Southwest Car Wash Association SCWA announces 2021 Convention date change, CEO forum speaker The SCWA announced the Board of Directors voted to move the 2021 SCWA Convention & Car Wash EXPO to June 9-11, 2021 at the Fort Worth Convention Center.This decision to move the dates from February 17-19 was made after careful consideration of the current COVID situation and evaluating the factors that will exist over the next 60-90 days. The SCWA Board believes that getting through the winter months; the flu season; and rollout of the vaccine; will provide a safer and larger attended event for everyone to enjoy. See you in June! Steve Forbes, Chairman of the Forbes media empire will still be the 2021 keynote speaker for the event. Michael Dominguez, President & CEO Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) Dominguez, will serve as the CEO Forum speaker. Dominguez brings an outstanding reputation for helping companies and small businesses achieve amazing customer service and branding, the SCWA stated. “As the President & CEO for Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), he leads a team of nearly 80 professionals located among 26 offices across North America and Europe, ALHI’s serves a membership group of hotels that are Independent Hotels & Independent Brands that are an exclusive luxury collection. Prior to joining ALHI, Michael served in executive sales leadership roles with MGM Resorts, Loews Hotels, Hyatt Hotels, Starwood Hotels and many more.” Michael will help us move forward together in the car wash industry as we begin a new year and focus on all the opportunities before us, according to the SCWA. The CEO Forum will take place on June 9. Last year, Arthur Greeno, the owner/operator of two Chick-fil-A restaurants in Tulsa, Oklahoma, served as the CEO forum speaker. Heartland Carwash Association Details unveiled for the HCA 2021 Product & Equipment Show The Heartland Carwash Association is inviting your organization to exhibit at its Annual Product and Equipment Industry Trade Show. The Annual Product Show is taking place on Monday, October 18th, and Tuesday, October 19th at The Prairie Meadows Events and Conference Center in Altoona, Iowa (a suburb of Des Moines), a press release reported. “The Product Show is a great way to showcase your business to a targeted audience of current and potential carwash owners, operators, and other professionals. If you are looking to sell more products or services, grow your business, and network with other industry executives, the HCA Product Show is the ideal event for your organization. We bring buyers directly to you, giving you the opportunity to generate new leads and cultivate new sales,” according to the press release. With last year’s Product Show being canceled due to Covid-19, the HCA said it is looking forward to bringing everyone back for a great show. “The theme this year is Powering Forward with educational guest speakers and roundtable discussions motivating you to grow your business. We will also be hosting one of our more popular events, the Carwash Tour, once again this year.” The Heartland Carwash Association represents carwash owners, operators and service provider associates in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, North Dakota and South Dakota. 8 • WINTER 2021 New England Carwash Association NECA names You Make It Happen Award recipient Al West received the You Make It Happen award. West is a lifelong car wash guy, according to a press release. “It all started in Marlborough, MA, where his wife noted that ‘he was the man’: handsome, athletic, popular and with his motorcycle and leather vest, ‘very cool.’” He worked for Scrubadub Car Wash for 10 years, rising to manager. “He now is the Simoniz Northeast Sales Manager, directly supervising the sales team from Maine to Buffalo, and down to Southern New Jersey. Simoniz is like an extended family for him, and he has enthusiastically brought that family into New England Car Wash Association. He has served on the NECA Board of Directors and was actively involved in starting our annual golf NECA outing,” the press release noted. Throughout the pandemic, West has been instrumental in supporting our NECA Board with the lobbying efforts to reopen all carwashes that were shut down by governors due to COVID, the press release said. “He checked in regularly with both myself and NECA President, Mat Paisner, to provide meaningful and scientific documentation that ensured our lobbyists were able to get car washes reopened in Phase 1 in Massachusetts and Maine. Al worked hard to make sure our Association had the correct information to fight science with science.” NECA said it was honored to recognize West who is always coaching and helping motivate others to do better. “He sends inspiring quotes to his customers while also finding time to volunteer in his community, in the schools and as a coach. He is the proud father of Connor, a 27 year old high school English teacher, and Callie, a 19 year old sophomore at Stonehill College who was recruited to play field hockey. He also is devoted to his third child, his dog Bradley Cooper. Al and his very active family, who until recently lived in Westborough, are building a home in Osterville so that they can live near the beach when they retire.” NECA recognizes Mat Paisner Mat Paisner is a sitting Board member and President of the NECA, and was honored by the Association for his tireless work during the unprecedented pandemic. “When this pandemic hit, Massachusetts started classifying businesses as either essential or non-essential, and car washes were deemed non-essential, triggering closings for many of us. Mat immediately called an emergency meeting of the NECA Board which quickly formed a committee,” a press release stated. “It was all hands on-deck as we networked with as many influential connections as possible to correct this misclassification. Because of the generosity of many NECA members, NECA was able to hire an influential lobby group who had direct access to those in Governor Baker’s administration responsible for which businesses were classified as essential in MA.” Paisner spent all hours, too many to count, making phone calls, scheduling conference calls, video calls and texts, with our members, state and local boards of health, government officials, law enforcement, the lobbyists, the Governor’s office and the list goes on, the press release stated. “During this uncertain time and chaos, we had the right person, at the right time, doing what is best for our industry. Mat maintained a high level of professionalism and composure, taking on the huge task of compiling all the information sent to him by many of us, disseminating the information, arguing, debating, calling on local officials and with the lobby group. Ultimately Governor Baker’s administration was convinced that car washes are essential.” The NECA Board is very happy we were successful in reopening the car wash industry in Phase 1, with only three other industries, and we have been assured that we will remain open throughout this pandemic by Lieutenant Governor Karen Polito. Mat was given a beautiful clock, with an engraved plate that reads: Presented in recognition and appreciation to Mathew Paisner for his tireless efforts on behalf of the car wash industry. November 10, 2020
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