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Vital Threads May 2022 5/11/2022
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ALM News

Online voting opens May 25 for the next ALM Board president-elect! Three candidates are vying for the position: Greg Gicewicz (left), Chip Malboeuf (middle), and Nathan Rivers (right). Voting opens Wednesday, May 25. All ALM members are eligible to vote. If your membership is a group membership, 5 votes are allotted to your organization. If your membership is individual, one vote may be cast.

Election results will be announced at the ALM virtual annual meeting on Wednesday, June 22, at 2 p.m. ET. Please mark your calendars for these important dates!

 

Share your two-cents and be eligible for a $100 Amazon gift card! If you have not yet participated in the ALM Membership Survey, please do so! What are we doing right, and what could be improved? Share your ideas to make ALM membership something that benefits you and your facility. Those who complete the survey may choose to be entered to win the gift card.

   
G. A. Braun, Inc
      
Softrol Systems, Inc.
   
Industry News

Start your mornings off with ALM’s Educational Programs

Learn something new, get inspired and have fun at this year's Clean Show! Listen, learn, and interact with some of the industry's best minds when you attend ALM's leading-edge educational sessions. So...what's on the agenda? Here's a sneak peak at what you can expect:

  • Pardon the Interruption, Automation in Progress
  • Proven Strategies to Combat Hourly Labor Shortages
  • Laundry/Infection Prevention Forum
  • Building a Business on Culture
  • Rejecting Business Opportunities: When it makes sense to say Goodbye or No Thanks

Opening Day - July 30th ALM Member Reception

Gather with ALM members from 2 - 4 p.m. in ALM’s booth for a hosted reception with appetizers & beverages. Find out what ALM has in store for our future and enjoy time with friends and colleagues.

ALM Give Back Event

Sunday, July 31, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., ALM will honor our Veterans through partnership with America’s VetDogs to raise funds to provide trained support dogs for Veterans. Meet Joe Worley and Galaxie, plus some of the University of Georgia pups-in-training, and show your support for those who have sacrificed for us! Thank you to LaundryDesign Group for their support in sponsoring this event!

Registration for The Clean Show is open now and the ALM member discount ends June 29! Don't miss out.

  
Sherri Daniell has joined the Softrol sales team in the position of Manager of Service and Support.
 
“With continued efforts to improve our customer experience, Softrol Systems has hired an expert, Sherri Daniell,” said Dave Smith, Softrol VP Sales & Marketing. “Sherri has a long history of professional after-sales service. As our Manager of Service and Support, she is responsible for Softrol’s CRM-driven support system and our spare parts & RMA department. She will also participate in service resource scheduling. Please help us welcome Sherri Daniell to Softrol.”
 
Meet Sherri and the rest of the Softrol team at the Clean Show in Atlanta – Booth #2128
From Our Members
  
ALM is excited to share the selection of Nicole Grubich, CLLM, RLLD as MIP’s Vice President, U.S. Business Unit. Most recently, Grubich has served as Executive Director of West Michigan Shared Hospital Laundry in Grand Rapids, in addition to service on the ALM Board of Directors.
 
“Congratulations to Nicole in this next phase of her career! MIP has made an excellent decision in their selection” says ALM President, Rich Bott, RLLD. “Nicole’s leadership will continue to strengthen the MIP mission and her experience in both textile sales and healthcare laundry operations will bring tremendous value to the industry.”
 
“It comes as no surprise when one of ALM’s directors is recognized for their expertise in the industry, and MIPs selection of Nicole as Vice President of US Business Unit only goes to affirm that” notes ALM Executive Director, Linda Fairbanks. “ALMs volunteer leadership is second to none.”
 
It’s assuring that our industry has such qualified and well-trained individuals to step into leadership roles and share their expertise to advance the value that laundry and linen professionals bring to our world.

Textile Care Services (TCS) recently celebrated Vicky Vessey’s 25 years of dedicated and outstanding sales and customer service! 

On boarding with the company in 1997, Vicky has worked just about every position within the company as the years have gone by, from supervising production, filling in for human resources, and, of course, starting up our rental division of the company and servicing all of our customers including the world-famous Mayo Clinic! 

Vicky ‘s energy and love for the laundry industry are legendary!

We greatly appreciate the maximum effort she has put in for her company, exuding the passion and care for our customer that is unsurpassed.  

Here’s to another 25 years!

 
  

Girbau North America (GNA) recently welcomed military service veteran James Roberts, of Omro, Wis., as service support technician.

As service support technician, Roberts handles daily communications with GNA product end-users and distributor technicians to help troubleshoot and resolve laundry product technical issues. Additionally, Roberts is responsible for conducting service training, repairing machinery, helping develop training videos and assisting with product improvement and development.

  

Girbau North America (GNA) and Girbau International (GI) recently announced various company awards, including:

All the award announcements are available on the Girbau website.

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