The Hamra Family

 

The Hamra Family

Wow! Seriously have the best job ever! Just met the amazing Hamra family and felt like I was right at home! We're so thankful for your $15 donation towards ‪#‎ToysForTots‬! Young Elijah on the right below even donated $10 of his own money! Last week we featured the father of this family as our ‪#‎FatherFriday‬ post. We're so inspired by this families generosity and willingness to help others. We appreciate your business and it was truly a pleasure to meet you all.

Thank you again for choosing DGM!

Paper Crane Challenge

Make a crane smaller than me and we'll clean your carpet for FREE!

Please tag us in your submissions on Instagram, Facebook or Vine.

Must be smaller than an adult male finger nail.

See time-lapse video on Facebook or YouTube.

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#FatherFriday

Travis

Every Friday we'll be posting photos of good black fathers to help fix one of biggest problems facing our community. We hope these positive images will battle all the negativity we see in the media and encourage others to step up and be fathers or fatherly figures to our youth. Show your support by tagging good fathers of any race you know and tagging us in your photos. This Friday we have a little bit of a twist for you because we realized that our ultimate goal was to help the children that suffer from not having a fatherly figure in their lives. Today, we’ll be honoring a true hero that fought for his country over 8.5 years in the US Army before being honorably and medically separated after an injury during his Iraq deployment. His family relocated from Tennessee to Michigan shortly after his return to start a new life. This God fearing man is the head of household to a beautiful multiracial family that he puts before everything else. He’s been married to his wife Jennifer for over 4 years now and has 4 beautiful bi-racial children of which two aren’t biological his own. His wife told us that everyone loves Travis because he’s the type of guy thats just gets along with people but whenever others question his ability to be a good father due to his race, he quickly proclaims “THEY ARE MY CHILDREN AND I AM THEIR FATHER!”. We want people to know his story because there are so very few men of his caliber in this world which is exactly why were honoring him today. Thank you for your service and for being the most amazing role model to your children and others.

One Month Later

Well folks it's been one month since we formed strategic partnership with LifeStraw and Rotary Club of Ft. Lauderdale to change our overall mission by including theirs as well. Our goal was to raise $250 and we were only $25 short of hitting our goal on time!!! Plus we'll actually hit $250 mark if nobody reschedules today and weather permitted lol ‪#‎MichiganProblems‬ Today morning we'll be mailing first check for $250 that'll easily help save at least 25-50 people's lives. We took a huge risk one month ago and decided to essentially cut our entire marketing budget to enable this partnership going into our slow season. Everyday it becomes more clear that it was the best decision we've ever made.

Thank you all so much for your help and generosity!

November Goal: $255 because if we're going to be realistic, we live in the Midwest and who knows what could happen next.

PS can't wait till you see the beautiful twist we have for tomorrow's ‪#‎FatherFriday‬ post.

Throwback Thursday

This Throwback Thursday post is extra special because it's about my youngest little brother, Austin. He's a recent graduate of Huron High School and currently enrolled at Washtenaw Community College. He's 19 years old, fit, handsome and too smart for his own good ladies 😉 I'm so unbelievably thankful and proud of all his hard work since he joined DGM this year. Unfortunately for him, he became my unofficial assistant all summer during crazy busy times. He helped recruit, hire and train new staff members in Metro Detroit and Ann Arbor. He coordinated schedules, consistently provided positive feedback and great ideas on so many different things from marketing to quality control. Ann Arbor/Detroit is the heart of this business and he was always there for me this summer when I needed him most. I've always been extra hard on him because Ive seen how much he's capable of but I often forget he's just 19 😓 Lord knows I made all kinds of mistakes and had no clue what I wanted to do when I was his age lol 😅 My little brother and I are now closer than ever before thanks to all his hard work and dedication to our mission. Your my best friend, I love you so much little brother and have never been more proud of you in my life. Please show him some ❤ folks!

#FatherFriday

Raphael

Every Friday we'll be posting photos of good black fathers to help fix one of biggest problems facing our community. Show your support by tagging good fathers of any race you know and tagging us in your photos. Our fourth amazing father is another one of my best friends, Raphael Downes. This God fearing young man has a truly inspiring story. Several years ago he became the proud father of the adorable little girl pictured above. His daughter Leilani was conceived in love but her mother left a year after she was born. We always hear about black fathers leaving but this young man battled heartbreak and homelessness while simultaneously raising his daughter as a single father. Today, he's a hardworking husband to his beautiful wife Chantal and father to the newest addition to the family, baby RJ. Raphael is also known as Rafa'el, local positive hip hop artist in Lansing, Michigan. He uses his music to illustrate that hip hop can be used to preach positive messages that everyone can enjoy. Thank you for being such an amazing role model to other black youth in so many different ways. Please show him some love on his Facebook page and support him by following him on Soundcloud: Rafa'el

PS The song below is about his daughter Leilani.

#FatherFriday

Every Friday we'll be posting photos of good black fathers to help fix one of biggest problems facing our community. Show your support by tagging good fathers of any race you know and tagging us in your photos. I'm very happy to say our third amazing dad for #FatherFriday will be my own. In the winter of early 1970's, My father relocated his family from Jamaica all the way up to Michigan. He proudly raised two young boys to become college educated and successful first generation Americans while chasing his own pursuit of the American dream. He's been married to my mother for over 40 years now and epitomizes the definition of a hard working black man. Thank you for being such an amazing role model.

Toys for Tots

We’re super excited to announce we'll be partnering with Toys for Tots between now and Christmas. As an incentive, we’ll give anyone who makes a new toy donation during next service 1 extra bedroom, rug, hallway or stairway cleaning. In addition, we’ll also be donating $5 for every job over $100.

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Customer Appreciation Sale

Over the past 3 years, you've helped us save hundreds of thousands of gallons of water from being wasted. Now, our green sustainable business model has a significant social impact thanks to our new partnership with LifeStraw and the Rotary Club of Ft. Lauderdale. We can only imagine how many lives we'll save over the next 3 years too. We're right on track to meet our minimum monthly goal of raising $250 before 11/12. As a token of our appreciation, you can use code THANKS for an extra 12% off all current deals and programs. Thank you all so much for your help!

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Breast Cancer Awareness

Our new partners @handsondetailing are truly amazing in so many different ways. These guys do outstanding work but most importantly, they try to give back every single chance they get. In addition to recently raising money for Breast Cancer Awareness, they're also donating 1 or 1/2 LifeStraw for all direct referrals from DGM customers. You can now book them directly on our website for auto, boat, plane detailing and much more. Learn more now at 

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Veteran's Day

Veterans Day is fast approaching so we decided to take a moment beforehand to thank our newest Chicago staff member. Chris was a Engineer in the U.S. Army for 5 years where he built roads, buildings and primarily worked with heavy equipment such as bull dozers, cranes and graders. He currently works two jobs while studying Political Science at the University of Chicago in Illinois and plans to attend law school after finishing undergrad. Chris hopes to get into politics one day and will very likely succeed. His older brother Nicholas helped us launch our first franchise outside of Michigan nearly two years ago. Over the past year, Chris has become an integral part of Chicago operations and consistently exceeds our expectations. We're so honored and grateful to have him as apart of our team. Thank you for your service, your dedication to our mission and for being a true role model to all young black men out there.

LivingSocial

Check out our newest deal with our partners at LivingSocial.com

Lora & Jon

Lora found us online through our partners at LivingSocial. Jon had the pleasure of introducing Lora to our new system and explaining how were changing the market for carpet cleaning from prices to processes. She was very impressed by the results and our professionalism. We truly appreciate your business and hospitality. Thank you again for choosing DGM!

Samira's Closet

It was a pleasure meeting and servicing @samiras_closet in Southfield, Michigan today! Samira is a true native of ‪Detroit and a perfectionist in everything she does. She has the style of a fashion mogul and the brains of a business tycoon. This stunning woman is a true role model to all young ladies out there. Your business and contribution is so greatly appreciated by our staff and partners! Go follow her now on Instagram @samiras_closet and check her store located at 29209 Southfield Rd, Southfield, MI 48076.

Bob & Tim

It was a spooky and chilly day in Detroit, MI but Bob managed to brighten Tim's morning and carpet!

Thank you for your hospitality and your business Tim!

Cars, Trucks, Planes OH MY!

We're so happy to announce our new partnership with Hands-On Auto Detailing.

As an official partner of DGM, now your car, truck, boat and plane detailing needs can save lives.

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Huevine

Were happy to announce our newest partnership with our friends at Huevine.

Huevine is one of Metro Detroit's premiere Skincare and Hair Removal Services with undeniable online reviews.

Huevine will be donating 10% of all sales from DGM customers between now and Thanksgiving to the Rotary Club of Ft. Lauderdale as part of our mission to help millions across the world without access to clean drinking water on a daily basis.

We greatly appreciate this generous offer and promise you'll be in the very best hands.

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Chris & Jon

Today will likely be one of the last great days of fall. This is only appropriate given how amazing it was to service Chris's home today. She's a true sweetheart, excellent hostess and now a beloved customer. We truly appreciate your business and hospitality.

LifeStraw & Rotary Water Project

Over 1 billion people across the world still don't have access to clean drinking water on a daily basis. We've partnered with LifeStraw & Rotary Club of Ft. Lauderdale to take the water we save and give it to those who need it most. For every job over $100, we're donating 1 LifeStraw. Every job under $100, we're donating 1/2 LifeStraw.