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Ken D'Angelo Training Center christened with ceremony and reception
By Gregg Stengel Nearly 100 HomeVestors franchisees, associates, corporate staff, board members, friends, family and Ken D'Angelo Foundation board members witnessed the official dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Ken D'Angelo Training Center on Sept. 13. Attendees enjoyed the ceremony and reception inside the new facilities on the second floor of HVA's corporate office building.  | | Success System Training attendees, HVA staff, local franchisees and Ken D'Angelo's friends and family mingle in the lounge of the new training center. | | | |  | | Cliff Harmon greets fellow HomeVestors Board of Directors member and HVA Vice Chairman Fred Burley. | | | HomeVestors President and CEO Dr. John Hayes spoke to the audience about personal memories of Ken and what he meant to the many people in his life. "We've all been touched by Ken, whether you work here, or you're a franchisee, or you're a vendor or an investor. Ken knew that HomeVestors would continue to grow. Anybody else would have thought, 'This can't be done.' But Ken knew it could be. Ken was about opportunity. He never gave up." The new Ken D'Angelo Training Center was built for franchisee training, eliminating the need for an off-site training room. "We provide better services and better training to our franchisees than we've ever been able to before," said Hayes. "The new training center is just another part of our ongoing dedication to be the best franchisor for our franchise network."  | | Dallas locals Jennifer Raney (Jennifer Raney Investments, left) and Margaret Roan (Meadow Wood Homes) share stories with President and CEO John Hayes. | | | |  | | Guests and staff fill the beautiful Ken D'Angelo Training Center for the dedication ceremony. | | | The most recent class of Success System Training graduates had the unique privilege of graduating as part of the dedication ceremony. The seven new franchises are part of the third class to use the Ken D'Angelo Training Center since the facility opened in late May 2006. . . . Gregg Stengel is HomeVestors' Marketing Publications Manager and can be reached at 972-761-0046, ext. 189.
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