What's New at ZIPS®
08.19.2010
 The Connection
Showcases Jeff Levine, 'Owner Lives Childhood
Dream of Becoming A Dry Cleaner'
Edison Ross of The Connection recently
featured Jeff Levine, owner of the ZIPS in Alexandria, VA, in an
article.
Levine grew up around the dry cleaning business. His grandfather
was a tailor who came to America from Europe after World War II. He
eventually opened a dry cleaner. Levine invited him to career day
at his school, and told him that he wanted to be in the business
too.
Levine got his start dry cleaning working for
his aunt and uncle at the Alexandria location. They had an
agreement that Levine would work for them for two years, then buy
the location. They now have ZIPS locations in Annapolis and
Philadelphia.
Click
Here to read the
full story.
08.17.2010
American
Drycleaner Reports
ZIPS Collects Record 5,000 Outfits for
Unemployed
ZIPS Dry Cleaners, a 24-store chain based in
the Baltimore/Washington area, recently collected a record number
of garments to help consumers affected by the economic
downturn.
In addition to offering free cleaning to the unemployed before job
interviews, the company held its Will2Work Clothing Drive in June,
collecting more than 5,000 suits and other garments to provide
disadvantaged adults with professional attire to wear on the job or
to interviews free of charge.
07.14.2010
ZIPS Dry Cleaners Featured on
FOX Business
Network!
On July 14, 2010, ZIPS Dry Cleaners was
highlighted on the Small Business: Big Ideas segment on
FOX Business Network. The segment titled, 'Pressing
Out A Profit' featured Brett Vago, Chairman of ZIPS Dry
Cleaners.
Click Here to see
the online version of the TV segment from FOX Business
Network.
03.11.2010
News &
Messenger in VA
Showcases ZIPS Dry Cleaners in Dumfries, VA
In the March
11th issue, Reporter Benni Scranton, Jr., interviewed Jim Ogan,
owner of the ZIPS in Dumfries, VA.
"Customers who use the stores are very
loyal. They like our service and our prices. Garments dropped off
before 9 a.m. will be ready at 5
p.m. the very same day at no extra cost. Our pricing is very
simple," he said.
In addition to opening 17 new
jobs in the community, Ogan is also showing he is
community-minded and is offering free dry cleaning, up to three
garments a week, for those who are unemployed and going on job
interviews.
"With the
economy and job market the way it is, I want to help anyone
unemployed any way that I can," he said.
02.28.2010
ZIPS Partners With Southwest Airlines for
Local Coat Drive
 Local Southwest Airline employees recently collected more than
500 men's, women's and children's coats and distributed them to
three local charities. The Light House shelter in Annapolis was the
recipient of more than 130 coats.The ZIPS Dry
Cleaners in Annapolis, Columbia, Lanham, Laurel and Timonium
donated the dry cleaning of all the coats.
"Our goal was
300 coats," explained Carol Henderson of Annapolis, a Southwest
flight attendant. You can imagine how pleased we were to collect
502 coats and help that many people. And plans are already under
way for an even bigger coat drive in the fall."
Click
Here for full story.
01.27.2010
Large Turnout for VA Medical Center’s
16th Annual Homeless Event
On Saturday, January 23, 2010, the VA Medical
Center, Washington, DC held a major event providing services to
area homeless Veterans. The Winterhaven Homeless Veterans Stand
Down offered medical screenings, mental health consultations,
employment support and housing services to 411 Veteran participants
– a 25% increase over the previous year.
Veterans attending received hot meals, warm
clothing, comfort kits, haircuts, and tokens for goods at local
thrift stores.
Click Herefor full
story.
01.25.2010
Free Dry Cleaning for Unemployed at
ZIPS in Columbia, MD
As featured on ABC2 News in Baltimore, the
ZIPS in Columbia, MD wants to help the unemployed by cleaning their
clothes for free.
Carlos Cadenas opened the ZIPS in Columbia on December 28th, and he
is already showing he truly cares about his customers. In fact, if
you can provide him with information that proves you are
unemployed, he will clean up to 3 items per week for you until you
find a job.
He plans to keep this up until the economy gets bett
er.
Click Here to see
the full story from ABC2 News on Monday, January 25th.
01.10.2010
ZIPS Fredericksburg Voted #1 and
Receives Freddy Award
For the second year, the ZIPS in
Fredericksburg, VA was Voted #1. If you have not had a chance to
visit the ZIPS in Fredericksburg, stop by to see why their
customers love them.
Congratulations to the owners and staff at the ZIPS in
Fredericksburg, VA for winning this great
award.
12.29.2009
'I Always Considered The
United States My Country'
The Free Lance-Star featured an
article on Anne Marie and Angel Ramos on December 29, 2009, owners
of the ZIPS Dry Cleaners in Fredericksburg, VA.
They spent most of their lives in other nations, but Anne Marie and
Angel Ramos of Spotsylvania County consider the United States their
country.
Click
Herefor the full
article.
11.23.2009
ZIPS Dry Cleaners in College
Park Donates Clothing for Children's Miracle Network
Fundraiser
Armed with $5 bills, the shoppers lined up
waiting for the doors to open. Sounds like some kind of bizarre
sale? This was no sale, it was the scene of the opening of the
temporary thrift store at Marriott's University of Maryland
University College Inn and Conference Center. Local community
members in need were invited to stuff as many clothes as they could
into shopping bags for $5 a bag. All proceeds were donated to the
Children's Miracle Network (CMN).
Click Here for
full article.
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