Midwest
WFI plans fall conference
The Wisconsin Fabricare Institute will
host its Fall Conference and Golf Outing from Sept. 13-15 at
the Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells.
Highlighting the weekend will be the
general business seminars on Saturday and Sunday morning.
National Clothesline columnist Dennis McCrory will be on hand
to discuss “Marketing.” Later on, Bill
Bishop, also a columnist for National Clothesline, will present
“Demographics and Their Value.”
On Sunday, “Data Mining” will
be discussed by marketing expert Darcy Moen, who contributes
monthly articles to Fabricare Canada.
All three men work for the
nationally-known marketing consultant team The Golomb Group.
In the afternoon, Department of Natural
Resources Secretary Darrell Bazzell will round out the
educational sessions by sharing his thoughts on the successes
and value of drycleaner programs such as the Dry Cleaner
Environmental Response program, Drycleaner Certification and
the Five-Star program.
Also throughout the weekend, WFI will
offer several networking opportunities, including a Friday
night Western Barbecue Buffet with optional wagon ride and
bonfire.
On Saturday, the golf outing at the
Wilderness Golf Course will begin promptly at noon and will be
followed by a Polynesian Luau that begins at 6:30 p.m. Golf
prizes for the day’s winners will be rewarded.
Business programs highlight INDLA’s
fall seminar
This year, the Iowa-Nebraska Drycleaners
and Laundry Association believes all of the attendees for its
Oct. 25-27 Fall Seminar will profit from the experience.
A slew of educational programs designed to
help drycleaners make more money and be more efficient will
punctuate the event, set to take place in the Hotel Savery in
Des Moines, IA.
Deborah Lee Pedrick, president and owner
of Asset Protection, will discuss “Worker’s
Compensation: An Employer’s Friend or Foe” on
Saturday morning at 8:15 a.m. Following at 9:30 a.m., Mark
Gremler, president of the registered investment advisory firm
Seniors Only Financial, will present “IRS and You and
Investments, Too.”
After lunch, “Navigating the
Future” by Jim Beecher of R.R. Street & Co. will look
at where the industry is heading and how to plan accordingly.
Things will get rolling early on Sunday
morning when Roxanne Rogers of The Rogers Resource presents
“Working With Employees,” covering a variety of
topics, including: preventing and responding to sexual
harassment in the workplace; recruiting in a low unemployment
environment; and hiring techniques.
In addition to the educational
programming, INDLA has planned several social engagements,
including an Early Arrival Hospitality from 6 to 8 p.m. on
Friday evening at the Court Avenue Brewing Company. On Saturday
evening, a hospitality for exhibitors will begin at 6 p.m.,
followed by a banquet dinner a half hour later.
Rounding out the weekend’s events
will be an INDLA board meeting at noon on Sunday.
For more information, contact the
association by calling (515) 225-3654.
IDLA set to tee off Oct. 4-5
The 2002 Golf Outing and Annual Meeting
for the Indiana Drycleaning and Laundry Association is set for
Oct. 4-5 at the Valle Vista Golf Conference Center in
Greenwood, IN.
A round of golf is set to begin at 1 p.m.
on Friday, followed by a dinner and reception in the evening.
The next day, IDLA will host its annual meeting with the
election of its incoming officers and directors. IFI President
Jim Cripe will offer opening remarks.
The event coincides with IFI’s
Customer Service seminar on Oct. 5 at E.J. Thomas Co. at 1445
Brookville Way, Suite Q in Indianapolis.
Rooms are available for $59 per night at a
location close to both events: the Signature Inn at I65 and
exit 103 Southport.
For more information, contact the IDLA
office by calling (800) 401-0703 or visit them online at www.indianafabricare.org.
