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Pleatco Crowns the 2020 Perfect PoolGuy & PoolGal!

Jesse Gist and Shannon Sellers are the final winners of this year’s Pleatco Perfect PoolGuy / PoolGal Search.

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PHTA Award: Retailer of the Year

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance is proud to announce the winner of its 2020 Retailer of the Year Award. This year’s award winner is as follows: National Pools of Roanoke, Inc.: Ginnie Vaughan, General Manager & Jason Vaughan, Vice PresidentThe Retailer of the Year Award recognizes one outstanding retailer that has advanced the retail profession through outstanding achievements and dedication to the industry. Ginnie Vaughan, general manager of National Pools, joined the company full-time in 2003 after graduating from Virginia Tech with a bachelor’s degree in hospitality & tourism management. With a specialty in outdoor furniture, she helps manage the company’s retail store, overseeing purchasing and sales of the department. Armed with extensive product knowledge, water chemistry expertise and computer management skills, Ginnie also leads the National Pools retail sales team. With nearly 18 years of experience, Ginnie takes pride in offering superior service to every National Pools customer. As a dedicated PHTA member, she assists her husband Jason Vaughan with all of the duties at their local chapter.

PHTA Award: Young Professional of the Year

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance is proud to announce the winner of its 2020 Young Professional of the Year Award. This year’s award goes to:

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PHTA Announces 2020 Certified Service Professional of the Year Award Recipient

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance is proud to announce the winner of its 2020 Certified Service Professional of the Year Award. This year’s award winner is as follows: Craig Sears, President and Founder, Sears Pool ManagementThe Certified Service Professional of the Year Award is a peer-nominated award. Each year, it is awarded to one CSP who has advanced the service profession through outstanding achievements and dedication to the industry.

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PHTA Announces 2020 Certified Building Professional Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

The award honors those who have advanced the pool building profession through outstanding achievements and dedication to the industry.

Meet the 2020 Pleatco Perfect PoolGuy and Gal

Congratulations to the 2020 Pleatco Perfect PoolGuy and Gal — Jesse Gist of Gallagher Pools and Spas and Shannon Sellers of Jeff's Pool and Spa Service.

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Pleatco’s Perfect Pool Guys and Gals Near the Finish Line

The finalists for the Pleatco Perfect PoolGuy and PoolGal Award have been announced after much deliberation. They will be on hand for the virtual awards ceremony that begins at 7 p.m. ET on Nov. 19, broadcasted live from Pleatco's brand new production facility in Louisville, Ky. Register for the event here.

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The Home Stretch: Who Will be Crowned Pleatco Royalty?

After months of sorting through online entries, casting votes and deliberation, the finalists for the Pleatco Perfect PoolGuy and PoolGal Award have been announced. The finalists will be on hand for the virtual awards ceremony that begins at 7 p.m. ET on Nov. 19, broadcasted live from Pleatco's brand new production facility in Louisville, Ky. Register for the event here.

Team Horner Group Recognized With Cigna Well-Being Award

Cigna has selected Team Horner Group as a recipient of the annual Cigna Well-Being Award for demonstrating a strong commitment to improving the health and well-being of its employees through a workplace wellness program. Team Horner Group’s well-being program, called Color Me Healthy, was noted for its employee teams having the power to choose the well-being initiatives offered. These initiatives address many aspects of well-being and provide support in a variety of ways including one to one coaching for nutrition, stress, fitness, financial concerns and parenting. “At Team Horner Group, the well-being of our 500 employees and their families is a top priority. We are honored to be selected as a recipient of the Cigna Well-Being Award,” says Bill Kent, CEO. “We know psychologically healthy employees are happier, more productive and better engaged with their work, which is good for everyone”. While poor health takes a physical toll on workers, it is also a burden to employers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. employers lose more than $225 billion each year in productivity due to employee health problems. Cigna Well-Being Award applicants are evaluated based on the core components of their wellness program, including leadership engagement, company culture, strategy and goals, implementation and employee engagement. All applications are scored and reviewed by a panel of Cigna health promotion experts.

PHTF Awards Board Fellowship

The Pool and Hot Tub Foundation has awarded Emily Dunlap, a University of Texas at Austin exercise physiology Ph.D. student, one of two Board Fellowships to support continued academic studies. These fellowships are awarded to graduate students or post-doctoral fellows conducting research on aquatic activity health benefits or risk aversion. Ms. Dunlap, an aquatic physical therapist, seeks to further her research on the benefits of aquatic activities for wellness and rehabilitation.

PHTA Announces Board Scholarship Recipient

The Pool and Hot Tub Alliance has announced CPO-certified Bradley Griffith as the recipient of PHTA’s Board Scholarship. This award is intended to advance public health through improvement to the safety of aquatic environments by helping pool professionals or their direct descendants continue academic studies. To be considered, applicants must be a certified pool professional or an immediate family member and must submit an application package for the board to review.

Griffin Pools Named in Pebble Tec's World's Greatest Pools

Griffin Pools is continuing its 45-year history of setting the industry standard in new pool construction. Two of Griffin Pools’ stunning new pool projects in Lake Wales, Fla., were named in the 2019 edition of Pebble Tec's World's Greatest Pools, which recognizes pool design that goes above and beyond in design and appearance.

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