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May 21, 2012
TCATA Members Gather for Management and Educational Conference

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — New president hopes to increase association membership

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Many “movers and shakers” in the textile care industry gathered here in mid-April for the Textile Care Allied Trades Association’s 2012 Annual Management and Educational Conference, the group reports.

Speaker Dean Minuto opened the meeting with an unusual but intriguing topic — utilizing the latest findings in neuroscience to learn how to tap the “buy button” in the human brain. Attendees left with tangible ideas on how to change the marketing and sales of their products and services for maximum effectiveness.

Hunter Lott discussed ways that businesses can stay out of court. He reviewed the important issues surrounding hiring and firing, pay scales, personnel manuals, and a host of other topics important to any business owner. Finally, Sheila Kloefkorn outlined the ways that companies can use online marketing and social media to promote their business in a cost-effective way.

April 4, 2012
Thum Elected President of Southwest Drycleaners Association

SAN ANTONIO — Richard Thum, co-founder and president of Five Star Cleaners, was recently elected president of The Southwest Drycleaners Association (SDA)

SAN ANTONIO — Richard Thum, co-founder and president of Five Star Cleaners, was recently elected president of The Southwest Drycleaners Association (SDA) at its annual convention.

The regional trade association, with more than 300 members, is an affiliate of the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI). The 96-year-old association serves the professional dry cleaners of Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

Thum served as first vice president of the organization last year, and has served on the SDA board in various capacities for 28 years.

He launched Comet Cleaners in San Antonio in 1981 along with his wife, Sharlene, and the name was changed to Five Star Cleaners in 2004. The Thums own 11 locations across San Antonio.

Thum holds a bachelor of science degree in real estate finance from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and has a real estate broker’s license in Texas.

June 8, 2011
2012 Cleaners Showcase

The largest industry trade show in the Southwest hosted by the Southwest Drycleaners Association, representing the professional cleaners in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. To be held March 30-April 1, 2012, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas. Call 888-732-2567 or e-mail karen.sda@sbcglobal.net for more information.

October 28, 2008
SDA Offers Financial Assistance to Hurricane Victims

SAN ANTONIO — The Southwest Drycleaners Association (SDA) is providing direct financial assistance to drycleaners who are reopening their businesses after losses from recent hurricanes.

The financial aid is intended to help drycleaners pay for some of the initial expenses incurred as they try to restart their businesses, including replacing supplies and materials of other immediate needs, SDA says.