CSF of Mansfield Dollars for Scholars has concluded another successful holiday window painting contest and fundraiser. More than 23 Mansfield businesses donated more than $3,000 to CSF to have their windows painted. Their donations are designated for the June 2014 scholarships awards. Anonymous judges from the Mansfield Music and Arts Society determined the winners. The judges looked for composition, use of space, colors, and artistic ability.

The winners are:

Holiday Window Category - 1st place, Mansfield Electric Department, Calvin & Hobbs, by Rachel Tarantio, Haley Wagner, Leina Xu and Stephanie Walker; 2nd place, Carvallo & Signoriello, Donald Duck & Goofy, by Alexandra Peri, Brenna Driscoll, Haley Lynch and Megan Neely; 3rd place, at Mansfield Bank, Snowman, by Kristin Brangwynne and Emily Sarkisian; Honorable mention, Mansfield Fabric Care, Im Cute Rudolph window, by Alyssa Eagan, Carolyn Kennedy, Shannon McGrath and Lexie Wright.

Business Holiday Window Category - 1st place, Stefanos Pizza, Despicable Me Pizza Tree, by Aryana Nirenberg, Alexandra Wild and Courtney Cerretain; 2nd place: Mass. Premier Courts, Despicable Me Basketball, by Lauren Baldwin, Sara Paulson and Felicia Salden; 3rd place, Mansfield Post Office, Gingerbread Houses, by Cassie McKenney, Olivia Carlevale and Victoria Nelson; Honorable mention, Car Care Pros, Yellow Car, by Hannah Sankey, Christina Murphy, Kevin Moran and Craig Polutchko.

CSF asks you to join us in congratulating the 152 high school students from the town of Mansfield as well as students from Project Teammate who met the challenge as well as the award winning student artists. CSF also congratulates Mansfield students for donating food to Our Daily Bread Pantry.

CSF would like to thank the following businesses for their faithful support:

Barrows Insurance, Colonial Insurance, Carvallo & Signoriello, Cousins Pizza, Dry Cleaning Pros, Mansfield Bank, Mansfield Electric Department, Mansfield Eye Care, Mansfield Fabric Care, Mansfield Jeep-Chrysler, Mansfield Police Association, Mansfield Fire Association, Mansfield Health Center, Mansfield Post Office, Mansfield Variety & Deli, Mass Premier Courts, Miss Cindy School of Dance, Mockingbird Music, Pro Car Care, Stephanos Pizza, Stop & Shop, Sues Cleaners, Sharon Credit Union and North Easton Savings Bank.

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Cleaning windows is relatively straight forward once you have all the correct tools and know what you're doing.

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In your bucket all you need is cold water and some washing up liquid and that's it. There are people who swear by putting in a bit of vinegar and other rubbish but I wouldn't bother.

I've personally started using Ettore's Squeegee Off because Ive found it actually allows you to clean windows faster than if you just use regular washing up liquid. I dont think Squeegee Off gets the windows looking any cleaner than washing up liquid, but it does let you squeegee windows faster.

Im not sure why, but the Squeegee Off solution lives up to its name by getting more of the water off the window when you squeegee it. This is important because it means you have less detailing to do. (Detailing is the mopping up of trails and water at the edges of the window with a scrim/cloth after youve squeegeed it.) Because you dont have to spend as much time detailing, this makes you ultimately faster and capable of earning more money in a shorter period.

Another good thing I've found about Ettore Squeegee Off is that it allows the rubber blade of your squeegee to slide more easily over the glass. This again makes you faster, and it also prolongs the life of your squeegee rubbers.

The only real disadvantages with Squeegee Off I've found is that it's expensive, and that it also tends to dry out the skin on your hands a lot faster than regular washing up liquid. This can be irritating because your skin will begin to crack, and in winter the skin on your hands will crack anyway. I take moisturising cream out with me to counteract this problem. You could also rub some vaseline into your hands every now and again.

There are alternatives to Ettore Squeegee Off and Washing Up Liquid. GG3 and GG4 are two popular ones, you'll have to try them all to find out which you one prefer.

Like I said, regular washing up liquid works fine as it will get windows looking clean, and when you first start out as a window cleaner you wont have many customers so speed wont be an issue, youll just want to concentrate on doing a good job.

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A floor squeegee or squilgee.

A squeegee, squilgee or sometimes squimjim, is a tool with a flat, smooth rubber blade, used to remove or control the flow of liquid on a flat surface. It is used for cleaning and in printing.

The original squilgee was a long-handled, wooden-bladed tool fishermen used to scrape fish blood and scales from their boat deck, and to push water off the deck after it had been washed[citation needed].

The best-known of these tools is probably the hand-held window squeegee, used to remove the cleaning fluid or water from a glass surface. A soapy solution acts as a lubricant and breaks up the dirt, then the squeegee is used to draw the now water-borne dirt off the glass leaving a perfectly clean surface. Some squeegees are backed with a sponge which can soak up soapy water from a bucket for application to a dirty window.

With the development of the skyscraper in the 20th century, a more efficient tool for the cleaning of window exteriors was needed. Professional window washers began using the Chicago squeegee, a bulky tool with two heavy pink rubber blades. Changing the blades required the loosening of twelve separate screws. The modern single-blade window cleaning squeegee was patented by Ettore Steccone in 1936; it was made of lightweight brass with a very flexible and sharp rubber blade.[1] The Ettore Products Co. is still the leader in the squeegee market today.[2] Squeegee kits can include a telescoping pole to extend the washer's reach.

Simple squeegees are made in various shapes for household use, including the cleaning of shower doors, bathroom tile, and garage floors.

The "swivel method", or "fan method" as it is referred to by professionals, uses a series of strokes combined with turns that hold the water away from the leading edge of the squeegee; when the turn is completed in the opposing direction, there is no water and no dirt left isolated. However straight strokes, either horizontally or vertically are normally much more efficient than fanning. If a few spots are missed, a chamois leather cloth works better for touch up than a towel of cloth or paper.

This is caused by the squeegee being angled incorrectly forcing the water under the rubber blade out into the dry area of the glass or from solution being pushed up into the top edge of the window. The squeegee should instead be tilted in the direction that the blade is moving across the glass to force to water into the wet area of the glass.[3]

Another method used by window cleaners is to tap the blade on an already wet area of the glass to remove any excess water on the rubber blade.[4] Alternatively the rubber blade can be dried with a towel, although this method is slower and not practical when using extension poles.

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When Men In Kilts began offering franchise opportunities three years ago, expansion across North America was the goal. Each year the window cleaning business has seen several leaps towards this goal and 2013 was no different. Growth in franchise development and sales accompanied by great franchisee feedback in a survey conducted by Franchise Business Review, has helped acknowledge Men In Kilts as a great business franchise opportunity.

Men In Kilts CEO Tressa Wood says, 2013 was a great year for us. Our franchisee satisfaction rating was exceptional and the direction we are heading in for 2014 is exciting. We have worked hard on adding systems and support that will really impact the success and sustainability of our franchises, and help set them up for big growth as well. Improvements in our technical training, productivity tools, metrics and reporting, PR, SEO, social media and customer service were all a major focus as we grew this year and will continue to be moving forward.

In 2013, new locations opened in Boston, Toronto, and Edmonton bringing the Men In Kilts operation to a total of eleven franchisees in nine locations with plans to add ten to fourteen new franchise locations in 2014.

Wood continues, Our system wide revenue grew over 40% in 2013 and we anticipate even bigger growth in 2014. The reception we receive in new markets is amazing. Many markets across the U.S and Canada have heard of us now and prospects interested in buying a franchise have increased since opening some of our bigger markets in Boston and Philadelphia.

The cleaning industry is a multi-billion dollar industry with huge opportunity. Companies who focus on the customer and on building scalable systems will be the ones who lead the industry.

Wood concludes, Running a successful business is about having a vision and a plan, with tight execution. It also has a lot to do with people. Bringing on the right franchise owners who are aligned with our vision and brand, and retaining customers by delivering exceptional customer service is what will drive our brand forward and make us a household name.

To find our more about franchise opportunities and available markets visit http://www.meninkiltsfranchise.com.

About Men In Kilts Men In Kilts was started in 2002 by Nicholas Brand, a Vancouver based Scotsman who fashioned a hand-sewn kilt and put a visual to the otherwise faceless window cleaner.

By 2009, the location had grown to over one million in revenue and caught the attention of Tressa Wood, former VP of Operations from 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. Tressa joined the team as CEO and began the process of franchising the company. Men In Kilts now has locations across North America and plans to expand to every major metro by 2017.

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