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Officers Directors Life Directors President Cynthia Hale John Atkinson

Tim Cunningham James McKee Gary Brightbill

Vice President Jim Rankin John Browder

Greg Paxton James Panaro Michael Corlis

Associate Vice President Dave Thompson Tim Cunningham

John Kopyscianski Patti Shamblin Robert Dorsey

Treasurer Terry Mathias Sandy Dunn

April Bird John Finlayson

Secretary Welford Haines

David Hobba John Kopyscianski

Immediate Past President Steve Michael

Dale Oxley Gerry Workman

Tom Reece

P.O. Box 8616 Martha Smith

540 Third Avenue Bob Ritenour

South Charleston, WV J.D. Stricklen

25303—0616 Debbie Wright

304-744-2200 Brenda Stoffel

Fax: 304-744-5330 Bob Young

www.hbagc.org Email: psampson@hbagc.org

Dear Members: Another month has quickly slipped away and I’m scram-bling to get this month’s ad-dress out. It appears, as the weather has stabilized, and the construc-tion business is gaining ground. Nationally, new home construction has not gained any ground but…. it hasn’t lost ground either. Al-though new home construc-tion didn’t gain ground the multifamily house market is showing steady increase as well as the remodeling market. These are sure signs that the housing market is getting back on solid ground.

The State association had its Spring Board Meeting and all went very well. The commit-tees are progressing nicely on the immediate issues and their long term goals. We are very excited that the Greater Charleston will host this year’s

State convention; October 2-4, 2014. This year’s conven-tion will be held the same weekend as the Doo Wop and Rod Run in Charleston. The State Association will sponsor Thursday evening’s entertainment at the Haddad Riverfront Park so plan to be part of the fun. Friday will be a day of com-mittee meetings, educational seminars, and vendors. We will end the day with a planned dinner including en-tertainment. On Saturday we will have a board meeting in the morn-ing, a slate of functions in the afternoon, and cap the eve-ning off at The Clay Center with dinner and the Best in West Virginia awards. There will be numerous activi-ties throughout the weekend, so make your plans to join us.

Message from President Tim Cunningham

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“Life is too short to wake up with re-grets. So love the people who treat you right. Love the ones who don’t just be-cause you can. Believe everything hap-pens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Kiss slowly. Forget quickly. God never said life would be easy. He just promised it would be worth it.” Author Unknown

The next meeting will be June 9th at the Sleepy Hol-low Golf Club in Teays Val-ley.

Please mark it on your cal-endar, come out and sup-port the association. You don’t have to be a golfer to come to the dinner; this is a membership function. Come around 5:30—6:00 p.m. Call Peggy to make reservations. I look for-ward to seeing each of you on Monday, June 9th.

“The strength of this asso-ciation lies with all of us.”

President,

Tim Cunningham

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uids can’t wash the allergens out of your system, water, juice and clear broths can help loosen congestion. Hot liquids can soothe inflamed membranes to the nose and throat.

♦ Avoid allergens as much as possible.

Check weather reports for the levels of particulates in the air and stay in-doors if they are high. Keep away from tall grasses and places with a lot of foliage.

♦ Use the air conditioning. Rather than

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HBAGC KUDO KORNER A Big KUDO to Doug Skaff and the Team at Building & Re-m o d e l i n g Warehouse for hosting the

meeting on May 6th; Great evening. Birthday KUDO’s to: Sandy Dunn (April 15th); Jim Rankin (May 8th) and April Bird (May 22) . KUDO’s to Walkers and Runners in the Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure. A Kudo’s to Dale & Lesley Oxley for the great parking space as well as a great day at their project home on the Blvd.

Members, please share your “special an-nouncements” with your HBAGC friends. Deadline is the 15th of each month. Send to psampson@hbagc.org.

Membership….Two for the Price of One Everyone like a bargain and the HBAHC has a special one for new members. Join now as a Builder or Associate Member and get the Affiliate membership free. That’s right—two for the price of one! So, what do you have to do? Just complete the applica-tions, one for the Builder or Associate and one for the Affiliate. Attach a check for $375.00 and mail it to PO Box 8616, South Charleston, WV 25303. The HBAGC is waiving the price of an Af-filiate Membership ($50.00) so that you can bring someone else from your company with you when you join the HBAGC. The two individuals have to work for the same company, but can be in different depart-ments. The HBAGC is working hard to be the #1 Association in the State, so do your part and recruit those new members. Look around…..are all of your subcontractors members? If not…..now is the time to let them know if they plan to continue work-ing for you they need to become members. Let them know of the benefits, the 6% dis-count with Brickstreet Insurance; the lob-byist we have onboard who works for the industry and the HBA; programs available to save your money on rebates; opportunity to network with Builders and Associate every month; discounts with HP, Office De-pot, Federal Express; Avis, Budget and Hertz car rentals as well as many more. If you have been talking about the HBACG to someone, now is the time to go back to them and let them know that member-ship….is two for one this month!

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WVHS SEMINARS & DEMONSTRATIONS

The WVHS is proud to present the following seminars and demonstrations for attendees of the West Virginia Home Show on Friday, March 30th, Saturday, March 31st and Sunday, April 1st; at the Charleston Civic Center. Seminars and demonstrations will be held in the Grand Hall (Arena A) near the back of the arena. Please do not hesitate to stop at the HBAGC Booth in Arena A (Booth 01) if you need help in locating the area.

FRIDAY 5:00 P.M. Building Concepts That Save Mortgage Dollars Presented by: Dale Oxley, Modern Home Concepts and Phillip St. Clair, Sky Insulation 6:00 P.M. Wood Replacement Window Installation Presented by: John Kopyscianski, ProBuild Steve Michael, Quality Construction 7:00 P.M. Giving New Life to Old Rooms With Paint Presented by: Patty Stewart, Patty Stewart Custom Faux

SATURDAY 11:00 A.M. Start Savings Now: Energy Efficient Building, Remodeling Retrofit Presented by: Sarah Halstead and Holly Todd, WV Greenworks 12:00 Noon Building Concepts That Save Mortgage Dollars Presented by: Dale Oxley, Modern Home Concepts and Phillip St. Clair, Sky Insulation

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Sunday 2:00 P.M. Ask the Home Builders Association of Greater Charleston Builders (HBAGC) Presented by: Dale Oxley, Modern Home Concepts & President, HBAGC Steve Michael, Quality Construction & Vice President, HBAGC Rich Hottle, Universal Custom Builder & Board Member, HBAGC David Hobba, David Hobba, Builder Member Moderated by: John Kopyscianski, General Manager ProBuild & Associate Vice President, HBAGC

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January, 2010

T h e H o m e Builders will kick off 2010 on January 5th with a review of 2009

and a look at 2010. Remember the HBAGC New Year’s Resolutions you wrote? Did you succeed? We will find out at the January meeting when we select several to read. And……..just so you can be thinking about those HBAGC resolutions we will be doing them again. This is a great way for your to think about your membership and what you want from it! Have you ever served on one of the HBAGC committees? If not now is the time to consider serving. How many meeting did you attend in 2009?

Consider attending more in 2010. D o e s y o u r c o m p a n y participate in the WVHS? Did you help in the HBAGC booth at the Home Show? Did you play golf? Or attend the dinner after the tournament? There are so many ways that you could help the HBAGC and get so much more from your membership. The HBAGC p r o v i d e s s o m a n y opportunities to network and to sell your company. Take those opportunities and get to k n o w o t h e r s i n t h e association. Are you aware of all of our discount program available as a member? We have health & dental insurance; super fleet with Super America, Marathon & Pilot Stations. (By the way Stan Rose with Super America will be the guest speaker at our February 2010 meeting). UPS discounts, HP computer discounts, Omaha Steaks (what builder doesn't

like a good steak)? Thinking about buying a new vehicle in 2010? Don’t forget the $500. discount offered from GM. Planning to take a vacation? Check out the Wyndham hotel savings. Going to order books? Don’t forget to c h e c k o u t BuilderBooks.com. The HBAGC will get a rebate on all the books you order. So that is a win-win. We will be reviewing all of the program in the HBAGC newsletter, we want to make sure each member is aware of ALL of the benefit on being a members of the HBAGC. So check it out each month; this months we will be reviewing the Federal E x p r e s s D i s c o u n t .

Don’t forget to bring business cards to the m e m b e r s h i p d i n n e r meeting!

January 5th — First Meeting in 2010

Office Closed

5 Membership Dinner Meeting Charleston Civic Center 2nd floor.

6:15 p.m.—Networking

6:45 p.m. Dinner

• Best of WV

Plaques presented;

• Life Director

plaques;

• Swearing in 2010 Board

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HBAGC Board Meeting– 5:30 pm

HBAGC office.

Brickstreet Safety Seminar—Call for more information

Legislative Recep-tion –Marriott

Committee Meet-ings– 8:00—5:00

Winter Board Meet-ing—9:00 a.m.

Winner of the 2009 Best In WV Building Awards Presented at January meeting

The Best in WV Building Awards winners at the local level are:

Best Single Family—Class I

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Best Single Family—Class II

RC GENERAL CONTRACTORS

Best Single Family—Class III

STRICKLEN REALTY

Best Single Family—Class IV

STRICKLEN REALTY

Best Single Family—Class V

STRICKLEN REALTY

Best Single Family Home—Class VI

FORD ASSOCIATES, INC.

Best Residential Remodeling Project-Class I

JANDA COMPANY

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