Fall is upon us meaning show season and the preparation for the winter holidays. I hope you enjoyed the summer, although here in the northeast it surely was a wet one.

We have some very exciting and important, time-sensitive matters for you. Please take a few minutes and let us know if we can count on you to support us in our quest to support you our members and the less fortunate.

Worlds of Wellness - Atlantic City - NOV 11, 12 & 13

We invite you to participate in a 3-hour workshop on Monday, November 10th entitled "The Merging of Medicine & Spa". Be part of this workshop in way of presenting your experience and share your knowledge. Contact the IMSA office at 201-865-2065 immediately, as we need to finalize the workshop outline. Presenters will be entitled to one night FREE stay at the recently opened Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa, plus you will be able to work out of the our booth in exchange for helping us sign up members in both associations.

Melanoma Research Foundation - MRF

Join the fight against Melanoma
Fundraising efforts are well under way
2003 Wings of Hope Dinner on November 5 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City is accepting reservations and donations in form of items for their Silent Auction. If you are in or near New York or maybe visiting we would be happy to welcome you at the dinner. Time is of an essence - send in your donation form and make your reservations NOW!
Here are several items for you to read, download, fill out and submit:
(a)   Facts & Figures about Melanoma
(b)   Your contribution form to the Silent Auction that evening. I sincerely hope that our membership will participate generously.
(c)   Other ways to become a benefactor/contributor/sponsor
(d)   Advertisement opportunities in the dinner program guide honoring one of our own industry leaders - ALLURED Publishing!

The A,B,C,D's of Melanoma - order your poster today (proceeds from the sale benefit the MRF)!
   Please FAX these forms to MRF 2003 HQ at 732-821-5955 or call Bill Marsch at 732-821-5522

Get involved


The charity section on www.dayspaassociation.com website is growing in leaps and bounds. Check it out and let us know if we can add your charity - this is FREE for members of the IMSA / DSA!

AmeriDollars


You can help your local or national charity to earn money without any cost or effort on your part and you can gain valuable new customers and earn money too!
* AmeriDollars allows consumers to receive rebates when they shop at participating online or retail merchants. They have the option of taking the rebate they earned or donating it to a participating charity/organization. You can join AmeriDollars for FREE to save money when you shop by clicking here

* Spa owners can join AmeriDollars to drive customers to their business without any advertising risk. There is no upfront cost to join AmeriDollars, they simply pay a % of the total sales from the customers that we drive to them. To learn how your business can join AmeriDollars with no upfront cost click here.

* A charity/organization can use AmeriDollars as a fundraiser. There is no cost to join AmeriDollars as a participating organization and our users/your supporters can assign their rebates to your cause. With the power of the Internet, its very easy to email friends/family/associates to join AmeriDollars on behalf of your organization to increase the amount of money raise in your fundraising campaign. To learn more how your charity/organization can use AmeriDollars as a fundraising tool click here

Brought to you by AmeriMerchant- a IMSA / DSA member that will provide working capital for you when the bank says NO!

Call for Speakers for 1994:

The IMSA has committed to workshops at the following shows:

Hannelore goes to Cornell! Prof. Mary H. Tabacchi who is teaching a Spa Management Course within the School of Hotel Administration of Cornell University since the early 1980's, hosted a Day Spa lecture with Hannelore Leavy during the third week of September. Undergraduate and graduate students were enthused by the presentation. We hope that our lecture will bring many new managerial blood into the day spa industry in the years to come. Prof. Tabacchi agreed to incorporate some research studies for the day spa industry on behalf of the IMSA/DSA in her class work! If you have any input about what you would like to know, let us have it, so we can design some research projects to the class of 2004!

Spa Finder is looking to put you and your spa in their editorial pages

We'd like to inform Spa Finder readers about upcoming special events at spas. Please let us know about guest speakers, special programs, workshops, classes, and excursions, as well as new treatments or services. We will be reporting on events scheduled between January 15 and March 15 for the January/February 2004 issue.

Please be sure to include the following information in your reply: 1. The title of the program, treatment, class, or service and a brief description: 2. The name of your spa, as you would like it to appear in the magazine: 3. Where your spa is located: 4. Your name and phone number:
The DEADLINE for your reply is October 17, 2003.
Please reply to this e-mail (events@spafinder.com) or send a fax to
212-924-7173. Thank you

Please address all concerns to MedSpaAssn@aol.com.