Day Spa Association Celebrates Annual Awards
Katie Armitage & Wolf Mountain Day Spa ~ Honored
Union City, NJ. Hannelore Leavy, Executive Director of the Day Spa Association and the International Medical Spa Association is proud to announce the recent educational component for Bentley International Group’s Day Spa Expo & Business Forum was a huge success for spa professionals. Exhibitors and attendees were welcomed from each one of their International Chapters in North America, Asia, Europe, Central and South America, the Middle East and the Caribbean. Dozens of prominent guest speakers made appearances to enlighten attendees on the latest skincare, day spa, medical spa and spa trends technologies and services as well as on various marketing and management techniques. The Day Spa Expo is all about serious business. Attendees were updated on all of the latest trends, techniques, equipment and business strategies.
Annual DSA Awards: Shane O’Sheeran, Day Spa Expo Show Director of the Bentley International Group noted, “We are delighted and proud to have this very special award of distinction as an important part of our conference. Not only are the winners acknowledged by their peers and prominently promoted for their honors by the Day Spa Association on their website, they each received a beautifully engraved Irish crystal lamp, imported from Ireland with a commemorative plaque.”
2008 Spa Person Of The Year Award: This DSA / IMSA event honored Katie Armitage President of Associated Skin Care Professionals and Executive Director of Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals based in Evergreen, CO as ‘The Spa Person Of The Year’ for 2008. The Day Spa Association selects a ‘Spa Person Of The Month’ six times each year. These individuals have made a significant contribution to the professional day spa industry, while remaining an influential contributor in their own local communities. ‘The Spa Person Of The Year’ Award is presented each year at the annual DSA Awards & Charity Banquet Event during the Day Spa Expo, while winners are selected from a pool of current and previous years’ ‘Spa Persons Of The Month’.
2008 Distinguished Day Spa Award: Miriam L. Lytle of the Wolf Mountain Day Spa in Grass Valley, CA was honored with this award. Hannelore Leavy notes, the DSA accredited Wolf Mountain Day Spa has been locally awarded locally as a “Best Of ~ Day Spa” for 4 consecutive years. Their philanthropic philosophy includes reaching out into their local community to increase support for breast cancer awareness with mammogram funding for low-income recipients, while opening their facility to those in need. Wolf Mountain clients and staff alike experience inspirational feelings in a nurturing work environment. We are proud to present this award to Miriam and her team.” To learn more about this Wolf Mountain, visit www.wolfmountaindayspa.com.
SPAcare’s Hearts for A Cure ~ Charity Event: SPACare is an organization created by The Day Spa Association and The International Medical Spa Association to cultivate the philanthropic efforts of the Spa, Wellness, and Beauty industries. They kicked off their new charitable projects at a grand celebration during this awards ceremony during the Day Spa Expo. SPACare will generate increase new awareness for their ‘Healthy Skin Campaign’ and ‘Melanoma Awareness Month’ planned for May through October 2008. Skincare professionals are often the first line of defense in discovering melanoma. The goal is to educate the public on the basics of melanoma and how to prevent it. Monique Iacobbacci, Director of SPACare announced her campaign by inviting attendees to participate and to spread the news by having salon and spa owners donate a portion of the treatment revenue for those clients who have healthy skin treatments. The goal of SPACare is to raise $50,000 in donations for a Melanoma Research Foundation grant.
Day Spa Association Membership: Membership includes many special privileges with inclusion in The Annual Day Spa / Medical Spa Directory, a listing on the www.DaySpaAssociation.com website, complimentary copies of the Day Spa Directory, a Membership Certificate, Quarterly & Seasonal Newsletters, Email Blasts, invitations to advanced educational seminars, free magazine subscriptions to many select industry and consumer publications, a Group Health Insurance Program, special credit card processing rates and a variety of discounts with many professional services within the spa and beauty industries, as well as numerous vendor membership discounts. The Day Spa Association has also recently announced a new and revised Day Spa Accreditation Program and invites the day spa industry to join into this consumer awareness program that will properly distinguish accredited day spas from the rest.
It Is Time To Get Involved! To learn more about the Day Spa Association and to nominate someone as a ‘Spa Person Of The Month’, visit www.DaySpaAssociation.com. It’s time to capture your part in the fastest growing segment of the professional beauty and wellness industries by learning how to stay ahead of the competition. This event is perfect for spa and day spa owners, managers, aestheticians, massage therapists as well as all spa professionals and manufacturers. To register for the Day Spa Expo and for more information, contact the Day Spa Association at 201-865-2065, email info@DaySpaAssociation.com.
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