November 7, 2011 - DLI & State Associations in Cooperative Effort
Connection Between International and Regional Associations to
Enhance Benefits to Association Members
Each year the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute hosts a weekend-long meeting with all affiliated state and regional associations. Representatives of 15 U.S. drycleaning associations met with DLI at a large meeting room at the Embassy Suites in Linthicum, Maryland, to discuss how to “improve their working relationship and better benefit members,” said DLI’s Director of Membership, Jon Meijer.
“DLI’s sole goal was to establish a cooperative working relationship with our partners and I think we succeeded,” Meijer said. “Several fantastic ideas and suggestions were developed during the breakout sessions. Now that the meeting is over the real work is beginning.”
Meijer said the real work included looking at new ways to communicate with members and providing new ways for members to communicate with their customers. “The days of pre-electronic communication are over. We need to develop faster, better ways of sharing information or we’re not going to last,” Meijer said. “We’re looking at several initiatives that will enhance our ability to work together as associations and better benefit our members.”
More information on initiatives stemming from the meeting will become available as they develop.
