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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10(a)

                               G&K SERVICES, INC.

                                  AMENDMENT TO
                         1996 DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN

         THIS AMENDMENT TO THE 1996 DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN (the "Amendment")
dated as of August 30, 2001, amends the 1996 Director Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan") of G&K Services, Inc. (the "Company"). Except as otherwise explicitly
set forth herein, all provisions of the Plan shall remain in full force and
effect. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment without definition shall have
the meanings set forth in the Plan.

         WHEREAS, the Plan was adopted by the Company pursuant to resolutions of
the Board of Directors on August 29, 1996 and approved by the Company's
shareholders on October 31, 1996;

         WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan as hereinafter provided.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is amended as follows:

         1.   INCREASE IN NUMBER OF SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. Section 4(b) of
the 1996 Director Stock Option Plan is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
follows:

                    4(b)There may be issued under the Plan pursuant to the
         exercise of Options an aggregate of not more than 100,000 shares of
         Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 6 below.
         If any Option is cancelled, terminates or expires unexercised, in whole
         or in part, any shares of Common Stock that would otherwise have been
         issuable pursuant thereto will be advisable for issuance under new
         Options.

         2.   EFFECTIVE DATE. This Amendment shall be effective upon approval
thereof by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's 2001 annual
shareholder meeting.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be
executed by the undersigned officer, thereunto duly authorized pursuant to the
resolutions of the Board of Directors.

                                   G&K SERVICES, INC.:

                                   By:    /s/ Thomas R. Moberly
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                   Name:  Thomas R. Moberly
                                        -------------------------------------
                                   Title: President & Chief Executive Officer
                                         ------------------------------------

                                                                             35Prepared by MERRILL CORPORATION

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EXHIBIT 4.1    
    

AMENDMENT NO. 2

To

CREDIT FACILITIES AGREEMENT

(that was Effective March 20, 2001)

by and between

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

as Administrative Agent and a Lender

and

THE OTHER LENDERS SIGNATORY THERETO

and

YOUNG INNOVATIONS, INC.

as Borrower  

    In consideration of their mutual agreements herein and for other sufficient consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, YOUNG
INNOVATIONS, INC. ("Borrower"), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (as "Administrative Agent") and the undersigned Lenders who signed the Original Loan Agreement, agree as follows: 

1.  Definitions; Section References. The term "Original Loan Agreement" means the Credit Facilities Agreement effective as of
March 20, 2001, between Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lenders signatory thereto, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 thereto effective April 20, 2001. The term
"this Amendment" means this Amendment. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings defined in the Original Loan Agreement, except that the term "this Agreement" in the
Original Loan Agreement shall be deemed to mean the Original Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Section references are to sections of the Original Loan Agreement unless otherwise indicated. 

2.  Effective Date of this Amendment. Provided that Administrative Agent has received this Amendment fully executed by all parties hereto
and each of the documents and other items listed or described on Exhibit A hereto as being required to be obtained, delivered or satisfied on or before the Effective Date (as hereinafter
defined), with each being satisfactory to Administrative Agent and (as applicable) duly executed and (also as applicable) sealed, attested, acknowledged, certified, or authenticated, this
Amendment shall be effective September 28, 2001 (the "Effective Date"). If this Amendment does not become effective, the Original Loan Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as it
existed in the absence of this Amendment. 

3.  Amendments to Original Loan Agreement.  

The
Original Loan Agreement is amended as follows, all such amendments to be effective on the Effective Date unless otherwise indicated: 

3.1.  Increase in Revolving Loan Commitment. The amount "$20,000,000" in Section 3.1.1 is deleted and replaced with the amount
"$40,000,000". 

3.2.  Interest Rates. Sections 4.4 and 4.5 are deleted and replaced with the following: 

4.4.  Adjusted Base Rate; Adjusted Eurodollar Rate. The Adjusted Base Rate for any Base
Rate Loan shall be the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Increment determined from the table in Section 4.5. The Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for any
Eurodollar Loan shall be the Eurodollar Rate plus the applicable Eurodollar Increment determined from the table in Section 4.5. 

4.5.  Base Rate Increments; Eurodollar Increments; Revolving Loan Commitment Fee. The Base Rate Increment and Eurodollar Increment for
each Loan shall be determined by Administrative Agent in accordance with the following table and based upon the ratio of 

 

Borrower's Funded Indebtedness (as defined in Section 15.1) to Borrower's EBITDA (as defined in Section 15.1)).   

	If the ratio of Borrower's Total

Funded Indebtedness to EBITDA is:
	 	The Eurodollar

Increment

shall be:
	 	The Base Rate

Increment

shall be:
	 	Revolving Loan

Commitment Fee (per

annum)
	 
	Greater than or equal to 2.00 to1	 	2.25	%	0.50	%	0.25	%
	Greater than or equal to 1.75 to 1 but less than 2.00 to1	 	1.75	%	0.25	%	0.20	%
	Greater than or equal to 1.50 but less than 1.75 to 1	 	1.50	%	0.00	%	0.15	%
	Less than 1.50 to 1	 	1.00	%	0.00	%	0.15	%

The
initial Base Rate Increment and Eurodollar Increment (to be effective as of September 28, 2001) shall be 0.00% and 1.00%, respectively. Thereafter, the applicable Base Rate Increment and
Eurodollar Increment shall be re-determined by Administrative Agent promptly after each delivery by Borrower to Administrative Agent of Borrower's Financial Statements for each fiscal
quarter of Borrower (and accompanying Compliance Certificate) as required in Section 13.13.2 and will become applicable on the second day following the day when Borrower delivers such Financial
Statements (and accompanying Compliance Certificate) to Administrative Agent. If Borrower does not deliver such Financial Statements (and accompanying Compliance Certificate) to Administrative Agent
within the time period required by Section 13.13.2, then from the date such Financial Statements were required to be delivered until the date of such delivery, the highest possible Base Rate
Increment and Eurodollar Increment shall become applicable and shall remain applicable until Borrower delivers such Financial Statements (and accompanying Compliance Certificate) to Administrative
Agent and Administrative Agent determines the correct Base Rate Increment and Eurodollar Increment. The Eurodollar Rate for each Eurodollar Loan shall be determined by Administrative Agent before the
beginning of the applicable Interest Period and shall apply throughout such Interest Period. 

3.3.  Revolving Loan Commitment Fee. Section 5.1 is amended by replacing the phrase "the daily equivalent of an annual rate of
0.15%" with the phrase "the daily equivalent of an annual rate equal to the applicable Revolving Loan Commitment Fee specified in the table in Section 4.5". 

3.4.  Standby Letter of Credit Fee. Section 5.2 is amended by replacing the phrase "Eurodollar Increment" as it appears in such
Section to the phrase "then applicable Eurodollar Increment". 

3.5.  Extension of Maturity. The date "April 30, 2004", each place it appears in Section 6.1.2, is deleted and replaced
with the date "September 28, 2004". 

3.6.  Representations and Warranties. The following new Section 11.33 is added immediately after Section 11.32: 

11.33.  Permitted Redemptions. All actions taken by the Company in connection with all Permitted Redemptions (including but not limited
to all actions taken by the company in connection with the repurchase of shares owned by George Richmond) through the Effective Date have been taken in accordance with all applicable Laws, including
without limitation all applicable SEC regulations. 

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3.7.  Affirmative Covenants. The following new Section 13:20 is added immediately after Section 13.19: 

13.20.  Permitted Redemptions. All Permitted Redemptions (including but not limited to the repurchase of shares owned by George Richmond)
will be completed in accordance with all applicable Laws, including without limitation all applicable SEC regulations. 

3.8.  Permitted Indebtedness—Capital Leases. The amount "$1,000,000", as it appears in Section 14.2.5, is deleted and
replaced with the amount "$2,000,000". 

3.9.  Acquisitions.

3.9.1.  Individual Acquisition Dollar Limitation. The amount "$7,500,000", as it appears in Section 14.6.2, is deleted and
replaced with the amount "$10,000,000". 

3.9.2.  Due Diligence Materials; Pro Forma Financial Statements; Historical Financial Statements; Agreements and Certificates. The
following sentence is added after the first sentence of Section 14.6.4.2:
"Such pro forma financial statements shall also reflect that, after giving effect to the acquisition, Borrower's pro forma Funded Indebtedness to EBITDA must be less than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00. 

3.10.  Financial Covenants.  

3.10.1.  Maximum Ratio of Total Funded Indebtedness to EBITDA. The ratio "2.00 to 1.00", as it appears in Section 15.2, is deleted
and replaced with the ratio "2.25 to 1.00". 

3.10.2.  Maximum Ratio of Total Funded Indebtedness to Total Capitalization. Section 15.3 of the Original Loan Agreement is
deleted and replaced with the following: 

15.3  Maximum Ratio of Total Funded Indebtedness to Total Capitalization. The ratio of Borrower's Total Funded Indebtedness to Total
Capitalization, measured at the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrower (a) during the period commencing on September 28, 2001 and continuing until December 31, 2002 shall not be
greater than 0.50 to 1.00, and (b) during the period commencing on January 1, 2003 and continuing until the Revolving Loan Maturity Date shall not be greater than 0.45 to 1.00. 

15.4  Minimum EBITDA. Section 15.4 of the Original Loan Agreement is deleted and replaced with the following: 

15.4.  Borrower's EBITDA measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of Borrower ending during each period specified below (in
each case calculated for the four fiscal quarters then ended) shall not be less than the amount specified for such period below: 

	Period
 
	 	Minimum EBITDA
 

	September 28, 2001 to September 30, 2002	 	$	14,000,000
	October 1, 2002 to September 30, 2003	 	$	15,500,000
	October 1, 2003 and the last day of each calendar quarter thereafter	 	$	17,000,000

3.11.  Revised Definitions.  

3.11.1.  Adjusted Eurodollar Rate. The Section reference "4.5" in the definition of "Adjusted Eurodollar Rate" in the Glossary attached
to the Original Loan Agreement as Exhibit 2.1 is deleted and replaced with the Section reference "4.4". 

3.11.2.  Base Rate Increment. The Section reference "4.4" in the definition of "Base Rate Increment" in the Glossary attached to the
Original Loan Agreement as Exhibit 2.1 is deleted and replaced with the Section reference "4.5". 

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3.11.3.  Permitted Redemptions. The amount $15,000,000 in the definition of "Permitted Redemptions" in the Glossary attached to the
Original Loan Agreement as Exhibit 2.1 is deleted and replaced with the amount "$20,000,000". Borrower may repurchase Treasury Stock using the proceeds of this Agreement, however the total
amount to be paid for repurchase may not exceed $20,000,000, unless otherwise approved by the Required Lenders. 

3.12.  Deleted Definitions. The definitions of the terms "Adjusted New Worth" and "Treasury Securities Amount" are deleted from the
Glossary attached to the Original Loan Agreement as Exhibit 2.1. 

4.  Effect of Amendment. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or
remedy of Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Original Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Original Loan Agreement, or any of
the other Loan Documents. Each reference in the Original Loan Agreement to "the Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof", "herein", or words of like import, shall be read as referring to the Original Loan
Agreement as amended hereby. 

5.  Representations and Warranties of Borrower. Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lenders that (i) execution, delivery
and performance of this Amendment, and all transactions contemplated by the Amendment, have been duly authorized by all requisite action of Borrower; (ii) no consents are necessary from any
third parties for Borrower's execution, delivery or performance of this Amendment or in connection with any transaction contemplated by this Amendment, (iii) this Amendment and the Original
Loan Agreement constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof against
Borrower may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the enforceability of creditors rights generally or by equity principles of general application, (iv) except as
disclosed on the
supplemental disclosure schedule attached hereto as Exhibit B and the disclosure schedule attached to the Original Loan Agreement, all of the representations and warranties contained in
Section 11 of the Original Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, are true and correct with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Effective Date, and (v) there is no Existing
Default and no Default or Event or Default will occur immediately or with the passage of time or giving of notice as a consequence of this Amendment becoming effective. 

6.  Reaffirmation. Borrower hereby acknowledges and confirms that (i) except as expressly amended hereby, the Original Loan
Agreement and other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect, (ii) the Original Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, is in full force and effect, (iii) Borrower has no defenses to
its obligations under the Original Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (iv) Borrower has no claim of any nature against Administrative Agent or any Lender arising from or in
connection with the Original Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents. 

7.  Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, and all such counterparts
taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Amendment to produce or account for more than one counterpart signed by the party to be
charged. 

8.  Counterpart Facsimile Execution. This Amendment, or a signature page thereto intended to be attached to a copy of this Amendment,
signed and transmitted by facsimile machine or telecopier shall be deemed and treated as an original document. The signature of any Person thereon, for purposes hereof, is to be considered as an
original signature, and the document transmitted is to be considered to have the same binding effect as an original signature on an original document. At the request of any party hereto, any facsimile
or telecopy document is to be re-executed in original form by the Persons who executed the facsimile or telecopy document. No party hereto may raise the use of a facsimile machine or
telecopier or the fact that any signature was transmitted through the use of a facsimile or telecopier machine as a defense to the enforcement of this Amendment. 

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9.  Governing Law; No Third Party Rights. This Amendment and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be governed by and
construed and interpreted in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Missouri applicable to contracts made and to be performed wholly within such state, without regard to choice or conflict
of laws provisions. 

10.  Final Expression; No Course of Dealing. This Amendment is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement evidenced
hereby and is intended as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms and conditions thereof. 

11.  Incorporation by Reference. Administrative Agent, the undersigned Lenders and Borrower hereby agree that all of the terms of the
Loan Documents are incorporated in and made a part of this Amendment by this reference. 

12.  Statutory Notice. The following notice is given pursuant to Section 432.045 of the Missouri Revised Statutes; nothing
contained in such notice will be deemed to limit or modify the terms of the Loan Documents or this Amendment: 

    ORAL AGREEMENTS OR COMMITMENTS TO LOAN MONEY, EXTEND CREDIT OR TO FORBEAR FROM ENFORCING REPAYMENT OF A DEBT INCLUDING PROMISES TO EXTEND OR RENEW SUCH DEBT
ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE. TO PROTECT YOU (BORROWER(S)) AND US (CREDITOR) FROM MISUNDERSTANDING OR DISAPPOINTMENT, ANY AGREEMENTS WE REACH COVERING SUCH MATTERS ARE CONTAINED IN THIS WRITING, WHICH IS THE
COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN US, EXCEPT AS WE MAY LATER AGREE IN WRITING TO MODIFY IT.

BORROWER
AND LENDER HEREBY AFFIRM THAT THERE IS NO UNWRITTEN ORAL CREDIT AGREEMENT BETWEEN BORROWER AND LENDER WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AMENDMENT. 

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    IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by appropriate duly authorized officers as of the Effective Date. 

	YOUNG INNOVATIONS, INC.
 by its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent

by its Vice President
	

/s/ ARTHUR L. HERBST, JR.   
 Name: Arthur L. Herbst, Jr.	
 	

/s/ DAVID A. JOHANSON   
 Name: David A. Johanson
	

 	
 	
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender by its Senior Vice President
	

 	
 	

/s/ SCOTT M. HARTWIG   
 Name: Scott M. Hartwig
	
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender
 by its Vice President	
 	
HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, as a Lender
 by its Vice President
	

/s/ FREDRIC MCCLENDON   
 Name: Fredric McClendon	
 	

/s/ LEN E. MEYER   
 Name: Len E. Meyer

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