INDEX OF ADVERTISERS ACR Supply Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4AES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4All Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Anderson Sanitary Maintenance Products . . . . . . . . . 3Atlantic Coastal Supply, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Davidson Sash & Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7D .H . Bruch Marketing, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Friedland Bros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Floor Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Gra-Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3GGC Gym Gloss Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Hardware Distributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Heat Transfer Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Hoffman & Hoffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Image Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6James M . Pleasants Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Ken Staley Co ., Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3LaFave’s Construction Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Lewis Boiler Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Matt Marshall & Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Reece, Noland & McElrath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Richard K . Hunter & Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Royalwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Saffelle, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Seven Oaks Supply Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Sky Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5TeamWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Thermal Resource Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5The Blind Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MEETING DATESThe districts of NCPSMA meet twice yearly .District 1January, July V . Pres . Brad Bass Phone: 252 .482 .4158 District 2 January, JulyPres . Kevin SandlinPhone: 910 .592 .8688District 3February, AugustPres . Mark LetchworthPhone: 252 .399 .7822District 4February, OctoberPres . Donna FieldsPhone: 910 .678 .2539District 5March, SeptemberPres . David BurgePhone: 336 .593 .8146District 6April, OctoberPres . Chris Adkins Phone: 980 .343 .4526District 7May, NovemberPres . Jeff AdamsPhone: 336 .679 .3138District 8March, NovemberPres . David EarleyPhone: 828 .456 .2402 Meeting Dates & LocationsShould be sent to The Maintenance Beacontwo months in advance for publication . DeadlinesPublication deadline forarticles and advertisements is first day of the month prior to month of publication .

CONTENTSGus ...............................................3Jay Palmer ScholarshipWinners Announced .....................4July Word Search .........................5July Recipe ...................................6Eastern ConventionTentative Agenda ..........................8Eastern ConventionRegistration Form .........................8Jay Palmer GTRegistration Form .........................9Guidelines for Top Awards ............9

MEETINGS & EVENTS

The Eighth Annual NCPSMA Western Convent ion /Work-shop was held June 1 and 2, 2016 . Regular member registration was up some from last year . 19 LEA’s participated in the event with 125 main-tenance employees registered . The LEA’s included: Asheville City; Avery County; Buncombe County; Caldwell County; Ca-tawba County; Clinton City; Guilford County; Harnett County; Hay-wood County; Jack-son County; Moore

County; Public Schools of Robeson County; Rowan-Salisbury; Surry County; Swain County; Watauga County; Wilkes County; Wilson County and Yadkin County . Those who were able to attend seemed to really enjoy the facility at Ridgecrest, the meals, the classes and the fellowship . The weather was nice overall this year . There were around 61 vendors present and 30 display spaces .

The first morning of the event began with registra-

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T he Monthly Newsletter of the North Carolina Public School Maintenance AssociationVolume 53, Number 7

July 2016

Friedland Bros . is a window shade manufacturing company and has been family owned and operated for over 30 years . They manufacture many types of roller shades, which they supply to schools, universi-ties, and more . As well, they offer a variety of alumi-num mini-blinds in many colors and styles .

Their roller shades are used in school districts throughout the country and are custom made to meet the requirements of any school . Both spring roller and clutch-operated shades prove to be popular options and a wide selection of fabric ranges from blackout to solar screen materials .

In addition to finished shades, they can supply the components and fabrics for shade assembly and repair . These parts are kept in stock and ready to ship out quickly . Popular products used by schools include:

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District Three MeetingAugust 4, 2016 at 4 pm

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Eastern Convention Info44th Annual Eastern Convention Workshop

September 21-23, 2016DoubleTree by Hilton, Atlantic Beach, NC

For more information contact Roxie Mack at 336 .366 .4939 or roxiermack@gmail .com

View from inside the classrooms

Sandra Ganus and Kelly Pink catching a break between vendor visitation-love these fun ladies

44TH ANNUAL NCPSMA EASTERN CONVENTION/W-S REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLENCPSMA will hold our 44th Annual Eastern Conven-tion/Workshop September 21-23, 2016 at the Dou-bleTree by Hilton, Atlantic Beach, NC . Forty Four years, that’s a long time!

We hope you are making plans to attend . We have a contract with DoubleTree (former Sheraton) . Thus, we trust you will stay at the DoubleTree as we have a room block we must meet .

The exhibitors will arrive Thursday morning and will remain through noon Friday . We encourage you to

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As always, safety remains a top priority in the window coverings industry . Fried-land supplies schools with custom-sized blackout roller shades to cover exterior, interior and classroom door windows . Shades can be made as small as nine inches wide to accommodate even the smallest window . During an emergency it is important that visibility into the school building and classrooms can be blocked .

As well, all fabrics supplied to schools are compliant with all federal spec and fire safety codes including CCC-C-521E and NFPA 701 .

Friedland is proud to announce that our spring roller shades are certified by the new “Best for Kids” Certification program. They have been tested and approved by a laboratory in compliance with the criteria of the Window Covering Manu-facturers Association . Due to their cordless operation, they are the best window covering option and are perfect for schools .

All of Friedland’s made-to-measure shades are USA made in our 40,000 square foot state of the art facility . Our customer service department is always ready to field your calls and provide any assistance you may need – you will always reach a live person!Some of their satisfied customers include:- Shelby County Schools, Memphis, TN- Philadelphia School District, PA- Topeka Public Schools, KS- Princeton University, NJ- Boston University, MA

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tion and workshops were held from 8:00-10:00 . “Electrical” part one was pre-sented by Will Hill of State Electric . “Wastewater” part one was presented by Bob DeWeese, Retired Engineer, NCDPI Plant Operation Section . “Structur-al Pest Control” was presented by Patty Alder, Training Coordinator, NCSU . “Small Engine Repair” was presented by Mark Harrison, Account Manager, Power Distributors . “NC Locksmith Renewal-Corbin Russwin Keying” was pre-sented by Ed Garver, Trainer, ASSA Abloy/DSS Carolinas . The opening ses-sion got underway at 10:00 am . NCPSMA State President Ken Goforth wel-comed everyone to the event . He thanked all those present for their support . The vendors introduced themselves and invited participants to visit them at their displays following the opening session . A delicious lunch was provided,

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Gus turned 12 years old at the end of May . Two months before, he started planning for his birthday party . With-out me even men-tioning it, he began inviting people to his cookout . As usual, he invited everyone! He asked everyone he met, “You comin’ to my cookout?” Thank goodness he didn’t give the exact date or our address because he asked everyone at school, everyone at church and of course ev-eryone he met, (including strang-ers) everywhere he went . If it were up to Gus, he would have all of Surry County and half of Wilkes County at his birth-day party .

I asked Gus a few times what he want-ed for his birthday . Usually he would say birthday cake . He wanted a choco-late cake with choc-olate icing . This was a big change from just a couple years ago . Until Gus was nine or ten years old, he didn’t ask for anything specific for his birthday or Christmas. This year he got more specific. He never asked me for a truck but anytime he saw a red, Peterbilt on the road he would say, “That’s what I get for my birthday, a big, red, Peterbilt .” I have to admit, Gus has me trained . Anytime I went somewhere that sells toys, usually a farm store, I looked for a red Peterbilt . I ended up order-ing one on the Internet . To keep him from seeing it, I had it shipped to Ron and Roxie . I asked Roxie to wrap it for me and bring it to the party . When they showed up with a big box, Gus had no doubt what was in the box . It was all I could do to get him to eat his hot dog before he ripped into the box . We told Gus it was from me and his father, but to this day he thinks Ron and Roxie gave him the big, red Peterbilt . Of course Gus got lots of other presents: a bubble gun, a water gun, red clothes, a tractor book, and

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Door prizes were presented during the exhibi-tor visitation time slots . There were many great prizes awarded .

Following lunch and display visitation, classes resumed at 2:30 pm with part two of “Electrical” presented by Will Hill . Part two of “Wastewater” was presented by Bob DeWeese . “Structural Pest Control” was presented by Patty Alder . “Asbestos Refresher” was presented by John Kuchina, Retired, NCDPI Plant Operation Sec-tion . “Food Service Equipment Maintenance” was presented by Donald Mason, Area Manager, Whaley Food Service . NC Locksmith Renewal- Yale Keying” was presented by Ed Garver .

At the conclusion of the afternoon classes a Cornhole Tournament sponsored by BIRS, Inc ., Cook & Boardman Group, LLC & Hardware Dis-tributors, Inc . The event was moved inside be-cause of rain, but all went well and it was much cooler inside! Wes Lee, retired from Haywood County Schools, provided the boards and bags for the game, organized and directed the event . Kristie Keener assisted him . Many thanks to the

Cornhole 2nd Place winners, Joel Taylor and Walter Brower

3rd Place winners, Bergie Speaks and Ron Mack

Cornhole 1st Place winners, Wes Lee and Scott P eeler

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continued from page 3GUSa Surry Central shirt to match his big brother Brandon .

I made the mistake of telling my sister that Gus loves cards that make noise . So what does she do? She stopped on the way to the party and bought every noisy card the store had . Since she brought a carload of folks, everyone picked out a card and signed it . Gus en-joyed opening all those noisy cards . He still walks around the house laughing with one of those cards in his hand .

I wrote an article recently about Gus riding a tricycle at school . I was hoping Gus would get one for his birthday but our request for a tricycle was denied through his ser-vices . The PT at school told me to bring the tricycle home from school for the summer . I made sure she understood it might not survive the summer at our house . The day be-fore Gus got out of school, he got in trouble with it . Two girls from the sixth grade came to get Gus after lunch so the class could sign his yearbook . The teacher told Gus he could ride his tricycle since he had such a good day . They headed to the sixth grade class and a few minutes later the teacher got a phone call . It was the assistant principal asking, “Do you know where Gus is?” Turns out she was watching the school monitors and Gus was making laps in the hallways around the school and the two girls couldn’t catch him . Gus made four laps around the school before he made a turn to go to class . Gus and the teacher both got in trouble for that adventure . The tricycle came home with us that evening but Gus didn’t get to ride it since he got in trouble with it earlier . It is a favorite past time now, he has ridden it everyday since we brought it home .

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sponsors and to Wes for pro-viding the equipment . Winners for the event are as follows: Wes Lee and Scott Peeler won first place and split $120; Joel Taylor and Walter Brower won second place and split $80; Ron Mack and Bergie Speak won third place and split $50.

Classes got underway again early Thursday morning . “Electrical” part three was presented by Will Hill . “Orna-mental Pest Control” was pre-sented by Cliff Ruth, NCSU Cooperative Extension Area Agent, Buncombe County . “Wastewater” part three was presented by Bob DeWeese . “Painting” was presented by Carlo Dimaio, PPG Paints . NC Locksmith Renewal – Sargent Keying” was presented by Ed Garver . “General Safety” was presented by Dennis Parnell, retired, NC Industrial Safety Commission .

After a short break, classes resumed . “Electrical” part four was presented by Will Hill . “Ornamental Pest Control” was presented by Cliff Ruth . “Going Independent With Your

HVAC Control System” was presented by Rod Tripp, Operations Manager, Heat Transfer Solutions. NC Locksmith Renewal – Intelligent Keying” was presented by Andy Hummel, Business Development Manager, Medeco Intelligent Keys .

Classes finished up at noon and a luncheon was provided in part by NCPSMA District Three . The closing session got underway around 1:00 pm . State Presi-dent Ken Goforth thanked everyone for attending. Raffle prizes were awarded. Milt Saffelle donated a Blu Ray DVD Player, which was won by Danny Hodges of Surry County . Roxie Mack donated a handmade cloth bowl, which was won by Colden Locklear of Public Schools of Robeson County . Ken & Jan Goforth donated a $25 Lowes Gift Card, which was won by Greg Woodard of Wilson County Schools, Carl & Bobbie Jobe donated a handmade set of jewely, which was won by Derrick Gamble of Wilkes County Schools . NCPSMA District Eight donated two $25 Lowe’s Cards, which were won by Rick Blevins of Wilkes County and George Kirby of Clinton City. The 50/50 ($173.00) drawing was won by Gail Blaine of Public Schools of Robeson County. The raffle prize drawing raised $221.00. Many thanks to all who donated prizes and purchased tickets.

We offer a special thank you to all the vendors who participated in the event . They include the following: All Seasons Commercial Distribution; All South

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visit with the exhibitors . Without their support we could not provide the successful conventions we are accustomed to . The money we make from our con-ventions each year keeps us going financially and we need the continued strong support we’ve had in the past from our exhibitors . Door prizes will be awarded during exhibitor visitation on September 24 from 2-5 pm and September 25 from 8-10 am . You must be present to win, so plan on visiting with the exhibitors .

There will be 27 workshops offered this year including workshops for continuing education credits . There will be renewal credit hours classes for Wastewater (6), Pesticide Ornamental (4), Pesticide Structural (4), Locksmith (6) and Electrical (8) . Many sched-uled workshops should prove to be of interest to all maintenance personnel as well as public school ad-ministrators . Widely known professionals with years of experience will conduct workshops and programs . Please see the tentative agenda in this issue of The Maintenance Beacon for more details .

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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONPlease mail this form with your dues payment ($20) to: NCPSMA, 630 Adams Ridge Road, State Road, NC 28676-9536

Name _____________________________________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________________________________

City _______________________________________ State _____ Zip Code ____________

Telephone (___) ___ - ______ Email _____________________________________________

School System_______________________________ District _________________________

Company __________________________________________________________________(Individual memberships only-no ‘company’ memberships)

If you would like a reminder sent to your e-mail each month when the latest edition of the Maintenance Beacon is available online, please check below .

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Executive Director: Roxie Mack Phone: 336 .366 .4939Fax: 336 .366 .4938E-Mail: roxiermack@gmail .comWebsite: www .ncpsma .org

News Coordinators: Chris Adkins, District 6; Ron Mack, District 7; Karen Sluder, District 8; Patrick Fiel, PVF Security Consulting

The Maintenance Beacon is the monthly publication of the North Carolina Public School Maintenance Association . Advertising, editorial material, memberships and subscriptions are handled through the office of the Executive Director, 630 Adams Ridge Road, State Road, NC 28676-9536 .

NCPSMA does not guarantee, warranty or defend the use of any products or services of those who sponsor, advertise or contribute articles in The Maintenance Beacon .

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While on vacation I had a Southwestern Salad at Fancy Gap Deli in Fancy Gap, VA . I really liked it so I had to try and make it at home . It turned out great . Theirs was served with Southwestern Ranch Dress-ing but I made a honey lime dressing using a recipe from All Recipes . It is very light and refreshing for these hot days .

Southwestern Salad

Ingredients2 Chicken Breasts EVOO to rub on chickenPack of El Paso Fajita Seasoning Red pepper Can of black beans 2 Ears of corn Cheese (however much you want) Leaf lettuce Tortilla chips

Dressing Ingredients1/4 cup fresh lime juice1/4 cup EVOO2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 1 garlic clove, peeled and chopped1 teaspoon chopped jalapeño pepper

DirectionsMix dressing ingredients together well and set aside . Rinse and pat chicken dry . Rub on olive oil . Sprinkle both sides of chicken with fajita seasoning (reserv-ing some of the seasoning) . Place chicken on lightly greased baking sheet . Preheat oven to 400 degrees . Cook chicken in preheated oven for 15 minutes on one side and flip and cook 10 more minutes. The breasts I had were large so I cooked 15 on each side .

While chicken cooks; shuck, clean and grill corn (or use canned corn) .Cut it off the cob and place in bowl . Chop red pep-per and add to bowl . Rinse and drain black beans and add to bowl . Stir in reserved fajita seasoning . Shred cheese and set aside . When chicken is done, remove from oven, cover lightly with foil and let rest for 5-10 minutes and then slice .

Place lettuce on plate and top with corn, bean and pepper mixture . Add chicken and put cheese on top of chicken (the remaining heat from the chicken will melt it slightly) . Serve with dressing and tortilla chips .

Makes four servings . Enjoy!

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continued from page 4Flooring; ASSA Abloy/DSS Carolinas; BIRS, Inc .; Bradford Sales; CMH Flooring; Cook and Boardman, LLC; Correction Enterprises; Duro-Last Roofing; Facili-Serv (Ken Staley Compa-ny); GAF (Hydro-Stop); Handi-Clean Products, Inc .; Hardware Distributors, Inc .; Heat Transfer Solution, Inc .; Hoffman & Hoffman; Lewis Boil-er Supply & Service; Mountain Environmental; Nelson Hall & Associates, Inc .; PPG Paints; Playworld Preferred; Rolyn Companies, Inc .; Saffelle, Inc .; Seating Safety Solutions; Seven Oaks Supply Company;; Staples Business Ad-vantage; Tarheel Paper and Supply Company; Terracon Consultants; The Garland Company, Inc .; Weeks, Williams & DeVore .

Thanks to D H Bruch Marketing, Inc ., for spon-soring the nametags . Thank you to Nelson Hall & Associates, CMH Flooring and NCPSMA Dis-trict Three for cosponsoring the luncheons .

A big thanks to all the volunteers who signed up to help where needed: Kristie Keener, Immediate Past State President; Cecil Arthur, Past State President; Ron Mack, Past State President; Jim Hall, Past State President; Ken Goforth, State President; Reggie Long, State Secretary; Wes Lee, retired Haywood County Schools; Brandon McGaha, Anthony Mintz, Wayne Frady, Adam Rob-inson, David Earley and Keith Eckenrod of Haywood County Schools and Carl Jobe of Guilford County Schools . I truly appreciate your help .

Thank you to all the members of the planning committee and the advisory council members who have spent time and some spent their own money to at-tend the meetings . A very special thanks to all the presenters who taught work-shops during the convention . Most were presented free of charge . We sin-cerely appreciate everyone’s support and feel all our efforts were well spent, as the Eighth Annual Western Convention/Workshop was a success .

Roxie

8TH ANNUAL NCPSMA CONVENTION/WORKSHOP

Ken Goforth

Kristie Keener

44TH ANNUAL NCPSMA EASTERN CONVENTION/W-S REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLERegistration will begin on Wednesday, September 23, at 8 a .m . Please note the Read Me column in this issue concerning room reservations . Also included are the guidelines for the Superintendent, Maintenance Director and Mainte-nance Employee of The Year nominations . The guidelines changed this year . You can now nominate someone from within your district, not just your LEA . If you have a deserving fellow employee, director or superintendent or know of one in a LEA within your district, please take time to make a nomination . It will take a little time but the procedure is not complicated . To see your nominee win a top award is well worth the effort .

Please note the registration form included in this issue is for regular (em-ployed by or retired from a NC Public School System) members only . Exhibitor registration forms were e-mailed . If you know a company who did not receive registration forms and would like to participate, please contact Roxie Mack .

When completing the registration form, please print neatly as the information for nametags and certificates will be taken from this form. LEA's who send in registration for several employees at once need not fill out individual forms. They may send in a sheet listing the names of attendees . Please include LEA address, phone number and contact person .

The deadline for preregistration is August 15, 2016 . Registrations not received before that date may be subject to late fee registration and will not be included in the $50 pre-registration drawing to be held at the opening session. Please encourage your LEA to send in the registrations early . Hopefully this will be one of the best NCPSMA Convention/Workshops ever!

We trust you are making plans to attend . If you have any questions please contact Roxie Mack at 336 .366 .4939 or e-mail roxiermack@gmail .com .

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8JULY 2016 • THE MAINTENANCE BEACON 44TH ANNUAL NCPSMA EASTERN CONVENTION/WORKSHOP

44TH ANNUAL NCPSMA EASTERN CONVENTION WORKSHOP TENTATIVE AGENDA DoubleTree by Hilton / Atlantic Beach, NCSeptember 21-23, 2016Tentative Agenda

Wednesday 21st

8:00-5:00Foyer Registration

8:00-10:00Sandcastles Locksmith License Renewal (CEU’s)Cape Lookout Wastewater (2 CEU’s -must attend all 3 classes)

10:00-11:00Pamlico Refrigerant Cape Fear Indoor/Outdoor Bleacher Repair Hatteras Custodial Mold Remediation

10:00-12:00Bogue Sound Ornamental Pest Control (2 CEU’s)

10:15-12:15Sandcastles Locksmith License Renewal (CEU’s)Cape Lookout Wastewater (2 CEU’s -must attend all 3 classes)

12:00-1:45 Restaurant Advisory Council Meeting

Noon Lunch on Your Own

2:00-3:00 Atlantic Opening Session and Business Session

3:30-5:30 Bogue Sound Ornamental Pest Control (2 CEU’s) Atlantic Indoor Air & Energy SavingsPamlico Office Staff Skills Cape Fear RoofingHatteras Ladder SafetyCape Lookout Wastewater (2 CEU’s -must attend all 3 classes) Sandcastles Locksmith License Renewal (CEU’s)

Thursday 22nd

7:00 31st Annual Handi-Clean Jay Palmer Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament, Sponsored by Handi-Clean Products, Inc .

7:00-9:00 Sandcastles Electrical (for 2 credit hours) Bogue Sound Structural Pest (2 CEU’s)

9:00-9:30 Atlantic Exhibitor Display Selection

9:30-11:00 Atl/Fear/LookoutPam/Hatt Exhibitor Display Setup

9:30-11:30 Sandcastles Electrical (2 CEU’s) Bogue Sound Structural Pest (2 CEU’s)Core Sound Personal Protective Equipment

11:00-12:30 Superintendents & Directors/Supervisors visit with Exhibitors

12:30-2:00 Lunch on Your OwnHotel Restaurant State Officers, Superintendents & Directors/Supervisors Lunch 1:00-2:00 Sandcastles Small Engine Repair

2:00-5:00 Visit with Exhibitors

Friday 23rd

8:00-4:00 Registration

8:00:10:00 Breakfast with Exhibitors

10:00-12:00 Sandcastles Electrical (2 CEU’s) Core Sound Bleacher & Athletic Safety and MaintenanceBogue Sound LeadershipExhibitor Display Breakdown

12:00 Lunch on Your Own

12:00-2:00 Corn Hole Tournament

2:00-3:00 Bogue Sound Leadership

2:00-4:00 Sandcastles Electrical (2 CEU’s) Core Sound Drain Cleaning

6:00-Until Banquet

September 21-23, 2016DoubleTree by Hilton, Atlantic Beach, NC *Regular Member or Retired Regular Member Registration Form Please Print Name ____________________________________Address __________________________________City, State, Zip _____________________________Name of School System (LEA) ________________Office Phone #____________ Fax #____________E-Mail Address_____________________________ Registration Cash, Check or Money Order ($70 each) $________Debit or Credit Card ($72 each) $____________

Banquet tickets must be purchased separately .Banquet Tickets (members and guests)Cash, Check or Money Order ($10 each) $_______Debit or Credit Card ($11 each) $__________

Preregistration deadline is August 15, 2016

Late Registration Fee (After August 15, 2016)Cash, Check or Money Order ($80) each $ _______Debit or Credit Card ($83) each $ _________Banquet tickets must be purchased separately .Banquet Tickets (members and guests)Cash, Check or Money Order ($10 each) $________Debit or Credit Card ($11 each) $____________

Total Enclosed $_____________

There will be no refunds after (August 30, 2016)Please make checks payable to NCPSMA and mail to NCPSMA, 630 Adams Ridge Road, State Road, NC 28676

If you wish to use a Debit or Credit Card, please call Roxie Mack at 336 .366 .4939 and the transaction will be completed online during the call . We do not retain any card information .

LEA's with multiple registrations need not fill out individual registration forms . A single sheet listing the individual names of those they wish to register along with the LEA name, address, phone number, fax number and contact person will be sufficient.

* Employed by or retired from a NC Public School System . All others must register through Roxie Mack at 336 366 4939 or roxiermack@gmail .com .

9JULY 2016 • THE MAINTENANCE BEACON GUIDELINES FOR TOP AWARDSNominations are being sought for the 2016 NCPSMA Maintenance Supervisor of the Year, Maintenance Employee of the Year and Super-intendent of the Year . The Maintenance Super-visor of the Year and Maintenance Employee of the Year awards were established 29 years ago by Milt Saffelle and are sponsored annually by Saffelle, Inc . This is the 20th year the Superin-tendent of the Year award has been sponsored by Saffelle, Inc .

Should you wish to nominate a candidate, please supply the information outlined below and return to the chairman of the NCPSMA Awards Committee by August 10, 2016 . To qualify as a candidate for Superintendent of the Year, candidates may be superintendents, as-sociate/assistant superintendents, who have the responsibilities for maintenance . They must be current members of NCPSMA .

Maintenance Supervisors are defined as those who serve as direct heads of maintenance de-partments . Maintenance Employees are de-fined as other members of maintenance staffs. 1 . Nominees for Supervisor of the Year or

Employee of the Year awards must be cur-rently employed as a maintenance person in an educational system in the state of North Carolina .

2 . The nominee must have been an active member of the NCPSMA for the last five consecutive years .

3 . The nominee cannot be the current state president .

4 . Nominations must be made by an active member of NCPSMA . There should be a let-ter of nomination signed by the active mem-ber . Only one award per LEA will be award-ed, example: Superintendent, Director, Employee . This decision was passed unani-mously by the NCPSMA Advisory Council, June 2016 .

5 . Nominees must be from within the NCPSMA District making the nomination .

6 . The following data must be supplied for each candidate:

• A photograph of the nominee must be in-cluded and placed on a separate sheet of paper .

• A biographical sketch, preferably in narrative form and no more than two pages in length, including the nominee’s achievements that have contributed to success in NCPSMA and other professional involvement .

• No other information on nominee will be ac-cepted .

The Awards Committee is comprised of the NCPSMA One Year Advisory Council Members and Milt Saffelle, chairman . Saffelle serves in an exofficio capacity and does not have voting privileges . In case of a tie the current state vice president will have voting privileges . All nomi-nations must be submitted no later than August 10, 2016 to: Milton Saffelle, Chairman, NCPS-MA Awards Committee, PO Box 1499, Hillsbor-ough, NC 27278 .

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33rd ANNUAL HANDI-CLEAN JAY PALMER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT

Sponsored by: Handi-Clean, Inc.

Date: September 22, 2016

Place: Star Hill Golf and Country Club

Highway 58, Cape Carteret, NC Entrance Fees: $50

(Due on Tournament Date … this includes Cart and Green Fees)

Scores will be handicapped by Callaway System

• SPECIAL NOTICE •Starting times will be arranged beginning at 7:28 am

TROPHIES *Low Gross - 1st and 2nd

*Low Net - 1st and 2nd *Longest Drive *Closet to Pin

*Other Prizes and Awards

Complete and Return Your Application

Name____________________________________

Address __________________________________

District_____School Unit (LEA)_________________

or Company Name___________________________

Average Score _____________________________

Return to : Tournament Director,

Handi-Clean Products 301 South Swing Road Greensboro, NC 27409

Phone 336.292.3083 Fax 336 292 3086

READ ME44th Annual Eastern Convention Workshop Registration form and Tentative Agenda on page 8

Room ReservationsDo not forget to make your own reservations for the eastern convention/work-shop. We have a contract DoubleTree by Hilton. The rate is $129.00 per night. You can make your reservations online athttp://doubletree .hilton .com/en/dt/groups/personalized/O/OAJDTDT-PSM-20160922/index .jhtml?WT .mc_id=POG .

The phone number for reservations is 1-800-222-TREE or 252-240-1155 .

DoubleTree by Hilton2717 West Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, 28512Tel: 252-240-1155 • Fax: 252-222-4065