june 2013 newsletter

Official Newsletter of the Home Builders Association of Lake-Sumter June 2013 Vol 37 Issue 11

To Promote & Protect Homeownership as the American Way

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Calendar:

June 4: 2 Home

Show Committee

Meeting

June 5: 9 Govern-

mental Affairs (GA)

Committee

June 6: 8:30 Sales

& Marketing (SMC)

Noon Membership

June 11:

4:30 & 5:00

Finance & Board

Meetings

June 12: Noon - Re-

modelers/Green

Council

June 17: 2 Parade

of Homes Meeting

June 19: 8 SMC

Morning Buzz -

TOPIC: Trade-

shows: How and

Why

June 25: 6 GMM

40th Anniversary

Celebration - Jean

Kaminski special

guest Emcee

Celebrating 40 Years Celebrating 40 Years Celebrating 40 Years as your Home Builders Association! as your Home Builders Association! as your Home Builders Association!

Special GMM Event June 25th Special GMM Event June 25th Special GMM Event June 25th (see Page 7)(see Page 7)(see Page 7)

Sales and Marketing Committee Presents!

June Morning Buzz Event

Tradeshows: How and Why Lynne Edwards with FHBA, and 2013 SEBC Event Chair

Remodelers/Green Council Presents:

Brett Maugeri with Encore Stone

Recycled Granite becomes

Pavers and so much more...

June 12, Noon See Page 8 for details

www.LakeHBA.com Home Builders Association of Lake-Sumter

Building Permits

MARCH #Single Family Permits Value Lake County 51 Tavares 9 2,157456 Eustis 5 1,132,881 Leesburg 4 628,057 Lady Lake 1 194,000 Montverde 0 Clermont 43 7,238,832 Mount Dora 6 1,142,110 Sumter County 259 75,379,611

Thank you to the building departments for supplying this infor-mation. Cities missing did not report.

Home Builders Association Lake-Sumter 1100 N Joanna Avenue Tavares, FL 32778

Ph 352-343-7101 Fax 352-343-4650 www.LakeHBA.com

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Officers & Directors President William Dorman - White Aluminum Products Vice President William Wilburth - W.C. Wilburth, Inc. Associate Vice President Paul Swanson - George Nahas Chevrolet Secretary/Treasurer James Moore - Aluminum Contractors, Inc. Immediate Past President Andrew Nutt - Holly Homes Immediate Past Associate Vice President Loretta Maimone - Loretta C. Maimone, Inc Builder Directors Sean del Castillo - Habitat for Humanity Lake-Sumter Cynthia Couillard - DiBarco Building Corp Craig Hegstrom - Hegstrom Homes Joe Ziler - Kevco Builders, Inc. Associate Directors Chuck Hiott - Booth, Ern, Straughan & Hiott Inc Dale Roberts - Dale E. Roberts & Assoc. Dave Van Winkle - Citizens First Bank Life Directors Mike Carter - Granger Construction & Development Carl Ludecke - Charlie Johnson Builder George Hansford - Prominent Construction Clarence Tibbs - STE Electrical Systems

Staff

Carolyn Maimone - Executive Director Kelly Hoover - Administrative Assistant On The Level is published monthly by the Home Build-ers Association of Lake County. Every attempt has been made to insure the accuracy of all information pre-sented, however no guarantee or warranties are pro-vided. For advertising, contact the HBA at 352-343-7101 or visit our website. The HBA reserve the right to refuse any advertising.

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I hope everyone had a great May and a wonderful Memorial Day Holiday! By now you must know that May was Membership Madness Month!! For each new member recruited we earned TRIPLE Spike points!! I want to thank our staff Carolyn and Kelly for their creative and eye catching marketing pieces for the membership drive. I have been told that the Super Heroes haven’t gone into retirement just yet. The drive may be over, but we still need your help in bringing members back into our association. Our goal for this year is to DOUBLE our membership. We will be having a second drive in September when we will earn DOUBLE Spike points, so start talking with those com-panies you do business with and let them know,

Members Do Business with Members!! As always if you need help staff is always available with suggestions and assistance. You can also work with the members of the membership committee. They meet at the HBA office on the First Thursday of the month! Join the Committee and get involved, it is a great committee to be a part of, since you potentially have direct contact with all the members on an annual basis. Now that is Networking!! Speaking of the membership committee, I want to personally thank Andrew Nutt with Holly Homes. He is the membership chair this year, but EVERY year Andrew spends hours, days even, making calls and working hard for the Association. Thank you Andrew for all you do for the HBA!! The June General Membership Meeting is going to be one to remember!! It is our 40th Anniver-sary as an association and we are bringing back as many Past Presidents and Vice Presidents as we can to share in our Anniversary Celebration. Jean Kaminski, the previous EO from 1983 - 2008 will be our Guest Emcee for the evening. She has promised to share stories from the “good ole days”, and she has some good ones!! Watch your Email for more details and please mark your calendars for this one!!

June GMM - June 25th 6 PM, Location to be announced. Do you attend Tradeshows? Do you participate in Tradeshows as part of your marketing strategy? Then you won’t want to miss the June 19th Morning Buzz. The Sales and Marketing committee has put together a fantastic program. Lynne Edwards with FHBA and the Chair of the 2013 SEBC will be present-ing on the topic: Tradeshows - How and Why. She will be teaching us how to plan and organize when attend a show as well as the do’s and don'ts of being a vendor at a show. Come learn from an industry expert how to get the most out of your marketing and education dollars. Best part… It’s free!! And breakfast is pro-vided. Bring a friend or two!!

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SALES AND MARKETING (SMC)

Intentional Relationships Okay, I will admit it – I am feeling a bit reflective at the mo-ment. One year ago, resale inven-tory was somewhat balanced by general real estate standards. I searched for homes and could offer a selection of homes for buyers to see and purchase. A year later, the

inventory is approximately half of what it was in April 2012, now roughly 4.5 months of inventory. Certainly there is some shadow inventory still sitting out there, but for the buyers who are ready to buy now in our busiest of selling seasons, it is a bit of a waiting game, and sometimes a bidding game as multiple offer scenarios are common. Sales of new homes in our neck of the woods are gaining momentum also. I have watched buyers sitting in sales offices waiting, as the on-site sales staff seemingly ‘took orders.’ The most important asset we have in this busi-ness is not the housing inventory, but our relationships. Who do we know and connect with to facilitate a transac-tion, or locate a resource for our clients and associates? How do we transform acquaintances into real, meaningful relationships? What do we do intentionally to make this happen? People want to do business with people they like, trust, and respect. It takes some work to build this strong foundation and gain the confidence of others, but once you have it, cherish it, nurture it, and help it to grow. Being consistent in your outreach lets your clients know you value them. The personal touch of a phone call, a handwritten note, or a lunch meeting are great ways to maintain the relationship, not always asking them for a referral. When they do refer you, reward them! Always provide excellent service to the referrals and start nurtur-ing that relationship right away. Over communicate if nec-essary to keep them informed. Demonstrate your princi-ples of honesty, integrity, and consistency.

Keep on top of trends in the industry. Attend trades shows, take classes, and read books and articles that are relevant to your profession. Networking with oth-ers in your industry is critical, but don’t let geography limit you. Take advantage of local, state, and national trade events to learn and observe what others are doing. Be a good steward and share your knowledge and experience with others. Developing these relationships are just as important as the ones with your clients. The Sales and Marketing Committee is proud to bring you another great Morning Buzz seminar on Wednesday, June 19th at 8:00am at the HBA office, “Tradeshows: How and Why.” Come out and learn how to produce a great trade show exhibit and be effective when attending a trade show. You can put this information to use at the SEBC show July 11-13, 2013, and upcoming events like our own Home Show or the National Associa-tion of Homebuilders IBS event.

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Breathe Easier The quality of the air in our homes greatly affects our health. Homeown-ers are now choosing household cleaners that are healthier, switching to baits/gels for pest control, and opt-ing for low/no VOC paints in their homes. Yet, we very well may be

missing the most impactful element builders and de-signers can change to improve the air quality in the homes we build. Move the air-handlers out of the ga-rage. Think about it. Our garages contain chemicals such as pesticides, weed killers, gasoline and oil to name a few. Add to that all the dust and dirt. More importantly, the car exhaust that can linger in the ga-rage long after the car is parked. It would pretty safe to say that the garage is typically the dirtiest room in a house. Although, I’ve seen some teenager’s rooms that might be considered even filthier. I’m sure most of you have seen someone vac-uum up a pile of dust with a shop-vac and forgetting to check the filter. Dust goes everywhere. The AC re-turn ductwork and AC unit operates in much the same way as the shop-vac. Any small leak will draw in air and particles and distribute it to every room of the house. The solutions are quite simple. The best op-tions are to relocate the units from the garage to the inside of the house. A closet may be the best loca-tion, however, the attic is also an option as long as spray foam is used. Both of these options have the added benefit of improving the energy efficiency. Housing the unit in a more central location will reduce the distance the air must travel which saves energy. If the home design still prohibits moving the AC unit, the next best option is to build a sealed and insulated AC closet in the garage with an exterior gasketed door. Want your owners to breathe easier? Relocat-ing the air handler can be a breath of fresh air.

Nate Ritter GreenBuilt Solutions Green Building Committee Chairman

GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL

Dale Roberts Dale E Roberts & Associates

2014 Parade Chair

2014 PARADE OF HOMES

The 2014 Parade of Homes Committee is get-ting geared up for the next Parade of Homes. We are meeting Monday June 17th at 2 PM at the HBA office. We would love to have you on the commit-tee. Please let Kelly know if you would like to be on

the 2014 Parade of Homes Committee and join us for the meeting, we look forward to an AWESOME Parade.

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Governmental Affairs (GA)

Governor Scott vetoed the FBA funding that was in the budget, which means that we won’t have the state funding we were hoping to receive. This is a big topic of discussion among the various HBA’s. The question being asked: How can our governor not see the direct impact this funding would have on our current job market? We can show our own support for the FBA by participating in the RubyTuesday “Give Back” program. In August we are going to have our GMM at RubyTuesday in Leesburg, where 20% of all of our food and beverages (including the adult ones) will be donated to the FBA. We are also planning to have the Octo-

ber Remodeler’s/Green Council Meeting, which is the 2nd Wednesday of the month at noon, at the Ruby-Tuesday in Clermont. Please put these dates on your calendar and help support the FBA. HB 7119 the HOA Bill passed the House and Senate and has not been presented to the Gover-noras of the writing of this article. Monitor the governor here http://www.flgov.com/bill-action/ Transportation impact fees are scheduled to go into effect January 1st 2014 at a reduced rate. There is a movement in South Lake to implement the Impact fees at the full rate immediately in an area being re-ferred to as the Southeast Transportation Impact Fee District. As the HBA of Lake-Sumter, we are oppos-ing this recommendation, and you need to take immediate action as an individual and voice your opinion di-rectly to our county commissioners. We have continued to support a broad based approach to funding trans-portation and continue to support that method of funding. This “Southeast Transportation Impact Fee” is not yet clearly defined but could encompass the entire area of Lake County South of the turnpike. Here are the names of the County Commissioners and the Districts they serve:

Timothy Sullivan - District 1 Sean Parks - District 2 Jimmy Conner - District 3 Leslie Campione (Chairman) - District 4 Welton G. Cadwell - District 5

Address: 315 West Main Street, Tavares, FL 32778 Join us on the Governmental Affairs committee and be a part of the process to protect our way of life and our way of do-ing business. Call Kelly @ 352-343-7101 or speak with any of the committee members to join.

June General Membership Meeting

Tuesday June 25th, Location to be Announced

Celebrating our 40th Anniversary!! Dedicated to the History of the HBA. We have a special guest Emcee for the eve-

ning, Jean Kaminski, past Executive Director of the Lake-Sumter HBA for 25 years, from 1983 - 2008. Jean will be sharing some history and some

entertaining stories about the HBA’s past leaders. Come share in the history and help us raise a toast to 40 fabulous years.

Mike Carter Granger Construction & Development Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman

Thank You !! Thank You !! Thank You !! Thank You !! Thank you to Clarence Tibbs with STE for providing us with a timer switch for our front light so that we never have to leave the office in the dark again. Thank you to Carl Ludecke for replacing our old tired and weathered flag.


May 2013 Remodeler's Meeting was another fan-tastic opportunity for those who attended. We had a great turn out & would like to thank all who came and partici-pated. Our committee member numbers are increasing along with very informative and exciting presentations. I would like to send out a special thank you to James Holdsworth with Lomanco Vents for his presentation on ways of venting a home. I believe we all learned quite a bit and really appreciate the Free CEU credit for attending. Thank you also, to Lloyd Hamilton, Branch Manager for ABC Supply Co. Inc. for hosting the event and providing a great lunch for all to enjoy. Our next meeting will be on June 12th, 12:00 noon, at the HBA office in Tavares. We invite all to attend. This will be another exciting meeting with lunch included. Nate Ritter, with Green Built Solutions, will be assisting with the presentation he has lined up with Brett Maugeri of Encore Stone. Brett has developed an innovative and environmentally friendly application for the scraps from the production of granite counter-tops. These scraps can be quite large and are typically just thrown away. However, Encore Stone has come up with a solution to reuse the scrap. Encore Stone creates pavers, split stones, fire pits, and interior tiles that are 100% recycled granite utilizing the waste. Their production facility not only uses environ-mentally friendly production techniques, but they are also local, located in Daytona. Reusing the granite as pavers not only has great environmental benefits, but the granite is an absolutely beautiful paver material. This stands to be a very interesting meeting you won't want to miss. For those who would like to learn more about this product and company before the meeting, their website is: www.encorestone.com. Please RSVP to Kelly by June 10th. We look forward to seeing you all there!

SEBC Celebrates 35th Year

With New Venue, Format

ORLANDO – The Florida Home Builders As-sociation-sponsored Southeast Building Conference (SEBC) will celebrate its 35th anniversary this year and is marking the occasion with changes that it hopes will keep the show vibrant and relevant for years to come.

For the first time in history, SEBC 2013 moves into the new SOUTH Hall of the Orange County Convention Center, giving exhibitors and delegates a fresh venue for the vast array of building industry products and services displayed at the July 11-13 show.

To make sure exhibitors get maximum atten-tion, this year’s show schedule has set aside desig-nated hours (Noon to 3 pm each day) for home build-ers, remodelers, and allied construction-related pro-fessionals to tour the displays.

There will be specialty pavilions featuring Hurricane Alley, Green Building, and Masonry. The Florida Department of Community Affairs sponsors the hurricane-mitigation displays while the Florida Masonry Association presents exhibits as part of its co-location partnership with SEBC.

As the only major building industry trade show in the South this year, SEBC expects to draw a large audience to its world-class educational pro-grams, which includes all 14 hours that Florida con-tractors need to achieve their continuing education requirement.

Top key elements of SEBC over the years – the New Southern Home and the Aurora Awards – will remain staples of the show experience.

The New Southern Home is being built by Nathan Cross of NWC Construction, Inc., and will be a living laboratory for builders and consumers with a keen interest in Green building and energy-efficiency.

The Aurora Awards, the premier building in-dustry design competition in the Southeast, will honor its winners on Saturday evening, July 13, 2013, at the Rosen Centre’ Hotel.

For more on SEBC and the Aurora Awards,

visit www.sebcshow.com and www.theauroras.com.

Remodelers Council

Bill Wilburth W.C. Wilburth, Inc. Remodelers/Green Council Co-Chairman HBA Vice President

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Lake County Building Permit Report Data Compiled by Home Builders Weekly

April 2013

By the Builders Volume

Meritage Homes 13

Pulte Homes 10

Royal Oak Homes 8

D R Horton 7

Owner Pulled 6

Taylor Morrison 6

Standard Pacific Corporation 5

Cardell Construction 4

KB Homes 4

Home Dynamics Corporation 3

Ryland Homes 3

Wagner 3 Adventures 3

Harbor Hills Development 2

Lennar Homes 2

Maronda Homes 2

Phoenix Realty Homes Inc 2

Adams Homes 1

Centerline Homes Construction 1

DEL Hollingsworth Builders 1

Frentzen Construction Inc. 1

Hibiscus Homes of Florida 1

Ladd Development 1

LCRC Inc. 1

Raney Construction 1

Ruby Builders 1

Shea Homes 1

Spears and Spears 1

Webber Construction LLC 1

Total for April 2013 91


PICTURE GALLERY

May General Membership Meeting (GMM)


PICTURE GALLERY

May General Membership Meeting (GMM)

New Member - Mary Rhodes with The Mortgage Firm

New Member - Mark Dickinson with Revitalize Services

Erika Greene with Workforce Central Florida

Our May GMM was fun and exciting. We wel-comed new members, Mary Rhodes with The Mortgage Firm and Mark Dickinson with Re-vitalize Services. We recognized those who

brought in 13 new member during our May Madness Membership Drive and we

enjoyed an entertaining and educational pres-entation by Erika Greene with Workforce

Central Florida.

Don’t forget! June is a special month. Our GMM will be our 40th Anniversary Celebration!! Jean Kaminski will be our Emcee and we are calling all Past Presidents and VP’s to attend!! Come join in the fun and network with the best

group in Lake & Sumter County!!


For May 2013, your Home Builders Association Wood Commodity Index (Index) is in the midst of cor-recting itself, as a softness has permeated the market, which many experts consider only temporary. Since our mid-April Report, the Index has dropped 11.8% to $438.51 with double-digit decreases com-mon throughout most species. For the last several months, I have been warning that the markets ap-peared to be overheated, and this pullback is no surprise to most veteran commodity traders. Just like in a rising market, a falling market is fraught with challenges. It was best put into perspective

by a trader who said a falling market is like “catching a sharp knife.” It appears the corrections are coming to an end as the decreases in the last week or so in sheathing products shrunk as mills stiffened on pricing. Whether it is a buying opportu-nity or not is probably irrelevant because most businesses are still honoring the royalty of today--cash is king. Housing starts were released last week, and housing got a bloody nose. Total starts in April dropped 16.5% to 853,000 with single family dropping 2.1% and multi-family dropping a whopping 38.9%. The spinners of housing news quickly point out that most of the decline was multi-family, and I am pointing out that most sectors declined. If the country is indeed in a bull housing market these drops should not have occurred. Over the last few years, we have all seen this movie--a strong early spring start that turns into a summer collapse. It remains to be seen if this year will be a re-run; however, no one in housing likes the current “movie trailers” played last week in housing starts. The lumber composite of the Index dropped 11.2% to $386.06 per thousand, as short-length 2x4 spruce gave up a few dol-lars less than the average while 2x12 pine added a few dollars more. It appears the supply side of the equation is tightening up a little. If summer housing numbers improve, expect a firming of numbers. The sheathing portion of the Index dropped 12.3% to $387.27, as CDX pine plywood products finally started to participate in the correction. On average, sheathing lost about $54 per thousand across the board. It appears OSB sheathing is probably close to its bottom as that pricing has become flat over the last ten days. CDX pine may move a little more; however, in my view, CDX still has the biggest challenges in the supply side. Weather could potentially be a real factor in the market. A late spring of tornadoes in the country is creating real devasta-tion, which may bolster sheathing pricing, and will definitely keep roofing pricing firm-to-up. Then of course, June starts hur-ricane season and in a few months prices could easily be at higher levels. My advice to builders is simple: As suppliers replenish invento-ries prices should come down--enjoy the brief moderation in price. Prices are still up for the year and the overall feel by most experts in the market is that pricing will continue to increase in the second half of 2013. Quoting today’s numbers for projects beginning in September and October could be very risky--be very careful and protect yourself.

Don Magruder is the Chief Executive Officer of Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. in Central Florida (www.romaclumber.com), and he is a former President of the Southeast Mississippi Home Builders Association, and past Associate Vice President of the Home Builders Asso-ciation of Lake County. To contact Magruder, email him at [email protected].

MEMBERS IN ACTION

Lumber & Commodity News

Don Magruder Ro-Mac Lumber and Supply


35 - 39 Years Humphrey Builders (37)

Dalton & Owens Electric Service (35)

30 - 34 Years Val Coursey Homes, Inc. (31)

20 - 24 Years Granger Construction & Development (24)

Lake Door & Trim (24)

10 - 14 Years Douglas E. Scott Enterprises (10)

Bonded Builders Warranty Group (14)

Adams Homes of NWF, Inc. (13)

5 - 9 Years A S I Building Products (7)

Westmont Construction (6)

American Residential Products, Inc. (6)

Booth, Ern, Straughan & Hiott, Inc. (7)

Leading Edge Builders, LLC (6)

Restorsurance Services, LLC (6)

1 - 4 Years KB Home (3)

Lake Inspection Services (1)

West Orange Lumber Co. (1)

Summa’s Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc. (1)

Great Southern Wood (1)

Paradise Pavers & Coping, LLC (1)

S&S Plumbing, LLC (1)

Thank You For Being Members :)

If you know or do work with someone who is

not a member please ask them to join.

Let’s build our membership - There is strength in numbers

THANK YOU FOR RENEWING

Nash, Inc.

If you know or do business with those listed

please encourage them to renew their membership.

TIME TO RENEW May Membership Madness Thank You Recruiters

Welcome New Members & Rejoining Members

Lenhart Electric / Kelly Lenhart / 352-748-5818

Recruiter: Lee Woods / Lee Woods Construction

Dunstan & Son Plumbing / John Snyder / 352-787-4771

Recruiter: Paul Swanson / George Nahas Chevrolet

Visionary Pools & Spas / Randy Crouch / 352-267-4743

Recruiter: Jody Coursey / Val Coursey Homes

The Mortgage Firm / Mary Rhodes / 352-383-3046

Recruiter: Bill Wilburth / W.C. Wilburth, Inc.

Comex-Color Wheel Paint / John Prete / 407-247-2652

Recruiter: George Hansford / Prominent Construction

Colonial Tavern / Nick Magrone / 386-405-2825

Recruiter: Loretta Maimone / Loretta C. Maimone Bro-

ker Assoc.

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Members Do Business

With Members


Statesman 500-999 George Hansford (2) 517.5

Super 250-499 Carl Ludecke 428 Karen Schroeder 409.5

Royal 150-249 Craig Hegstrom 199 Clell Coleman 185 Bud Dorman (3) 164 Don Magruder (2) 158 Paul Fallman 154.5

Red 100-149 Clarence Tibbs 120 Andrew Nutt (2) 111 Paul Swanson (1) 103.5 Dale Roberts 101

Green 50-99 Lee Humphrey 93.5 Susan Adams 91

Gerry Suarez 82.5 Jim Bible 78.5 Jody Coursey (1) 73.5 Mike Carter (1) 64 Dick Stier 52

Life 25-49 Rob Granger 45.5 Ron Griffith 30.5 Joe Ziler (1) 29

Blue 6-24 Jason Hansford 20 Joe Williams 14.5 Glenn Phillips 8 Loretta Maimone (2) 8 Bart Lucas 7 Jimmy Moore 6

WE VALUE YOUR MEMBERSHIP

The Spike Club is an elite group of Association members rec-ognized for outstanding achievement in membership recruit-ment. Simply put, you become a Spike by recruiting new mem-bers. Each new member recruit earns 1 credit towards a Spike. Each member retained earns 1/2 a credit. Each Affili-ate member recruit earns a 1/2 credit. Recruiting an NAHB Council Member earns 1/2 a credit and retaining them earns a 1/4 credit. Blue Spike = 6 credits Life Spike = 25 credits Green Spike = 50 credits Red Spike = 100 credits Royal Spike = 150 credits Super Spike = 250 credits Statesman = 500 credits Grand Spike = 1000 Credits

All-Time Big Spike = 1500 + Credits Members who have earned less than 6 credits are referred to affectionately as Tacks. (#) = Number of new members for 2013.

NAHB SPIKE

CLUB

Tacks

Less than 6 Credits Cynthia Couillard 4 Jeanne Abernathy 3 Chip Gannaway 2 Chuck Hiott (1) 2 Tom Pfeiffer 2 William Wilburth (2) 1 Lee Woods (1) 1 Janet Noack 1 Jorge Garcia 1

May Membership Drive The May Drive is over but no need to stop recruiting. Let’s DOUBLE our membership by 12/31/13! September will be double spike credits for our drive . The Super Heroes theme will carry out through this year. If you want to be a Super Hero call the office and let us know which one and we can add you to the Super Hero Group. Might as well have fun while recruiting.

May Membership Madness Continued

Mako Rep Group, Inc. / Sid Taylor / 352-435-5838

Recruiter: Bud Dorman / White Aluminum

David Wenrich Co., Inc. / David Wenrich /

407-695-1956

Recruiter: George Hansford / Prominent Construction

Revitalize Services / Mark Dickson / 407-800-6819

Recruiter: Loretta Maimone / Loretta C. Maimone Bro-

ker Assoc.

Dixie Plywood & Lumber / Brad Wansenberg /

407-509-7730

Recruiter: Bud Dorman / White Aluminum

Custom Closets of Lake County / Chris Mowers /

352-343-3445

Recruiter: Andrew Nutt / Holly Homes

Lake Jem Farms / Tommy Gardner / 352-516-6312

Recruiter: Mike Carter / Granger Construction & Dev.

Homes & Land of Lake County / Steve Pridgen /

352-589-1555

Recruiter: Joe Ziler / Kevco Builders

HBA of Lake -Sumter

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Tavares, FL 32778

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