CleanRite owner is Dawn M. Verhaeghe, whose home office is in Walkerton, Indiana. After graduating from John Glenn High School, Dawn went on to graduate from Ferris State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business in 1996. She also holds an Associate’s Degree from Southwestern Michigan College (1991) and a Management Degree from Ivy Tech College (1991).

Dawn waitressed and cleaned homes throughout college, fitting her work responsibilities around her school schedule. From an early age, she learned from her family the importance of a clean house. While she was growing up, her home was always cleaned weekly and spring cleaning was an annual event during Spring Break.

In 2000, Dawn started CleanRite Cleaning Services, not only to run a successful business from her home and stay home with her children, but also to help others enjoy a clean home or business. She now has 15 dynamic employees.

In 2007, CleanRite Cleaning Services serviced 30 residential accounts as well as 15 weekly commercial accounts. This number does not include many one-day jobs; apartment cleaning; initial cleaning for new homes, remodeled residences, and fire restoration jobs; job site cleanup; and window cleaning.

At CleanRite, our mission is to help you set up a cleaning program in your home/office that will benefit you and your family/business. Your satisfaction is our #1 concern.



Most Deserving Mom
CleanRite Cleaning Services Announces the 2008 "Most Deserving Mom" Contest Winner

Walkerton - CleanRite Cleaning Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that Penny Groth, a third-grade teacher from South Bend, Indiana is the 2008 winner of the "Most Deserving Mom" Essay Contest. According to her daughter Lauren, Penny deserves a clean house because she spends all of her waking moments "contributing to the education and development of the next generation."

Dawn Gorby-Verhaeghe, owner of CleanRite Cleaning Services, launched the annual essay contest in 2005 to reward one special mom each year on Mother's Day with a real treat, a free professional house cleaning. The judges, five CleanRite employees, found it difficult to select a winner this year with so many deserving nominees.

Lauren Groth says, "My mom is a third-grade teacher whose job never stops when the last bell rings. She spends nights, mornings, and weekends adorning papers with stickers, writing kids personal notes, calling parents to touch base, and giving her life to help ensure a brighter future for her students. In my entire 25 years, she has never once had the money or ability to hire a cleaning service, and her job never stops for 'spring cleaning' time. Our house is an accumulation of years of cleaning that has been put off for more important goals, and it shows! I know this treat would mean the world to her and would be a small reward for the countless hours and personal time she has sacrificed to do something she loves so much."

In awarding the prize, Dawn Gorby-Verhaeghe announced that CleanRite is also presenting each of the more than 40 entrants and their nominees with a $25.00 gift certificate, good toward one initial housecleaning because, in her eyes, "each one is a winner." The grand prizewinner, Penny Groth, will enjoy a professionally cleaned home sometime in May.

L to R: Penny Groth - Winner Mother, Lauren Groth - Daughter wrote essay, Taylor Verhaeghe, Seth & Hunter, (Dawn's sons) Haley Verhaeghe (Dawn's kids presenting award)



Judges
  CleanRite Residential Employees
L to R:
   Jody Joyner,
   Terry Peterson,
   Laura Gorby,
   Jamie Humphrey,
   Elizabeth Coffin