b'Executive Director ReportBy Jon Meijer M o v i n gvisityourstore.ThepandemicmaySeptember / October 2020Forwardbegone,butitwillneverreallygo Ihavespentaway. In This Issuen e a r l y4 0Movingforward,therewillbefar y e a r sfewerdrycleanersintheU.S.AReclassifying from workingon20-30%dropofU.S.cleanersorindependent contractor to b e h a l fo fmoreisarealpossibility.Whileitsemployee4 membersashorrible that many of us will lose ourCleaning Cloth Face partofthecompetitorandmanytimes,friendlyMasks6Drycleaningcompetitors,therealityisthatthere&LaundryaremoredrycleanersthanthereareDLI COIVD-19 Institute(DLI)aswellasthelastfewclothestoclean.ThebottomlineisGuidance.8yearsfortheMidwestDrycleaning&thatbusinesssalwaysbenetfrom LaundryInstitute(MWDLI).Inallofthelossoftheircompetitor/s.Updates Guidance On thoseyearsandbeingpartoftheDrycleanableclothinghasbeenReturning From Isolation10changesthedrycleaningindustryhasdroppingformanyyearsandisnot experienced, nothing has ever changedlikely to increase any time soon. TheGetting Started with a theindustryasfastasCovid-19.Thetimeisnowtorebrandourselves.Successful Route14industryischangingatwarpspeed.Drycleanersareinthebusinessof Many of our business models from justcleaninganythingthecustomers a year ago have gone out the window.wears,butdoyourcustomersknow DLIandMWDLIhavealsohadtothis? Have you told them? There will changetorespondtomemberneedsbeplentyofopportunitygoing during the pandemic. forward. No, life will never be the same, but weDLI and MWDLI have the resources to areseeingsignsofimprovement.Thehelpyounavigatesomeofthe countryisstartingtoopenupandunpredictabilitys. If you havent utilize hopefully we will have a vaccine so weour services or participated in a Zoom can really move forward. With that said,meeting, you are missing out. Helpful what will the drycleaning industry lookinformation is available and we want likeinoneyear,twoyears?Willitbeourmemberstoutilizeallofthe back to normal? The answer is no, atinformationandresources.Inthe leastnotthewayyoumightthink.meantime, stay safe and if we can be Therewillbechangesinthetypeofofanyhelptoyou,pleasedonot clothingweclean,thedeliveryofourhesitate to call!services,andtheresponsibilitytoour customersthattheyfeelsafeasthey Midwest Drycleaning & Laundry Institutewww.MWDLI.org / 765-969-5745 \x001'