The eleventh annual SummerFest gathering was held Oct 1-3 2009 in Norcross Georgia with some events in Dalton GA.
Bruce DeLoatch of TCS / Cleaners Coach taught a Odor Control Technicians course (IICRC OCT) to a classroom full of eager students.
An informative and educational tour of Shaw Carpet's R&D facilty and PTL (Professional Testing Lab) in Dalton Georgia.
The annual Friday Night Banquet was a little different this year. Due to the flooding in Atlanta this summer, our scheduled caterer was not able to fulfull the contract. We were fortunate that the best restaurant (Dominics Italian) in Norcross could accomodate our group. Best "banquet" food at a SummerFest yet.
This year’s winners of SummerFest awards for participation and dedication to bettering the industry and helping make SummerFest a success are:
Saturday at TCS everyone enjoyed the friendly competition for the 2009 SpotMaster
Championship title. This year’s SpotMaster Champions are
Thomas Cermak (Dries in Minutes Carpet Cleaning Kennesaw GA) and Al Sims (Al's
Absolute Best Cleaning & Restoration Colchester CT)
Informative presentations by Thomas Cermak on networking, Bruce DeLoatch on trust, Paul Pearce introducing new IICRC President Patrick Winters were all highlights of Saturdays events.
Saturday Demos at SummerFest had equipment, products and methods on display
with time for in depth, hands on experience. Featuring several different wands
and powered cleaning tools, truckmounts, portables, oscillating pad machines,
rug duster, complete rug cleaning pit set up and a centrifuge dry dryer.
Great speakers, presentations and tours, the atmosphere was relaxed and fun.
Special thanks go out to the Summerfest Committee who put this awesome event together every year, but especially Bruce and Joanna DeLoatch, TCS - Truckmounts & Cleaning Solutions, Shaw Carpet, and PTL for your hospitality and generosity. Thanks also to all who participated and made this event so terrific.
Hope to see you all next year!
SummerFest Committee
Visit www.GoToSummerFest.com for announcements and updates for SummerFest XII in 2010 and to view photos from SummerFest XI and previous SF events
The SummerFest Committee would like to thank all who have very kindly and generously donated to SummerFest and made it such a huge success. And this list is in no particular order, we appreciate all that everyone has done.