<h3><strong>The Polar Bear Plunge</strong></h3>
We double-dared you to join us for this year’s Plunge with the incentive of ten free collectors if you could stay in the water as long as Dave. Ethan Horowitz of Solar Living and Rich Bonte of Sun Source showed up and followed Dave into a 38 degree ocean on a bright February afternoon with air temperatures in the low 40’s. While Rich never made it in past his waist, Ethan hung in there as long as Dave did and while they were still in the water, shook hands and the deal was done.

The Polar Bear Plunge is Aquatherm’s biggest fundraiser of the year which benefits Special Olympics. Rumor has it that Dave may up the ante’ next year, so if you want to take home some free collectors form next year’s Plunge, you might want to start practicing by taking a cold shower or two!
<h3><strong>Reduced Price Panels for Charity</strong></h3>
We‘re often asked if there’s anything we can do to help out a charitable organization like the boy scouts or girl scouts, like if we have factory seconds for their camp pool. Well, yes we do have seconds, but up till now it was just easier to cut them up, grind them up and see them again one day as headers.

We will now start saving them up and if you come across a bona fide 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization, give Dave a call, he’ll check our inventory and make them available for a reduced price.
<h3><strong>Industry Notes</strong></h3>
A year after Don Harter passed away, <strong>Harter Industries</strong> has shut their doors. For over 10 years we had sold them a private-label of the 2” SI collector they called Hi-Deluxe. They also sold an EPDM mat named Hi-Temp / E-Z Heat.

LeverEdge, producers of Hi-Tec, SM Plus and Guardian solar pool heating products are rebranding themselves under the name of <strong>Solar Hydronics</strong>.
<h3><strong>Upcoming Shows</strong></h3>
Aquatherm will be exhibiting at the<strong> ASES Solar 2011 </strong>show in Raleigh, North Carolina in May. The dates of the show are May 19 – 21 and we will be in booth 1101. <strong>Solar Power International</strong>, October 17-20<strong> </strong>is moving to a new home in Dallas this year after it outgrew every exhibition hall in California. We hope to see some of you there!<strong> </strong>
<h3><strong>Summer Sales Retreat</strong></h3>
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Congratulations are in order to <strong>Mark and Lori Naylor, Scott and Lisa Bologna, Terry and Sue Naylor, Bill and Trina Long, Brandon Chase </strong>and his new fiancé<strong> Michelle Stewart, </strong>who joined us in Cabo last year<strong>, Rich and Karen Bonte, Richard and Diana Good, Rick and Maureen Vasquez, Rob and Lisa Shepherd and Dave and Marilyn Setter</strong> for making it to this year’s exciting five day Summer Sales Retreat at the Loews Hotel and Resort in the heart of South Beach from July 26 through the 30<sup>th</sup>. A well deserved break for all of you!

<strong>Aquatherm’s Holiday Schedule</strong>

<strong></strong>As a reminder, Aquatherm will be closed for Good Friday, April 22 and for Memorial Day, Monday, May 30.