ADVANTAGE
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE SCWA was recently - “On The Road Again” in Denver. More than 250 car wash owners and suppliers gathered for this SCWA event. The Denver stop was a great opportunity to gather with old friends and meet new members of the car wash community, plus visit outstanding car wash locations. If you did not have the chance to Andrew Zamora SCWA President join us you can learn more about the sites we visited and see pictures of the event in this edition of the ADVANTAGE. As I enjoyed the tour and watched all the attendees network together – I was reminded of our mission “we are better together”. Community is certainly a significant benefit of participation in SCWA. We all have a basic need to connect and our businesses thrive when we have a network of friends with similar interests and goals. As the business landscape and car wash dynamics continue to change, it is critical we do not fall into a rut. Instead we need to expand our community and never stop developing our network. Many people have had a mindset of contentment and never reached outside a small group of friends and this complacency can lead to not seeing all the opportunities; trends and options available for you and your business. Associations, like SCWA, help you go outside your comfort zone and build new relationships. Community is a valuable tool for all of us in the car wash business, especially in today’s market. Even if you have been in the industry for years (like me), an association can be a way to get inspired and learn what creative ideas others have to share. You might even have a few to share with others. Associations, like SCWA, are also the center for our continued learning. Education is a shared experience that bonds people. As we have seen at the conventions and webinars and even in the ADVANTAGE, the SCWA network provides the learning opportunity for all of us who wish to grow personally and professionally. This is not a series of tasks and assignments but rather an experience available for members’ convenience to be shared by colleagues. Creating a communal learning experience full of peer dialogue is one of the ways an association can help bind its members into a community. Maybe the best part of associations like SCWA is that you decide what you will get in return for your membership. What you do; how wide you build your community and how active you are in SCWA is up to you. Just know the opportunities are here for you – don’t miss out!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW: Houston Car Wash Tour October 1, 2019 2020 SCWA Convention & Car Wash EXPO January 29-31, 2020 Fort Worth Convention Center Fort Worth, Texas For more information and registration please visit our website: www.swcarwash.org See you in Houston, October 1!
SCWA NEWS SCWA 2020 Keynote Speaker– Vice President Dick Cheney
The Southwest Car Wash Association announced that Vice President Dick Cheney will be the keynote speaker for the EXPERIENCE SCWA 2020 Annual Convention & Car Wash EXPO. Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has served more than four decades of public life at the highest levels of government during some of the most critical days in modern American history. In the post-Watergate administration of Gerald Ford, the President turned to 34-year-old Dick Cheney to lead the White House staff in the work of restoring the nation’s confidence and waging the President’s 1976 campaign. After leaving the White House, Cheney returned to his home state of Wyoming, where he was elected in 1978 as the state’s sole member of the House of Representatives. Re-elected to office five times, Cheney served in several leadership positions and was chosen by his colleagues as the minority whip, the number two position in the House Republican leadership. In 1989, he was nominated by President George H.W. Bush to serve as Secretary of Defense and in his four years at the Pentagon, Cheney led American forces to victory in Operation Just Cause in Panama, and Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf. In 1991, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2000, George W. Bush asked Cheney to become his running mate. President Bush and Vice President Cheney were inaugurated for the first of two terms on January 20, 2001. In the eight eventful years of the Bush presidency, the Vice President was best known for his involvement in national security matters following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Cheney has been recognized by many 3