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Next round of drycleaning classes begins at DLI July 19
The third round of the Drycleaning and Laundry Institute’s basic and advanced drycleaning courses will begin July 19 at DLI headquarters
in Laurel, MD.
The five-day “Introduction to Drycleaning” course is geared toward students who are new to the industry or with less than
one year of experience.
The course covers sorting loads for drycleaning; cleaning silk, satin and other
fabrics; operating a drycleaning machine; removing coffee, ink, grease and
other stains; pressing pants, coats and skirts; and using tensioning equipment
to improve finishing.
The two-week session of the advanced drycleaning course begins the following
week on July 26. Topics covered in the advanced course include using bleaches;
wetcleaning wool, silk; maintaining and changing filters; current regulations;
customer service techniques; and cleaning and preserving wedding gowns.
Students also learn about different solvents, including perc, GreenEarth and
hydrocarbon.
Tuition for the introductory course is $795 for DLI members and $1,149 for
non-members. The advanced course costs $1,249 for DLI members and $1,749 for
everybody else. Tuition for both courses if taken consecutively is $1,595 for
DLI members and $2,495 for others.
The final round of DLI drycleaning classes for this year will begin October 18
with the introductory course and the advanced course beginning a week later on
October 25.
A one-week session on cleaning and stain removal will be offered at DLI
September 13-17.
The course covers fibers and fabrics, principles of drycleaning, load
classification, solvents, detergents and moisture, filtration and distillation,
drying and vapor recovery, troubleshooting, stain removal tools, equipment,
agents and procedures and bleaches.
The cost is $795 for DLI members and $1,149 for all others.
CPDA calling golfers, sponsors for golf benefit
The Central Pennsylvania Dry Cleaners Association will sponsor its 19th annual
Carl Gardner Golf Benefit for the Special Olympics on Thursday, Sept. 16 at the
Briarwood Golf Club in York, PA.
All proceeds will benefit the York County Special Olympics.
The tournament was started 19 years ago by Carl Gardner as an outlet for
cleaners to join together and support a valuable cause while enjoying a
relaxing day.
Following Gardner’s death in 2006, the event was renamed to commemorate his work for the
association and the Special Olympics.
The entry fee for the tournament is $95 per person or $380 per foursome. The
cost includes 18 holes of golf, free range balls, lunch, dinner and beer and
soda. Each entrant will get one raffle ticket to win a prize valued at $25 or
more.
Last year’s event raised $16,000 for the Special Olympics. That included $5,000 from the
helicopter ball drop, which will be held again this year.
Sponsors are also sought for the event, ranging from hole sponsors at $150 on up
to Gold Sponsors at $2,000 who receive eight golf entries in addition to
scoreboard signage, a banner and distribution of company items during the
event.
Briarwood Country Club is located at 4775 West Market Street, York, PA 17404.
For more information on the benefit or to register, contact Paula Kostick, (717)
730-6777, ext. 103.
