| | | Women Build kicks off in Durham | | | | Wednesday, April 1, marked the first day of the Women Build for Durham Habitat for Humanity. Marlene Jewell, Mershon Moore, Lori Russell, Jodi Sauerbier, Britney Wallace and Julie Williams of the Professional Women in Building Council joined Marsha Ham, the new homeowner, and spent the afternoon framing the walls. By the end of the day, they had 3 walls up on the first floor.
Way to go ladies!!
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| | OBHBA collects donations for local food pantry | | | |  The Outer Banks HBA Board of Directors voted the local Food Pantry as its official charity in 2009. Even though unemployment in Dare County is at an current all-time high, the donations continue to come.
More than $3,500 was contributed from the 2008 fall Parade of Homes following OBHBA's annual food drive, which netted about two tons of food.
So far this year, a collection of canned goods or a raffle has been held at every membership meeting for the food pantry. Additionally, the decision was made to ask for non-perishable food items or cash donations in lieu of an admission fee at the recent Home Improvement Expo. Efforts netted almost $300 in cash donations and a pick-up truck full of food, collected by registration staffers. The food was delivered to the pantry by Community Outreach liaison Jay Hart and wife Jeanne, of Hart Power Solutions and Hart Realty & Construction.
Pictured: Pam Pekrun of Dominion NC Power and Trent Jones of Kellogg Supply Company collect food donations at registration of the Home Improvement Expo.
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| | Rocky Mount gets creative with Parade of Homes | | | |  The Rocky Mount HBA added two new events to their annual Parade of Homes tour this year.
House of Lights of Rocky Mount sponsored a "Treasure Hunt" where visitors had to visit 20 out of the 29 homes on the Parade. They received a sticker from each house they went to, which went onto the Parade Map. At the end of the Parade they dropped off their map by House of Lights for the chance to win $300 worth of lighting fixtures.
Photo: Butch Bradley, owner of House of Lights, stands with Treasure Hunt winner Pamela Rich of Nashville, N.C.
The Rocky Mount HBA also hosted "public" kickoff event as part of the Parade where people were given free rides in the ReMax hot air balloon. The local fire departments were in attendance, and the police department gave free fingerprints for the kids. | | Top |
| | Jim Anderson wins Triangle Business Journal Award | | | | Jim Anderson, Crosland LLC's vice president of land development and director of Raleigh operations, was named a 2009 recipient of the Triangle Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Leadership Award. Anderson is President-Elect of the Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties HBA.
Read more about Anderson's 40 Under 40 Leadership Award
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| | Rocky Mount HBA to raffle playhouses | | | |  The Rocky Mount will raffle three playhouses this year. The first one (pictured left) will be raffled off on Monday, June 1, at the annual RMHBA Golf Tournament.
A portion of the proceeds will go towards promoting Vocational Education in local high schools. The HBA is in the process of working with the local high schools to build the next playhouse to be raffled off.
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| | NCHBA President visits Wilkes Co. HBA | | | |  Second-year Wilkes Community College students Kyle Howard and James Wells are the newest recipients of the Joe E. Faw Scholarship Award given by the Wilkes County HBA. NCHBA President Frank Wiesner joined the Wilkes County HBA at its membership meeting May 21 to congratulate the latest award recipients.
A panel of judges conducted interviews and found both young men "very impressive" in announcing the $1,000 grants to both. Ann Tuttle (Faw Insurance), Pauline McLean (Lowe's Home Improvement) and Chad Collins (CNC Construction) made the reviews.
Pictured: NCHBA President Frank Wiesner, scholarship earners Kyle Howard and James Wells, and Wilkes County HBA President Charles Johnson (United Country-Johnson Realty). | | Top |
| | Don't miss the Member Advantage program | | | | | | Top |
| | LNHBA University Offers NCBI Accreditation Program | | | | The Lake Norman HBA University now offers the NCBI Accreditation Program as part of their program of classes! No longer will you have to drive to Raleigh for your NCBI designation courses. Classes are being held at Mitchell Community College in Mooresville, N.C., on a monthly basis. The cost for HBA members is $180 per 8 hours and $95 per 4 hours. Upon completion, builders receive this prestigious designation not only with NCBI, but also with the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors. Click here for the brochure.
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| | Get the credit you deserve! | | | | 
Anytime you take a Builders University class at your local HBA, you can also earn North Carolina Builder Institute (NCBI) credit. Credit applies toward AA, AB and ARS designations. Builders Mutual Insurance Company's risk management experts bring the latest safety solutions and risk management programs to you through Builders University classes. You may even qualify for a Builders Mutual insurance discount by attending and becoming Fall Protection Certified. View the Builders University schedule, and reserve your spot. Seating is limited, so register today! | | Top |
| | NCHBA Calendar | | | | 
Jan. 1–Oct. 31, 2009
NCHBA Membership Drive June 9-10
NCHBA Legislative Conference & 2nd Quarter Board Meeting
Renaissance at North Hills, Raleigh, N.C. July
NC EOC Seminar
Hickory, N.C. July 14-19
NAHB Summer Executive Board Meeting
Washington, D.C. | | Top |
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