Dependable Cleaners rewards kids in
Read to Ride program
Getting children to read during the
school year can be hard enough, but what about during the
summer?
Surprisingly, it doesn’t seem to be
very difficult in the Boston and South Shore area, anyway.
As part of its 7th annual Read to Ride
Program, Dependable Cleaners helped influence local children to read
nearly 5,500 books this summer, none of which were homework
assignments.
Many children who participated in the
program were recompensed generously for their efforts; in all,
Dependable Cleaners rewarded 21 children between the ages of
six and 15 with brand new bicycles and safety helmets.
Additionally, 32 runners-up were given
prizes donated by programs sponsors: gift certificates from
Braintree Book Rack, Storybook Cove in Hanover and Buttonwood
Books in Cohasset.
Other prizes handed out included tickets
to Canobie Lake Park in Salem, NH.
“We had an overwhelming response to
the program again this year,” said Dependable Cleaners
President Christa Hagearty. “Many of the winners were
amazing children who really deserved to be rewarded for their
efforts and commitment to reading. Congratulations to all the
winners and the runners-up!”
Other sponsors who contributed to the
program success were: Anderson Bicycle, Farina’s Bicycle
Center, The Patriot Ledger, WBZ 1030 AM and Radio Disney.
Entry forms were made available at all 17
locations of Dependable Cleaners throughout the South Shore and
Boston area.
CLA seminars at Crowne Plaza in NY
The Coin
Laundry Association will
be kicking off its fall seminar series with sessions at the
Crowne Plaza located at 104-04 Ditmars Boulevard in East
Elmhurst, NY.
The two-day event will begin on Friday,
Sept. 23, with a day-long session on “Adjusting to a
Changing Marketplace”
CLA President/CEO Brian Wallace will
discuss “Creating the Ideal Customer Experience”
and Clay Pederson of Business Consultants International will
pose the question “What’s Your Laundry
Worth?”
Other Friday programs will include:
“Strategic Business Analysis” by Michael
Sokolowski, Executive Vice-President of CLA; “Marketing
on a Budget” by Sue Lally, CLA’s Director of
Membership and Meeting Planning; and “The Equipment
Equation: When and How to Upgrade” by Bob Eisenberg,
CLA’s Chairman of the Board.
On Saturday, CLA will offer a daylong
program on “Coin Laundry: Basics For
Beginners.”
Bob Eisenberg will be back on hand to
talk about “Evaluating an Investment in Coin
Laundry” and Clay Pederson will return to discuss
“Buying a Laundry vs. Building New.”
Other programs will include:
“Finding the Right Location for Your Laundry” by
Brian Wallace; “A Day in the Life of a Laundry
Owner” by Michael Sokolowski; and a coin laundry expert
panel will cover “Coin Laundry Basics.”
Registration is $179 per member and $229
per non-member prior to Sept. 2 for each daily block of
seminars. After Sept. 2, it goes up $50.
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