Together We Can Save a Life Lapels Dry Cleaning Pitches In to Promote the Need for Blood Donors



April 30 2005 Lapels Dry Cleaning knows the importance of looking and feeling your best That's why they're pitching in to help the American Red Cross by reminding customers at all Lapels locations that Together we can save a life Lapels is encouraging customers to give the greatest gift of all the gift of life by becoming a blood donor during the month of May Notes Lapels CEO Lawrence Friedman We will continue to take care of your clothes to help you look and feel your best and we hope that you will continue to donate blood and platelets so that others can look and feel their best as well To thank those that give the gift of life by donating blood at area Red Cross donor centers during the month of May Lapels is giving donors a small token of their gratitude Participating Red Cross donor centers include Boston 25 Stuart Street Braintree 170 Forbes Road Dedham 180 Rustcraft Road Suite 115 and Middleboro 448 West Grove Street Route 28 In addition to encouraging blood donations at area Red Cross Blood Donation Centers Lapels will host an American Red Cross Bloodmobile on Wednesday May 25 at the Westwood Lapels at 372 Washington Street Route 1A Westwood MA May A Difficult Month to Collect Blood According to Pamela Leach Supervisor of Recruitment Operations in the Donor Services Department of the New England Region of the American Red Cross Historically May is a difficult month to collect blood On an ongoing basis every day 1500 units of blood must be collected throughout MA NH ME and VT just to meet the basic needs of area patients Yet many people say that they have not donated blood simply because they have not been asked Creating Awareness Lapels would like their customers to consider themselves asked Posters and informational packets will be available at all Massachusetts Lapels locations to let customers know how they can become a blood donor Lapels is committed to creating more awareness about the need for blood donors sharing the communitywide responsibility to maintain a safe and sufficient blood supply For further information ask a Lapels employee or call 1800 GIVELIFE 18004483543 to help the American Red Cross help your friends families and neighbors by becoming a blood donor or by volunteering or sending a donation if you can't donate blood A Rising Star Lapels recently made Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 as well as Entrepreneur's Top 50 New Franchises identifying Lapels as one of today's top franchise opportunities Entrepreneurs Franchise 500 is the best and most comprehensive rating of franchises in the world and is based on objective quantifiable measures of a franchise operation Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 Entrepreneur's criteria for the Franchise 500 has been honed and perfected over the years utilizing a formula that yields a ranking procedure that accurately identifies todays top franchise opportunities Numerous factors are considered in the rankings including financial strength and stability growth rate and size of the system The number of years in business and length of time franchising startup costs litigation percentage of terminations and the availability of company provided financing are also taken into consideration Financial data is independently audited and every company with verifiable data receives a cumulative score The franchises with the highest cumulative scores then become Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 The Lapels Difference With Lapels' unique outsourcing advantage Lapels storeowners outsource dry cleaning operations providing the best possible service and quality to customers while caring for the environment Lapels franchise owners benefit from exclusive territories group purchasing power job security and unlimited earning potential Lapels offers franchisees full training and support in every aspect of the business and a comprehensive startup package that includes a pointof sale computer system an automatic clothing conveyer a wedding gown program retail products to sell indoor and outdoor signage with all needed permits a grand opening marketing package and advertising promotion to 10000 homes Lapels also provides franchisees a custom web site with email ongoing training and support custom counters start up supplies and much more Store Locations Lapels has stores in Massachusetts Boston Dedham Easton Framingham Halifax Hanover Newton North Weymouth Norton Quincy Rockland Westford and Westwood New Hampshire Hudson and Manchester and Texas Garland Lapels is also coming soon to Concord MA and Lincoln RI All stores are open 7 days a week Lapels - Earth Friendly Cleaners A full slate of services are offered at each Lapels store including sameday dry cleaning shirt service tailoring shoe repair wedding gown heirlooming suede and leather processing box storage and fur storage Lapels corporate offices are located at 962 Washington Street Hanover MA 02339 To learn more about franchise opportunities with Lapels call toll free 866 6952735 or email email protected from spam bots Additional information and uptodate company news can also be found on the company's Web site wwwlapelsdrycleaningcom



Together We Can Save a Life Lapels Dry Cleaning Pitches In to Promote the Need for Blood Donors