Daily Archives: May 24, 2010

New committee for PHAN

The Professional Housekeepers Association of NSW (PHAN) has chosen their new committee for this year. The AGM was held earlier this month. The committee members are as follows:

President Ms Chona Ogilvie Four Points by Sheraton
Vice President Ms Grace Esogon Sydney Harbour Marriott
Secretary Ms Zarife Melick The Menzies
Treasurer Ms Nela Neves Holiday Inn Darling Harbour
Assistant Treasurer Ms Kamila Smirski Shangri-la Hotel
Committee Ms Maureen Jolowicz Radisson Plaza Hotel
Committee Ms Lalini de Silva Star City
Committee Ms Tina Tian Four Seasons Hotel
Committee Ms Elizabeth Vega Wyndham Vacation Resorts
Committee TBC

The PHAN committee meeting was held on 7th May at the Sydney Harbour Marriott. Also present at the meeting were Liz Lycette as Public Officer and Josselyne Henin, visiting President of the Sister Housekeepers Association of French speaking part of Switzerland. Welcome to the 2010 PHAN committee!

Back row: left to right: Liz Lycette, Zarife Melick, Tina Tian, Lalini de Silva, Rachel Bonham (invited guest) Maureen Jolowicz, Grace Esogon. Seated left to right : Nela Neves, Chona Ogilvie, Josselyne Henin, Kamila Smirski

Tip: Carpet Stains – nail polish or glue

After a recent linkedin discussion on how to treat red wine stains on carpet we decided to post a series of tips to help you get rid of the toughest carpet stains.

Nail polish or glue:
You need the following equipment and products:
Fine-toothed metal nit comb, tissue, cotton balls, acetone, hairdryer, cloth, methylated spirits; or super glue removing liquids.

Wrap a fine-toothed metal nit comb in a tissue so the teeth come through the tissue. Don’t use a plastic comb as the acetone will melt it. Place the comb at a angle to the base of the carpet and wedge it underneath the stain. Dip a cotton ball in acetone and rub it over the top of the stain row by row, using a clean cotton ball for each row. Acetone can affect the carpet so make sure it doesn’t penetrate the base. Replace the tissue if it is wet. This is a slow process and may have to be repeated several times. If it is an epoxy resin stain, warm it first with a hairdryer. Then dip a cloth in boiling water, wring it and lay it over the stain until the cloth starts to cool. Then pinch and pull the cloth to remove as much of the resin as possible. Repeat this a few times before using acetone. To get rid of the smell of acetone, use methylated spirits and water. You can use acetone to remove superglue from carpet but it takes a long time. Try superglue removing liquids for a quicker result.

Source: Spotless by Shanon Lush and Jennifer Fleming