hotel in North Carolina.
Rooms are available for $132 per night
(oceanview) and $179 per night (oceanfront) for attendees who
call (800) 214-0258 and mention their affiliation with Carolina
Clean ’05 before that date.
The event is set to take place from May
27-29 on Memorial Day weekend.
NCALC has planned a full seafood feast on
Friday evening with its “Shipwreck Party” from 7 to
11 p.m. Those who participate are encouraged to dress up as
their favorite 1960s sitcom or pop star and take part in the
costume and karaoke contests.
The association will get down to business
on the morning of Saturday, May 28. IFI President Dan Martino
— who also owns Martino’s Master Cleaners in
Kenosha, WI — will deliver a keynote address at 8 a.m. on
“Your New IFI.” His presentation will include a
pictorial tour of IFI’s new state-of-the-art facilities
in Laurel, MD.
Two other educational opportunities will
be presented at that time. The first will be a Drycleaning
Solvent Cleanup Act program update offered by Dr. Eric Swope
and Dr. John Powers entitled “Compliance Rather Than
Enforcement Is Our Goal.”
Tony Pendola, the publisher of the Dry
Cleaners Air & Waste Compliance calendar, will also be on
hand to discuss how DENR’s Customers Service Center can
assist cleaners with regulatory issues.
At 10 a.m., Ted Barry, VP of Operations
for John Barry Associates, will present a 90-minute seminar on
“The Importance of Measurement,” helping cleaners
understand how to improve their business’s bottom line by
knowing what to measure, how to measure it, and how to use that
knowledge to improve profitability.
Later that evening, NCALC will offer
another networking opportunity from 7 to 11 p.m. with a Big
Luau featuring a buffet of barbecued ribs. Party-goers can don
Hawaiian shirts or grass skirts and engage in costume, hula and
limbo contests throughout the evening.
On Sunday morning, NCALC will begin its
second day of educational sessions at 8 a.m. with Laura Barron,
president of the Barron Group. She will present a three-hour
workshop on the topic of “Finding, Motivating and
Retaining Good Employees,”
IFI CEO Bill Fisher will follow at 11:30
a.m. with a discussion of “What’s New From
IFI.” As drycleaning businesses seek to adapt to meet the
challenges of the evolving market, IFI is retooling its
services to better assist members in meeting and mastering that
new market for drycleaning services. Fisher will explain how to
attendees.
Afterward, NCALC will hold its general
membership meeting at noon, before hosting its Champagne
Reception, Annual Banquet & Auction later in the evening
from 7 to 11 p.m.
Local IFI District Director Barbara
Harvey, CED, CPD, who is on track to being the
association’s president in 2007, will be the guest
speaker at the banquet.
For information or to register, visit
NCALC’s web site online at www.ncalc.org or call the
office at (336) 389-9011.
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