March, Metropolitan Memphis Hotel & Lodging Association

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1 March, 2009 MMHLA Metropolitan Memphis Hotel & Lodging Association MMH&LA - the source for information and education, and the advocacy voice for the hotel and lodging industry in the metropolitan Memphis area. Stars of the Industry Registration form inside! No, we re not bringing any bed bugs to the next luncheon meeting. But there will be a dog. Hotel Maintenance Board Meeting Tues., April 7, 8:30 a.m. Hotel Maintenance! Wednesday March 18 Radisson Airport Registration, 11:30 a.m. Luncheon, 12 noon Find out how a dog can keep your property free of bed bug and mold at the luncheon Wednesday, March 18, at the Radisson Hotel Airport. Join us Wednesday, March 18, at the Radisson Airport, 2411 Winchester Rd., for what promises to be a lively presentation on a number of aspects of Hotel Maintenance, including a live demonstration by one very clever - and helpful - dog. The dog joins us courtesy of Dog Inspectors LLC, the first Tennessee company to use trained, certified detection dogs to find mold and bed bugs in commercial and residential buildings. Just like police dogs sniff out drugs and bombs, Dog Inspectors detection dogs find bed bugs and mold in places traditional inspectors can never get to. Why bring in a dog to do a man s job? Detector dogs make it possible to thoroughly search a room without stripping it down or pulling the baseboards from the wall. Sound good? Come to the luncheon to see how it s done and to get a little more information. (You can also visit Besides the interesting and informative presentation and demonstration on canine bed bug and mold detection, a representative of the National Hotel Motel Engineering Association - The Make It Happen People - will be on hand with information on their organization: general and how-to-join info, as well as information on their certification process. That s a lot of information for one luncheon presentation. So make your reservations now. The numbers are in the green box at the upper right. But you knew that. To Make Reservations: Phone: Fax: MemphisHLA@earthlink.net Guests - $25 April 15: Stars of the Industry! Peabody Hotel MMHLA Offices: 7730 Goshawk Cove Cordova, TN (fax) MemphisHLA@earthlink.net Peggy Callahan, Executive Director MMHLA Officers: Wayne Tabor...Chairman Bob Mercer...President Mary Calorio...Vice President Doug Owings...Treasurer Tony Goebel...Secretary John Rucker...Sergeant-at-arms MMHLA Board of Directors: Doug Browne Anne-Marie Famalette Mohamad Hakimian Kevin Kane Pierre Landaiche Craig Marshall Chuck Pinkowski Yogesh Purohit Steve Smyka Terry Umbreit

2 Oh what a night! At the Holiday Inn University of Memphis... We Loved It! That s right. The King himself showed up. TRIVIA NIGHT Moderating the proceedings & throwing out the questions: UofM s Tommy West, Channel 5 s Ron Childress & Bob Bader. The Teams Security One. Ridgeway Communications. Holiday Inn Express, American Way. Elvis Presley s Heartbreak Hotel. We can t identify this guys but one thing we know: they ve got heart! Courtyard Marriott Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau. Collierville. The A&I travel mob brought a coupla representatives down from Chicago. Pinkowski & Company - one of 3 teams! Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Elvis Presley s Heartbreak Hotel #2! Holiday Inn & Suites Wolfchase Galleria. Are they cool or what? Marriott Dowtown s Tony Goebel & Courtyard by Marriott Collierville s AnneMarie Famalette. The Owings Properties team. A&I Travel Agency. Thursday, February 19 - The 7th Annual Presidents Dinner - Thank You U.S. Foods! U.S. Foods (the host company & thank you again because it sure was wonderful!) President, Joe At the Blue Fish Restaurant: good food & a lively discussion on a variety of topics important to the hospitality. Among those attending: Campbell & Marty Bryan Nearn, John Rucker, Terry Umbreit, Wayne Tabor, Chuck Pinkowski, Arch Stokes, Steve Van & Larry Wright. Boscaccy.

3 Friday, February 20, for the 11th time, & getting better every year! 11th Annual Annual Lodging Lodging Industry Industry Update Update Dr. Bruce Scherr: This recession will not last forever! It will fix itself. Bright & early in the morning, sign up & get your nametags please. Where s the line for the breakfast buffet? Bob Mercer, Bill Crosby, Allied Group; Bill Chuck Pinkowski. Hunter, Wills & Wills; & Larry Wright Craig Smith, Doug Browne. Buzzy Early, Dan McKuen, Jim O Brien, Chris Rosa. Susan McCullar, Shawn Cochran, Springhill Suites. Charlie Swan & Bill Houseworth. David Pear overlooking Property Tax Management s Larry Barretta & David Young. the Nolan s AV team. Dave Jones, Chris Roan, Terry Umbreit, Kevin Kane. Bob Mercer, Kent DeVantier, Erik Mietsch. Jay Tyler. Heartland Payment s Julie Briones. Arch Stokes: The hotel industry is the least discriminating industry in the world. You advance on your merits. John Oros, Arch Stokes, Glenn Malone. Michael Calhoun & Gloria McCollum. Chris Roan, Tony Goebel between a pair of Desti- Noe Cerrato. nation Kings: Cindy Brewer, Rick Burt. What s so funny? Holiday Inn Express Midtown s Monique Cindy Addison& Wayne Tabor. Rudd-Holloway & Carol Williams. Vicki Bradley, Brent Adams. Hilton Hotel s Chris Brock & Derek Howell enjoy... breakfast at the Hilton. Jesse Kane & Sonjia Moore, Chris Rosa, of Holiday Inn Express AmWay. Sybill Sides. From left to right: Paula Coleman, Matt Clark & Lori Strickland, Hilton Hotel. Nancy Hunt & Andy Raines. Bill Anderson, a man who knows good lliterature.

4 Metropolitan Memphis Hotel & Lodging Association Stars of the Industry Awards 2008 Official Entry Form MMHLA Achievement Awards General Manager of the Year Allied Award of Excellence Associate Award of Excellence Lodging Employees Achievement Awards Food & Beverage Employee of the Year Sales Employee of the Year Lodging Employee of the Year Manager of the Year Roomkeeper of the Year Maintenance Worker of the Year Upcoming Star of the Industry Gold Star Public Relations Awards Community Service Guest Relations Special Events o One-Time Only o Ongoing Entries are due in the MMHLA Office no later than March 27, All submitted materials become the property of the MMHLA and will not be returned. Awards will be presented at the April 15 luncheon meeting at the Peabody Hotel. Nominee: (Awards will be given to a Limited Service Property and a Full Service Property) Please type or print Company: Address: City/State/Zip: Entry Submitted by: Company: Telephone: Return form to: Metropolitan Memphis Hotel & Lodging Association 7730 Goshawk Cv., Cordova, TN Phone: , Fax: MemphisHLA@earthlink.net The property submitting the nominee must be a member of the MMHLA. A nominee must have served in the industry a minimum of 3 years. Only one nominee per category may be entered per property. Explain in up to 4 double-spaced pages why this nominee should be honored. Include any support materials that substantiate the award entry, such as guest comment cards, news clippings, pictures and letters.

5 Bob Mercer President, MMHLA From the President: From the Industry Update to the Industry Summit, MMHLA Delivers the Info You Need When Disaster Strikes SERVPRO Strikes Back! Servpro Provides 24 Hour Emergency Fire and Water Restoration Mold Remediation Odor Removal Bio-Hazard Removal Carpet Cleaning Duct Cleaning What a great turnout for a great event. Industry events like this is what the MMHLA does best. I m talking of course about the Industry Update. All hats off to Chuck Pinkowski and his team for rounding up a pair of terrific speakers. Dr. Bruce Scherr delivered a timely and informative presentation on the current state of the economy and how we should deal with it. Arch Y. Stokes was right on the money with his comments on the all-important Card Check issue. And, in light of it, how important it is to take care of our staff. (It s always important to take care of your staff - would you let a member of your family down?) As I said: great industry events is one of the things MMHLA does best. Because, if anything could be better and more informative than the Industry Update, it s the annual Industry Summit: more speakers, great panels, timely issues. Look for the 2009 Summit to absolutely soar! With Lawrence Geller, President & CEO of Strategic Hotels & Resorts, delivering the keynote address, as well as speakers and panelists like: Joe Martin, AHLA Chairman & owner of Stillwater Hospitality; Steve Joyce, President & CEO of Choice Hotels International; Isaac Collazo, Vice President of Performance Planning & Strategy, HG; and Liam Brown, Executive Vice President, Lodging Development, Marriott International. And those are just the ones lined up now. There ll be more. No, it s not too early to start making your plans. Is this a great association or what? Servpro of Bartlett/Cordova Offering the best in chauffeured transportation Executives Reunions Groups Weddings VIP s Meetings Shuttles And more! Call our transportation experts now at: or For our taxicab services, call Yellow Cab or Checker Cab BUY ALLIEDS FIRST! We are an approved vendor with all major insurance companies. Our trained technicians are prompt and professional. 24 Hour Service Like it never even happened Visit us online: PRODUCTS. SERVICES. SOLUTIONS. Maximum impact for your events, every time. The right solution. It s what you need and it s what we ve been delivering to Memphis since Bring your event to life... call us at today!

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