Last Minute Tips for Attending the International Builders' Show
NC Reception honoring David & Tammy Pressly
Labor Department Urges Business to Apply for Safety Awards
NCHBA 1st Quarter Meeting - ROOM RESERVATION DEADLINE IS TOMMORROW!!
Builder Classic Golf Tournament
If You Wanna Run With the Big Dogs - You Gotta Get off the Porch!
North Carolina Home Builders Educational Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Award
21st Century Building Expo & Conference Slated for September 2007
NCHBA Calendar
Last Minute Tips for Attending the International Builders' Show
This really is THE BIG SHOW! With more exhibitors (1900!) and pre-registrants than any International Builders' Show in history, the 2007 Show promises to be the best yet. To help you plan for the Show, here are some helpful tips:
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Plan Your Visit-there's a lot to see and do and you'll get more out of the Show if you make a plan. The updated My Show Planner allows you to add education and special events to your schedule and make a note of booths you don't want to miss.
Education session handouts sometimes run out. If there's a particular session you want to make sure you get a handout for; you can download the Education session handouts, for those sessions that have them, starting on February 7th.
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Consider renting a car for after-hours activities. But to cut down on convention center traffic, take one of our complimentary Shuttle Buses to the show.
Purchase discounted Orlando area Attraction Tickets in advance-you'll save both time and money.
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Giveaways galore! Prizes totaling more than $1 million in value will be given away at The Show. Attend, Register, Win!
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Look for Find It! kiosks located throughout the convention center. Use these machines to locate education sessions, exhibitor booths and special event locations. Plus we have Cyber Centers located in both the West and South Buildings, including the South Building Theme Center, so you can stay connected to your home and office.
NC Reception honoring David & Tammy Pressly
You are cordially invited to attend the North Carolina Home Builders Association Reception Honoring David and Tammy Pressly
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
The Peabody Hotel
Plaza Ballroom D & E
Orlando, Florida
5:00 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.
During the International Builders Show
Thanks to our Sponsors! GOLD: Builders Mutual Insurance Company SILVER: Home Builders Association of Georgia & The Contractor Yard BRONZE: Bonded Builders Warranty Group, Brede Exposition Services, Countrywide Home Loans, Dominion (NC Power), ElectriCities, Fred Smith Company, Home Builders Association of Charlotte, Iredell County Home Builders Association, Home Builders Association of Raleigh/Wake County, Home Builders Association of South Carolina, Newspaper Association of America, Parksite Plunkett Webster, Piedmont Natural Gas, & PSNC Energy
Labor Department Urges Business to Apply for Safety Awards
The N.C. Department of Labor is now accepting applications from businesses interested in applying for a workplace safety award.
Safety awards are given to companies that have above-average worker safety and health programs.
"A safety award shows employees and the community that you are committed to a safe work environment," state Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry said. "A good safety record is something to be proud of, and businesses deserve to be recognized for their efforts."
Businesses that qualify for the award must meet two requirements. They must be free of fatalities at the site for which they are applying. The site's injury and illness rate also must be at least 50 percent below that of the industry's average rate.
Award recipients will be honored in their communities at a safety awards banquet hosted by the N.C. Department of Labor.
For more information on the safety awards program or to complete an application, go to the NCDOL Web site, www.nclabor.com, and click on "Safety Awards Application."
NCHBA 1st Quarter Meeting - ROOM RESERVATION DEADLINE IS TOMMORROW!!
The First Quarter Board and Committee meetings will be held at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, NC on February 27-28, 2007.
REMINDER... DEADLINE FOR ROOM RESERVATIONS IS FEBRUARY 6, 2007.
DIRECTIONS: From North and South take Interstate 85 to Greensboro. From East and West Interstate 40 crosses Greensboro. For internet driving directions the address for the Grandover is One Thousand Club Road, Greensboro, NC 27407.
North Carolina Home Builders Educational & Charitable Foundation, Inc. Presents
The Builder Classic Golf Tournament
Friday, April 20, 2007
The Country Club of Whispering Pines ? Whispering Pines, North Carolina
Sponsored by Builders Mutual Insurance Company
Date: Friday, April 20, 2007 Time: 8:30 a.m. Check-in ¦ 9:00 a.m. Start Format: Shotgun Start; Captain's Choice Course: West Cost: $85.00 per player - $340 per team (includes green fee, cart fee, beverages, Thursday dinner, and Friday lunch) Lunch: An Awards Luncheon will follow the tournament play.
Trophies will be awarded to the 1st and 2nd place teams. Door prizes will be presented at this time.
A BBQ Dinner Provided by Builders Mutual Insurance Company will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2007. As a special treat, Region VI Vice President Larry Airey will be the BBQ chef! More information will be included in your registration confirmation.
A block of rooms are being held for NCHBA Golfers at the Whispering Pines Villas & at the Days Inn of Southern Pines.
* To reserve a room at the Whispering Pines Villas call 800-334-9536 or (910) 949-3000 ext. 8. Rates are $85.00 per night at the villa's. A limited number of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom suites are also available. Call the Country Club of Whispering Pines for those rates.
* To reserve a room at the Days Inn of Southern Pines call 800-262-5737. Rates are $85.00 per night.
If You Wanna Run With the Big Dogs - You Gotta Get off the Porch!
A letter from Dave Stormont, North Carolina Home Builders Educational and Charitable Foundation Inc. 2007 Chairman
Every year NCHBA puts together a golf tournament, usually in the Spring, open to any and all association members and their guests, in order to create proceed revenues to fund the Association's Scholarship Program. The event is a blast and just keeps getting better each year and at the end of the day, the resulting scholarship dollars are a blessing to many of our own members and their families.
This year, as in years past, the major sponsor will be Builders Mutual Insurance Company. We all are so appreciative to BMIC for its leadership in this annual tournament and look forward to a great time again this year. Your Executive Committee member in charge of this annual tournament is once again Darrell Patterson, who, along with Deborah Alford from our staff, did an incredible job last year. Darrell and I were brainstorming at the end of 2006, coming up with a few ideas which might make the tournament even more fun, and knowing that most of our builder and associate members are very shy and unassuming (yeah - right!), we decided to create a "bragging rights tournament" - a "we're the baddest team in the state tournament" - a "you wanna piece of me tournament? We are going to call it "The President's Cup" and here to see how it works, click here.
North Carolina Home Builders Educational Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Award
The North Carolina Home Builders Educational & Charitable Foundation, Inc. awards Scholarship's based on a combination of need and merit to four year college students entering their junior or senior year and technical school students entering their second year who have declared their major in a construction related field.
To be eligible a student must meet the following criteria:
1. Applicants must be nominated by a NCHBA member firm.
2. Nominees shall be immediate family members - related by blood, (ie. children, step-children or grandchildren).
3. Students related by marriage, (ie. son-in-law, daughter-in-law, etc.) shall not be eligible.
4. Immediate family members of any current trustee of the NCHB Educational & Charitable Foundation, Inc. shall not be eligible.
5. Awards are for one year, but scholarship winners may submit a renewal application and be considered for renewal if they make satisfactory progress in their studies.
6. Only full-time students will be considered. NCHBA defines a full-time student as one taking a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.
21st Century Building Expo & Conference Slated for September 2007
RALEIGH, NC - The North Carolina Home Builders Association (NCHBA) is pleased to announce the 5th Annual 21st Century Building Expo & Conference (21CBEC) will be held at the Charlotte Convention Center September 12-14, 2007. All home building professionals in North Carolina and surrounding states are encouraged to attend. The 21CBEC is the largest networking event in the southeast for those in the home building industry.
Hundreds of new products and services will be unveiled at this year's event with over 400 exhibits on the Expo Floor. "We have continued to expand each year with 2006 showing a 25% increase in attendance. This tells us we must be doing something right," states Deborah Alford, Director of the 21st Century Building Expo & Conference. "This is going to be the place to be in 2007. We are striving to make this year's Expo an even better resource by providing every opportunity for attendees to find up-to-date information pertinent to their home building business." For more information visit our website at www.21buildingexpo.com.
Exhibitors may now select their booth space for 2007. For more information on exhibitor space, please contact Tracie Garrett at 800.662.7129 or email .
NCHBA Calendar
February 7
North Carolina Reception honoring David & Tammy Pressly International Builders' Show - Orlando, FL
Ballroom D/E of The Peabody from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
February 7- 10
The International Builders' Show 2007 Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Click here for more information.
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You are cordially invited to attend the North Carolina Home Builders Association Reception Honoring
A letter from Dave Stormont, North Carolina Home Builders Educational and Charitable Foundation Inc. 2007 Chairman
RALEIGH, NC - The North Carolina Home Builders Association (NCHBA) is pleased to announce the 5th Annual 21st Century Building Expo & Conference (21CBEC) will be held at the Charlotte Convention Center September 12-14, 2007. All home building professionals in North Carolina and surrounding states are encouraged to attend. The 21CBEC is the largest networking event in the southeast for those in the home building industry. 
