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The Neighborhood Cleaners Association will be offering several educational opportunities in the coming months, scattered throughout New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey.

Starting in August, NCA’s New York School of Drycleaning will host an abundance of classes, including a two-day session on “Suede and Leather Cleaning” that will run begin on Tuesday, Aug. 6 and will conclude on Thursday, Aug. 8.

The class will run from 7 to 11 p.m. on both evenings. Tuition is $150 for each NCA member. The school is located at 252 W. 29th St. in New York, NY.

NCA’s School of Drycleaning will also be presenting a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Certification course that will begin on Aug. 17. Students will meet from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The cost is $509 for members and $975 for non-members.

On September 9, NCA will offer “Principles and Practices of Drycleaning” over a ten-week period at the New York school. The class will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7 to 11 p.m. and will cover topics such as machine operation, stain identification, fabrics and dyes. Tuition is $870.

A four-week course on “Principles and Practices of Pressing” is scheduled to start on Sept. 10 and run Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 8 to 11 p.m. at the same location. The class, which costs $380, will teach the proper finishing of a garment and the different garment lays and will teach cleaners how to examine a line of finished work.

Also on Sept. 10, NCA will offer a “Diversification” seminar at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn located at 560 Main Ave. in Norwalk, CT.

NCA will be offering a “Pricing For Profit” seminar at the Ramada Inn at 375 E. Passaic St. in Rochelle Park, NJ. It will also start at 7:30 p.m.

The Crown Plaza Hotel at 66 Hale Ave. in White Plains, NY, will be the site for a “Pricing For Profit” seminar that will begin promptly at 7 p.m. on Sept. 18.

On Sept. 19, NCA will be offering two seminars. The first will cover “Pricing For Profit” and will begin at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn at 215 Sunnyside Blvd. in Plainview, NY. The other seminar will be on “Diversification” and will start at 7 p.m. at Finian’s Restaurant, located at 910 Washington Ave. in Dedham, MA.

For more details on NCA’s upcoming educational programming, contact the association’s office by calling (212) 967-3002.

An Open House featuring displays and specially discounted prices on washer-extractors from IPSO USA and dryers from American Dryer Corporation has been planned for Sept. 21 and 22 at the Bronx headquarters of IPSO NY/LaunderCenter.

Other companies participating in the event include ESD, Vend-Rite, Greenwald, R&B, Standard Change-Makers and Natco. Discounts of up to 75% will be offered on new and used equipment.

Special prizes will be awarded to all those who register in advance by calling (800) 463-4067 or visiting www.ipsony.com.

Golfers will have a chance to get into the swing of things on Thursday, Aug. 1, when the Northeast Fabricare Association hosts its 12th Annual “Clean Classic” golf outing.

Tee time starts promptly at 9:30 a.m. at the award-winning Stow Acres Country Club located in Stow, MA. Following a round of golf, NEFA will host a dinner and cocktails. Golf packages start at $110 per person. Dinner packages are an additional $45 per person. For more information, contact NEFA Executive Director Peter Blake at (800) 442-6848.