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Education and Membership are WCAA's highest priorities.  This page contains a message from the WCAA Board of Directors as well as other valuable information - updated bimonthly.

 
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Message from the President
 
by Bob Hipps
 

CHANGING OF THE GUARD…

Those men you see in front of Buckingham Palace are not just “ceremonial” guards but some of the finest British soldiers that Britain has to offer and this honor dates back to Henry VII (1485-1509). WCAA is less than a quarter of a century old, however our roots date further back into 1960’s. Now we too have our own “changing of the guard” ceremony…though not as elaborate. While we owe Beth Hodges a great debt for her continued guidance and leadership over the years, I have been given the great opportunity to serve as “your” President of WCAA, to an industry that I have been closely involved with.

Moving forward, WCAA has implemented new initiatives to benefit our members and the industry through education, networking and special events.

Our Window Coverings Weekend Academy offers a great way to build stronger business, educate your employees, and create stronger industry relationships. WCAA Education Council is working very hard this year to make education more affordable, and offer certification exams to fit your busy schedule.

It’s no surprise in this apprehensive market, that window covering projects are becoming increasingly complex and clients’ expectations increasingly demanding. To stay competitive and provide extra value to clients, successful professionals are pulling together teams of experts. WCAA Industry Partner understands your needs and the pressures of the marketplace. They can provide you the know how, as well as in depth product knowledge, to help you develop the best solution for your project.

WCAA is also working hard to limit or reduce our environmental impact. This year WCAA is reducing the amount of paper usage and the subsequent waste it generates. In addition, limited supplies of various books and business guides are available for purchase online in the WCAA Bookstore. It’s easy being Green!

I encourage you to let WCAA 2008 work for you. Take advantage of the education opportunities, network with peers, make new connections, and help make this a record-breaking year for you.

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Marketing Stickers
 

The WCAA has developed marketing stickers for you to place on all your sample books and binders to show to your customer that your are a WCAA member. This is the first step in a campaign to help increase awareness of the WCAA with the consumer. The success of the campaign depends upon all members fully supporting the program. The stickers will be available for you to purchase at a cost of $29.95 per 250 stickers (price includes shipping).

Click here to purchase Marketing Stickers from WCAA's Online Store!

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Website Recognition Award Program

The WCAA website recognition award is presented to select WCAA members for having both used the WCAA logo on their site and also creating a site promoting the window coverings industry. This award will provide credibility to your site and should be displayed on your homepage. Each award will be good through the current calendar year and will be renewable on one year terms.

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Drapery Workroom Directory

WCAA has an excellent "Find a Window Coverings Professional" member directory where professionals and customers can find each other. If you have not already done so, we encourage you to try our Member Directory Search (click here). If you are a WCAA member, listing in this wonderful search tool is included.

Ethel Mahon of Workroom Professionals has announced the addition of a Drapery Workroom Directory to her website. This directory is a means for Interior Designers and Decorators to find workrooms and for workrooms to find clients.

Workroom Professionals is signed up as an ASID Industry Partner, and they have a link from the ASID website to Workroom Professionals website. This is available to both wholesale and retail workrooms. Listings will be comprehensive and fully searchable to enable potential clients to pre-qualify a workroom before contacting them.

The site may be accessed at http://www.workroomprofessionals.com. For additional information, please call Ethel at 904-388-7375 or email to Ethelem@attbi.com.

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