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1-800-SWEEPER Raises Over $60,000 to Help Homeless Veterans

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1-800-SWEEPER, the nationwide service alliance of independently owned power sweeping companies, partnered with the Veterans Matter organization to support their initiative to house homeless veteran’s this past Holiday Season.  1-800-SWEEPER was honored to support their initiative by sponsoring a charitable campaign, the 800 Challenge, beginning on Veterans Day – November 7, and running until December 31, 2020.

1-800-SWEEPER Partners solicited friends, family and business associates while promoting employee participation to meet the challenge of which Partner could raise the most money.  All donations went directly to Veterans Matter to help homeless vets and their families secure permanent housing. The National Homeless Veterans Housing Program is a collaborative effort with the Veterans Administration, which provides medical & mental assistance as well as employment training for those in need, giving veterans a fresh start and domestic autonomy. This organization does not receive funding from any large corporations, ALL funding comes from individual donations from Americans like us.

We’d like to thank our Partners that took the time and committed to raising money and participate in this worthy cause. 1-800-SWEEPER Partners raised $61,495 towards housing 80 veterans! $1000 in cash, or an equivalently valued prize of their choosing, was offered to the Partner who raised the most donations amongst the organization. The winner of the contest was Charles Joseph of All Care Sweeping in Kansas City, KS, who chose the cash prize and then  graciously donated the $1,000 back to the Veterans Matter organization. Ben Steyer, Executive Director of 1-800-SWEEPER said “$60,000 is a lot of money and the fact that we are able to assist in housing 80 veterans is awesome! Our efforts and donations made a significant difference in some very deserving lives”.  Twenty-five, 1-800-SWEEPER companies participated in the 800 Challenge as well as some 1-800-SWEEPER Vendor Partners. “We want to thank those Vendor Partners for stepping up and showing their support. We are grateful for our Partners, like Keystone Plastics and Smucker Manufacturing, for their support of this initiative”, says Steyer.  A formal check presentation will be scheduled in the upcoming month with Ken Leslie, Founder of Veterans Matter, in Toledo, OH.

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Welcome Clean Sweep of Orlando

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We’d like to welcome the newest 1-800-SWEEPER Partner, Mike Kirchner of Clean Sweep of Orlando. Mike is relatively new to the sweeping business. After living in Atlanta for the last twenty years his family recently moved to Winter Park Florida, a suburb of Orlando.  He has been happily married for 15 years, has two children and a dog named Bob Seger after his upbringing in Michigan.  Recently, he bought Clean Sweep of Orlando after spending 25 years in Corporate America.  Mike grew up in an entrepreneurial home and it was always a goal of his to run and own his own business.  “I wanted to spend all of my time and energy working on my customers behalf and less on the bureaucracy in corporate America”, says Kirchner.  Clean Sweep of Orlando was formed in 1986 and used to be the largest Parking Lot Sweeping company in Orlando.   Business has dwindled over the years and Mike’s goal is to return it to that stature once again.  Clean Sweep of Orlando offers power sweeping, portering, janitorial services, pressure washing and landscape maintenance. They also perform graffiti removal, parking lot striping and pothole repair.

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Welcome Maintenance Systems of Northern Ohio

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PROFESSIONAL AND RELIABLE PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE SINCE 1975

Maintenance Systems of Northern OH Inc. has been a contractor for pavement maintenance service since 1975. Maintenance Systems of Northern Ohio (MSNOH) was started in 1978 by Frank Rybaarcyk Sr.  In the beginning, the company focused on sweeping and maintenance of small retail shopping center parking lots.

Now owned by Robert Boehk since 2016, and run along with his son, Jacob, and daughter Lindzey, MSNOH pride themselves on providing quality service at a fair price.  They are a family owned business that is customer driven. Robert is an accomplished construction attorney with over 35 years in the heavy highway construction industry. Bringing this experience to MSNOH has made the transition to running a pavement maintenance company much easier. Their longevity is a credit to their customers – people who expect quality, service and value. They not only provide sweeping but other services such as sealcoating, asphalt repair, milling and paving and overlays. Their dedicated and talented team of employees understands the present task at hand… to protect your valuable investment with a guarantee of a high quality, long lasting product, priced fairly and serviced professionally.

Today the company’s primary services center around commercial, municipal, retail and mall parking facility maintenance, including sweeping, sealing, crack sealing, signage, pavement marking, and snow removal.  The company operates six large mechanical street sweepers and ten heavy-duty truck mounted vacuum sweepers.  Sweepers are regularly scheduled to sweep mall and retail parking lots and to clean up developments for building contractors.  They also perform regular and emergency clean-up service for local municipalities, Republic and others. MSNOH also works for many pavement contractors and developers on their commercial paving projects, providing the essential finishing touches such as pavement markings, parking bumpers and signs.

Maintenance Systems of Northern Ohio has been a 1-800-SWEEPER Partner since 2019. They are based in Elyria, OH and cover the Elyria / Cleveland / Akron areas representing area code 440. Let’s welcome them to the 1-800-SWEEPER family.

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1-800-SWEEPER Supports Veterans Matter to Kick Off Homeless Veterans Campaign on Veterans Day

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November 11, 2020, Toledo, Ohio: 1-800-SWEEPER is excited to announce their partnership with Veterans Matter to raise money for our homeless veterans with the 800 Challenge campaign. Veterans Matter is nationwide 501 © that aids in getting veterans in housing and back on their feet.

Homeless veterans need us right now, more than ever. We are inviting the nation to take the 800 Challenge and end veteran homelessness this Holiday season.  Beginning November 11h and running until December 30th, we are asking for donations to place our homeless military men and women into permanent housing.

The 800 Challenge is a fundraising effort created by 1-800-SWEEPER and is looking to raise $80,000 for the cause. 1-800-SWEEPER’s local Partner, Progressive Sweeping Contractors, will kick off the campaign in Toledo on Veterans Day, November 11th via a series of eblasts, social media posts and print media coverage.

Ben Steyer, Executive Director of 1-800-SWEEPER says, “giving back is paramount to our organization’s culture. We fully support our veterans and look forward to raising a lot of money for the 800 Challenge.”

If you’d like to get homeless vets off the street and into permanent housing this holiday season, visit www.veteransmatter.org/800challenge  or text the keyword 800Challenge6 to 71777. 

About 1-800-SWEEPER:

1-800-SWEEPER is a nationwide service network that brings independently owned sweeping companies from coast to coast under a unified marketing, purchasing and service structure. We are environmental experts and are committed to enhancing the communities we live and work in. We are available 24/7, 365 days a year. To learn more, visit at: https://www.1800sweeper.com.

About Veterans Matter:

The National Homeless Veterans Housing Program is the result of collaborative innovation integrating technology, housing, and the community; with the medical, mental, and employment services provided by the VA; that creates evidence-based results for our  veteran heroes in need, returning them to domestic autonomy. In other words, we bring people together to house as many homeless veterans as we can, as fast as we can in VA supported permanent housing, giving them a fresh start!

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