The Strength of a Mother

With May 12 being Mother’s Day, I was thinking back on my childhood and how my

Mother influenced my life. She’s been gone for 15 years now but her influence is not.

My Mother was small in stature at under 5 ft. tall. But she had guts and moxie. Once

back in the early 1960’s, while sitting in her car waiting on us to come out of a store, a

stranger jumped in the car and demanded her purse. While sitting on the pillow she

used to see over the steering wheel, she looked at the much bigger man in the eyes and

sternly said “I’m not giving it to you!” and she leaned on the horn. He left quickly.

Times are different today. But Mom had courage.

While she was gone before I started Champion Cleaners in 2002, in some ways she

might be responsible for me being in the business of caring for your wardrobe. Do you

know why? She planted a number of fertile ideas in my mind over the years that

molded my reality. I didn’t realize what she was doing at the time, but I bet she did.

I like to write things down as I think of them so I listed out some of the idioms that I

distinctly remember during the first 18 years of my life in the 1950’s and ’60’s. I

thought I would share them with you. Here goes:

Clean up your room. You’ll feel better about yourself.

Stand your ground but don’t ever start a fight...and don’t hit girls.

Dress nice when you go out in public.

Sweep off the driveway and carport. You’ll feel better when it’s clean.

Don’t be so shy. Be confident. Speak up and look the other person in the eyes.

Clean up your room. You’ll feel better about yourself.

Please wash my car. I feel better when my car is clean.

Take the trash out twice every week...without me having to ask.

Clean up your room. You’ll feel better about yourself.

It’s always easier to tell the truth than to lie. The truth might hurt but it’s

easier to remember.

When dealing with people, think from the heart and not the brain.

I’m sure there are hundreds of other ways my Mother influenced my life but these are

phrases I can still hear her telling me today.

I think my Mother led me to the dry cleaning and laundry business because I really

like clean and neat. Guess what...“clean and neat” just makes me feel better about

myself. And I bet clean and neat makes you feel better, too.

I may not always achieve my goal of clean, neat and organized, but I feel bad when I

don’t. And her ideas about how to treat people are part of Champion Cleaner’s

philosophy. I promise we’ll never start a fight with you, we think from our heart, and

we all love “clean and neat”...just like you.

Moms leave lasting impressions and a Mother has the ultimate influence on the

character of kids. The only sad part of this is that you may never be sure about how

much your influence affects your kids character. And your kids may never say “thank

you.” But rest assured, your kids have heard it and they will appreciate it...eventually.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms!

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David Whitehurst’s

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Inside this issue:

5 Tips For Breaking A

Weight Loss Plateau

2

Natural Remedies For

Moth Problems

3

Customers of Month 3

Champ’s Life Lessons -

Shine A Light On Loneli-

ness

3

“Quotes” of the Month 3

Mother’s Day Facts 4

Coupons for May 4

May 2013

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...Or It’s Free

Natural Remedies For Moth Problems

After reviewing how to deal with a moth problem in your drawers and closets last

month, Rob Langford asked if there was a better method for chasing away moths

besides moth balls. He was so right in wanting to avoid moth balls because after a

little research, I found that moth balls are carcinogens and are especially dangerous to

kids and pets. So here are some natural remedies for deterring moths.

Once your clothes, your closet and your drawers are clean and free of live moths and

larvae, use the following herbs in a sachet (like a small cotton bag with a draw string) to

keep them from coming back: lavender, dried mint leaves, sage, cloves and

rosemary. These need to be replaced every two or three months.

You can also use cedar chips placed in a sachet. You’ll need to sand these once a year

to get the cedar aroma fresh again. But this is only an annual chore.

5 Tips for Breaking a Weight Loss Plateau

Anyone who has ever dieted has at some point reached a stall where weight

loss completely stops. It becomes very frustrating but all it takes is a few

simple changes…

1. Keep a daily calorie count of everything you eat and drink. I have had

my best results when I’m doing this. After a few months, you’ll remem-

ber roughly how many calories are in the foods you eat. Watch out for

things like salad dressings and sauces. They have more calories than you

think.

2. Be sure to eat enough calories. This amount is usually around 1,200

calories per day for women and 1,500 for men. After about a week of an extreme low calo-

rie diet, your metabolism will slow down and prevent you from losing weight.

3. Lower your carb intake. If you aren’t exercising very much, then you don’t need more than

about 100 carbs per day. Carbs are needed to fuel high intensity exercise so if you’re a carb

lover, then you must earn your carbs. Eat them after you exercise for best results.

4. Change your exercise routine. If you haven’t been exercising, then just start slowly and

you will see results. If you have been exercising, then you might need to make some

changes to your cardio and/or weight training routine. For instance, if you’ve been doing

long distance walking or running, then start adding in some sprints or stadiums.

5. Drink more water. When you become dehydrated from a low water intake, you will retain

water and this will show an increase on the scale. When you increase your intake, it will

flush out the toxins built up in your body from throughout the day. Drink before you need

it!

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Contact Information

David Whitehurst

David@ChampionCleaners.com

Rocky Ridge Cleaning Center

205.824.7737

Greystone Cleaning Center

205.408.2797

Calera Cleaning Center

205.668.4727

Pickup & Delivery Service

205.602.3842

Champion Wedding

Gown Specialist

Cleans, Preserves, Restores

205.588.4120

Textile Restoration Cleaning

and

Area Rug Cleaning

205.588.4121

We’re on the Web at ChampionCleaners.com

and

ChampionWedding

GownSpecialist.com

“Pleasing People is Easy If You Do Things The Hard

Way...and Hard if You Do Things the Easy Way”

~ David Whitehurst

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Life Lessons From Champ - Shine A Light On Loneliness

Editors Note: Champ is my 12 year old “rescue” Yellow Lab and my best friend (next to

Sherry). He never complains, he’s always happy to see me... and he’s wiser than most.

I’ve been feeling a little lonely lately. I guess I miss Molly.

I noticed that my Dad seemed a little sad, too, so I decided to

help him feel better.

Late one night, he was sitting on the couch and I jumped up

there with him and for a while we just looked at each other

and he rubbed my ears (I love that!). And after a while we

talked a little. We shared how we missed Molly and

remembered the fun we had together. We talked about the

weird things she did like jumping on my back for some unnatural reason. And

we laughed about her getting a toy and pushing it in my face until I got in the

mood to play with her. Dad did most of the talking...I’m a good listener.

And after awhile, we went to bed and the next day I realized that I felt a little less

lonely...a little happier...and more complete. And I think my Dad felt better, too.

I think our talk helped us both.

And this is what I learned:

When you’re lonely and don’t feel right about things, find someone who you

can share your feelings with, especially if they are feeling down, too. Shine a

light on your feelings. Share your heart. If you help someone else feel

better, it will help you feel better, too.

I feel better! I’m happy again!

Customers of the Month

Our Customers of the Month are recognized by our Customer Service Specialists because

they are a pleasure to serve. Each receives a $25 Champion Cleaners gift certificate.

Bud Cason (Bud’s Best Cookies Rock! We know because he brings us samples!) (Rocky Ridge)

Vallerie Mennen (Greystone)

Gail Nolen (Calera)

Memorial Day Hours

We will be closed for Memorial

Day on Monday, May 27.

Valet Service

For Memorial Day week only,

we will change our Dry

Cleaning Pickup and Delivery

Valet Service as follows:

Regular Monday/Thursday

service will be changed to

Tuesday/Thursday

and

Regular Tuesday Friday

service will be changed to

Wednesday/Friday

“QUOTES” of the Month

“Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.” ~ W. P.

Kinsella

“What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.” ~ Joseph Addison

“A shady business never yields a sunny life.” ~ B.C. Forbes

“If someone thinks that peace and love are just a cliche that must have been left

behind in the 60s, that's a problem. Peace and love are eternal.” ~ John Lennon

“ Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.”

~Anthony J. D'Angelo

“A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it

back when it begins to rain.” ~ Robert Frost

“Would you bet your paycheck on a weather forecast for tomorrow? If not, then

why should this country bet billions on global warming predictions that have even

less foundation? ~ Thomas Sowell

“In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.”

~Yogi Berra

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Don’t forget that we clean more than clothes

Comforters

Ugg boots

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Table cloths and Napkins

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Rocky Ridge Cleaning Center

2548 Rocky Ridge Road

Vestavia Hills, AL 35243

205.824.7737

Greystone Cleaning Center

5403 Highway 280, Suite 101

Hoover, AL 35242

205.408.2797

Calera Cleaning Center

4204 Highway 31

Calera, AL 35040

205.668.4727

15% Off Sweater and Golf Shirt Cleaning

Minimum 5 pieces, Maximum 10 pieces

Good for incoming orders only

One coupon per household in May 2013

Offer Expires May 31, 2013

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These 7 facts come from Woman’s Day Magazine:

1. In 1914, Anna Jarvis lobbied Congress to recognize

Mothers with a holiday on the second Sunday of May.

2. In 1948 Anna Jarvis was arrested for protesting the over-

commercialization of the holiday.

3. There are consistently more phone calls made on

Mother’s Day than any other day of the year.

4. Mother’s Day is the third most popular holiday in the

world, just after Christmas and Easter.

5. Florists might hawk huge Mother’s Day bouquets with

exotic blooms and designer names, but the traditional gift

is a single, simple carnation.

6. A research study through Harvard Medical School

concluded that flowers affect human behavior, making

people feel more compassionate toward others and

happier in general when fresh-cut blooms are around.

7. About 80 percent of Mother’s Day cards are purchased

by women.

The world’s most prolific Mother: Mrs. Feodor

Vassilyev, a Russian who had 69 children in 27 pregnan-

cies between 1725 and 1765. She had no single births, but

16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quads. It is

reported that 67 of those kids survived past infancy.

Mother’s Day Facts Including the Mother Who Had 69 Kids

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