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BEVERLY, MA - Fantastic Sams®, the largest full-service hair care franchise with more than 1400 salons, honored its top salons and stylists at its annual Fantastic Sams International Convention held in Orlando. “We are pleased to honor our Fantastic Sams salon owners and stylists for their outstanding achievements in 2006,” said Scott Colabuono, President and CEO of Fantastic Sams. “With their hard work, dedication and talent, we have become one of the top beauty franchises in the U.S. with 1400 salons worldwide and counting!” he continued.

Fantastic Sams honored its top fifty salons (based on weekly revenue) with an award and special dinner celebration. The Fantastic Sams salons, in order from #1 to #50 were (owner, location):

1. John T. and Earl W. Wise – Brighton, MI
2. Sam and Marilyn Tokatly – Corona, CA
3. Jung Ja McDonald-Chock – Waipahu, HI
4. Tony Fry – Canton, MI
5. Joanne Le – Honolulu, HI
6. Paul William Rivard – Jaspar, IN
7. Don and Lisa Que – Kapolei, HI
8. Robert Cornell – Colonie, NY
9. Chuck and Judith Ruggeri – Mount Pleasant, PA
10. Brian and Lisa Effler – Loveland, CO
11. Harry Suhendra – Marina Del Ray, CA
12. Ed and Brenda Daniel – Scottsdale, AZ
13. Paul William Rivard – Princeton, IN
14. Jung Ja McDonald-Chock – Ewa Beach, HI
15. James M. Veltman – San Diego, CA
16. Brian and Lisa Effler – Ft. Collins, CO
17. Janice and Robert Shufelt – Clifton Park, NY
18. Erika de la Fuente – San Dimas, CA
19. Lee Thompson and Florence Volkom – Yorba Linda, CA
20. John and Cynthia McCurry – New Braunfels, TX
21. Conrad and Apollonia Trinkaus – Englewood, CO
22. Richard and Sara Bielecki – San Antonio, TX
23. Thomas and Sharon Murray – Cranberry Township, PA
24. James M. Veltman – Rancho Bernardo, CA
25. Mary Jane Maroon – Jackson, TN
26. Edward and Mary Mowles – Menifee Valley, CA
27. Glen and Rosemary Adams – Louisville, KY
28. Jeff and Deborah Poulton – Wakefield, RI
29. Charles Nobbe – Hudson, FL
30. Kevin and Jane Kaatz – Oak Lawn, IL
31. Tom and Jan Hunter – Spanaway, WA
32. Dennis and Toni Karre – Litchfield Park, AZ
33. Jean Bernard – Fall River, MA
34. Fred and Mary Ohsol – Bridgeville, PA
35. Darius and Parvin Haghighat – Yucaipa, CA
36. Kyong H. An – Aiea, HI
37. Richard and Sara Bielecki – San Antonio, TX
38. C. Terry Welch – Fontana, CA
39. Sam and Marilyn Tokatly – Norco, CA
40. Anita de la Cruz – Pearl City, HI
41. Tom and Jan Hunter – Auburn WA
42. Ray Rufener and Martha Barton – Riverside, CA
43. Judy Cumberland and Lisa Johnson – San Diego, CA
44. Craigh and Barbara Morris – Corona, CA
45. Anthony H. Fry – Ann Arbor, MI
46. Charles and Judith Ruggeri – Greensburg, PA
47. Wagih Awad – Burbank, CA
48. J.G. and Helen Huitt – Arvada, CO
49. Mohmad and Maryam Amirmassoudi – Camarillo, CA
50. Erika de la Fuente – Torrance, CA

The winner of the Weekly Guest Count Award was the Fantastic Sams Salon in Brighton, MI, owned by John T. and Earl W. Wise. The other top salons were (in order from #2 to #5, owner and location): Tony Fry, Canton, MI; Chuck and Judy Ruggeri, Mt. Pleasant, PA; Don and Lisa QUue, Kapolei, HI; and Jung Ja McDonald-Chock, Waipahu, HI.

The winner of the Weekly Product Sales Award was the Fantastic Sams salon in Corona, CA, owned by Sam and Marilyn Tokatly. The other top salons were (in order from #2 to #5, owner and location): Joanne Le, Honolulu, HI; Conrad and Abby Trinkaus, Englewood, CO; John T. and Earl W. Wise, Brighton, MI; and Paul William Rivard, Jasper, IN.

The winner of the Weekly Color Services Award was the Fantastic Sams salon in Corona, CA owned by Sam and Marilyn Tokatly. The other top salons were (in order from #2 to #5, owner and location): Ed and Brenda Daniel, Scottsdale, AZ; Jean Bernard, Fall River, MA; Robert Cornell, Colonie, NY; and Jung Jan McDonald-Chock; Waipahu, HI.

The winner of the Weekly Perm Count Award was the Fantastic Sams salon in Decatur, GA owned by Deborah Forrest. The other top salons were (in order from #2 to #5, owner and location): Melissa and Robert Kane, Zephryllis, FL; Charles Nobbe, Hudson, FL; Robert Cornell, Colonie, NY; and Tom and Jane Hunter, Auburn, WA.

About Fantastic Sams:
Fantastic Sams® is a self-owned corporation with more than 1400 salons worldwide and 10,000 employees. It has been consistently ranked one of the top 50 franchises in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500® list and most recently ranked as #45 in 2006. Fantastic Sams has been ranked #1 and #2 in the hair care category since 2000, and has been voted as one of the top 100 Fastest Growing Franchises.