UPDATE Newsletter March 2008 v.2 issue 5

NESPA President
Steven Metz, NESPA President
Steven Metz, NESPA President

Pool season is coming. Are you ready? Before you know it, the weather will be warm and customers will want our products and services. What kind of image will you project? It is up to you, me and all of us to promote pool and spa professionalism to our customers. As members of NESPA, we need to work together to exceed customer’s expectations and to leave them feeling that they made a smart decision. We need to take it upon ourselves to enhance the image of the pool and spa industry.

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NESPA’s Move to New Headquarters Slated for April 30, 2008!

The Northeast Spa & Pool Association (NESPA) plans to move into its new headquarters and training center on April 30, 2008, according to Lawrence Caniglia, Executive Director of NESPA.

“We closed on the building in May 2007 and have been working with architects and our builder over the past year to get the space designed and built out,” he said. The building is in a centrally located area of New Jersey, located right off Rt. 130 near Exit 7A on The New Jersey Turnpike in Hamilton, New Jersey. This is a convenient location for NESPA’s far-flung region made up of chapters in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.

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 In this issue:
President's Message
NESPA New Headquarters
Around the Chapters
Hands-On Training
Notable Dates
Members Doing Business in NY
"Duke" Ellington Scholarship
2009 AC Show Dates
AROUND THE CHAPTER REPORTS

Capital District

Connecticut Chapter

Long Island Chapter

Metro NY/NJ Chapter

Penn/Jersey Chapter

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Hands-On Training
Still Time to Get Your Employees into an APSP TECH I Course to Boost field Efficiency this Season!

If you move quickly, you can still get your employees enrolled in an APSP TECH I training program this winter. This is one of those training programs that will begin paying you dividends almost immediately in more efficient and effective field service work in the season ahead.

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ATTENTION ALL NESPA MEMBERS DOING BUSINESS IN NEW YORK
BARRIER AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Effective now, New York law requires swimming pool retailers and/or installers to notify consumers of barrier and safety requirements in the following manner:



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Notable Dates to Put in Your Calendar
COMING SOON! H.J. “Duke” Ellington Memorial Scholarship

Help your favorite college student in 2008 by assisting them in applying for an H.J. (Duke) Ellington Memorial Scholarship Award. You will be notified soon on application deadlines slated for early May

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2009 AC Pool & Spa Show Dates




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