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by Bob McBride

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Disaster Relief Fund Started
            PDCA supports its members in many ways. In the usual day to day activities we supply information and services to help businesses grow.
            But this has been an extremely difficult tome for some of our members.
            In response, PDCA has initiated a Disaster Aid Fund. The association is soliciting donations from its members to help out fellow members whose businesses have been severely damaged by recent floods.
            The association will match the first $1000. donated. Checks should be made out to PDCA Disaster Aid Fund and sent to us at P.O. Box 340, Willow Grove, PA 19090.
            Members whose plants were devastated are facing severe financial strains, and any amount, even small ones, can help. Because the plans are not in designated flood plains, flood insurance was not available for them, so coverage is limited or nonexistent.
            The Disaster Aid Fund will be a continuing project. Any money not used at this time will be saved for future emergencies.

Members Step Up to Aid Victims
            Our members look out for each other.
            After the recent catastrophic floods in north eastern and central parts of the Pennsylvania, several members pitched in to help the affected cleaners stay in business. They collected mud and crud covered garments from the plants, dried them out, cleaned and pressed them so that they could be returned to customers. They opened their plants doing the work for the damaged plant owners, allowing them to continue to serve their clients.

We can be proud that our association is composed of the kind of people who can be fierce competitors but also good friends when a need arises.

            Thanks go particularly to Bill Nicolais of Spotless Cleaners in Dunmore, Garth Eck of Faxon Cleaners in Williamsport and Charles Steininger of Steininger Cleaners in Selinsgrove.


K4 Plant Visit Coming Soon
            Curious members will have the chance to visit a new K4 installation later this fall. The event will be at Quality Cleaners in Lemoyne.
           
The new equipment was installed in late September and is now in full operation. Installing the equipment rquired removal of part of the back wall of the plant. The owners referred to it as “temporary air conditioning.”
             
Following its meeting in September, the PDCA Board of Directors visited the Quality Cleaners. Installation had just been completed, and the plant was running its first loads. The board was impressed by how well everything was running.
           
The exact date of the seminar will be announced soon.
Jay Moyer is New Ombudsman
            Jay Moyer is the new Pennsylvania Small Business Ombudsman, who will assist you with any questions concerning environmental regulations.
            Jay, who lives in Harleysville, took over the office on July 25. He previously served in state government in several different offices, from revenue to local affairs, including a term in the state legislature. He is already hard at work, looking for ways to ease some of the burdens on small businesses.
            If you have any questions about environmental regulations or procedures, you can contact him at 717-783-0909.

Meet Our Two New Board Members

 Two people have joined your Board of Directors.
             
Barry Gordon, of Quality Cleaners in Lemoyne will represent Area 3, the Harrisburg/York, Lancaster region. Barry has been active in local activities and comes to us with many fresh ideas for a more modern association.
 
          
 

Ryan Aguglia, of M & L Supply will be a new allied trades representative. Ryan works in the western part of Pennsylvania and is keenly aware of the needs of members.
From the Board...
In the News
            Congratulations to Jamie, Mike and Tom McCormick. The owners of McCormick Brothers of Sellersville, PA. They were featured in the September issue of National Clothesline in a story that described their philosophy and the history of the family-run company.
            And congratulations also to Chuck Steininger. He and his Selingsgove business were featured in the September-October issue of DLI’s Fabricare magazine. The story highlighted the solar powered water heating system in his laundry facility.

Local Graduates
                And congratulations also to Classic Cleaner’s Lisa Davis and Kim Bailey who successfully completed DLI’s Wetcleaning course in June. They will take their newly learned skills back to their company’s Lemoyne, PA headquarters.