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Official Newsletter of the Home Builders Association of Lake-Sumter July 2015 Vol 40 Issue 1

To Promote & Protect Homeownership as the American Way

2015 Business Silver

Mark Your

Calendar:

Online Calendar

July Wednesday the 1st

9A-Gov’t Affairs

Thursday the 2nd

8:30A-SMC/POH

Saturday the 4th

Tuesday the 7th

5-7PM-Meet & Greet

Turners in Leesburg

Wednesday the 8th

12P-Remodelers/Green

4PM-Fishing Committee

Tuesday the 14th

2P-Home Show Com.

4:15P-Finance Com.

5P-Board of Directors

Thursday the 23rd

12P-Membership Com.

Tuesday the 28th

6P-General Membership

Meeting

2015 Corporate

Thank You to Our Annual Sponsors for your Generous Support

July 7th New Members Meet and Greet

5-7 pm Network, increase your business, and

enjoy great food.

Turners - 114 South 5th St. Leesburg

Remodelers/Green Council Presents! Overview of the New Building Code

Presenter: Shane Gerwig, Lake County Division Manager/Building Official

Thursday July 9th Noon (Lunch Provided)

HBA Conference Room Sponsored By Jimmy Moore with:

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!

The 2015 Home & Garden Show is Right Around the Corner!!

Saturday, October 10th Wildwood Community Center

Registration Form Coming Soon!!

3rd Annual Horseshoe Tournament a HUGE success See 0 for the Winners!!

http://lakesumterhba.com/calendar-1.html

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

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

Ph 352-343-7101 Fax 888-966-0592 www.LakeSumterHBA.com

www.facebook.com/LakeHBA

Officers & Directors President Mike Carter - Granger-Carter Construction & Develop-ment Inc. Vice President William Dorman - White Aluminum & Windows Associate Vice President Dale Roberts - Dale E. Roberts & Assoc. Secretary/Treasurer Susan Adams - Ro-Mac Lumber and Supply Immediate Past President Bill Wilburth—W.C. Wilburth Builder Directors Andrew Nutt - Holly Homes, Inc. Cynthia Couillard - Dibarco Building Corp Craig Hegstrom - Hegstrom Homes Joe Ziler - Kevco Builders, Inc. Mike Neace - American Family Homes, Inc. Peter Logan - Medallion Home Associate Directors Jeanne Abernathy - ERA Grizzard Real Estate David Schenk - Allstate Karen Schroeder - Solid Image, Inc. Life Directors Mike Carter - Granger-Carter Construction & Dev. Carl Ludecke - Charlie Johnson Builder George Hansford - Prominent Construction Clarence Tibbs - STE Electrical Systems

Staff

Carolyn Maimone - Executive Director Cindy Jo Friday - Membership Coordinator/Admin Assist On The Level is published monthly by the Home Build-ers Association of Lake~Sumter. Every attempt has been made to insure the accuracy of all information pre-sented, however no guarantee or warranties are provid-ed. For advertising, contact the HBA at 352-343-7101 or visit our website. The HBA reserves the right to refuse any advertising.

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It has been a busy first half of the year! Our Parade of Homes was another successful event for us and our participants, our fishing tournament went well, and then our golf tourna-ment was a lot of fun and also successful! Our membership drive was busy and we have 19 new members for the month of May! Welcome to our association! This is your association. Make plans and get involved. Feel free to call me with any questions you may have. Call our association office. Carolyn and Cindy are there for you. Thank you to all for your hard work. Let’s keep working the opportunities that we have in our association. Besides the events listed above, we have different committee meetings going on throughout the months. Attend those meetings and keep up with all the news that affects our industry. Learn about new products, old products, new innovative ideas, code changes, ordinance and rule changes and a myriad of

other things. Welcome our new members and let’s keep working together. Speaking of opportunities, the SEBC (Southeast Builders Conference) is this month in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center. It is July 16 – 18. Make plans to attend. There will be exhibits from a lot of different vendors, classes that will count for your continuing education, classes just for your information, meetings where you can meet with other members from different areas of the state. It is always informative and a lot of fun. We have several things that continue every month – like our “Meet & Greets”, General Membership Meetings (GMM), different committees and their meetings. If you have any questions, call our office and ask. Carolyn & Cindy are very capable of providing information if you can’t find it in our schedule of events. Let’s have a great summer! Hope to you again this month!

Mike Carter Granger-Carter Construction & Development President HBA Lake-Sumter

Building Permits May

#Single Family Permits Value Lake County 65 21,048,864 Tavares 36 8,557,758 Eustis 3 769,996 Leesburg 8 1,093,817 Lady Lake 5 537,000 Mount Dora 9 1,854,814 Sumter County 114 31,531,307 Thank you to the building departments for supplying this in-formation. Cities missing did not report.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Members Do Business With Members

Share your story of doing business with another member !

Come to the next General Membership Meeting OR email your story to

[email protected] and we will put it in an upcoming Newsletter!!

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SALES AND MARKETING (SMC)

As a member or potential member of

the Lake/Sumter HBA business should

be picking up for you. Inventory of

existing homes is down, just over 3000

residential homes listed in our market

today. I know my clients are starting to

explore new construction options more

today than in the past few years. But

there is more good news: low interest

rates. Mortgage rates continue to defy

Wall Street predictions.

Today’s home buyers can afford 10% “more home” as com-

pared to the start of last year. A buyer last year that could af-

ford a $300,000 house can afford a $330,000 house this year.

Why are rates staying low? In general, as global markets weak-

en, U.S. mortgage rates improve. Greece seems to be leading

the uncertainty, working with creditors while its people contin-

ue to protest the revolution. When there is global political or

economic uncertainty investors seek safe assets to protect their

investments and shield losses. Mortgage bonds (long term fixed

rate mortgages) are among the safest in the world. A demand

for bonds causes the price to rise and mortgage rates to drop. A

recent reduction in FHA mortgage insurance costs have low-

ered the FHA effective rates as well. A FHA mortgage on a

$200,000 home today would cost a homebuyer $66 less per

month than a year ago with the same interest rate. Besides low-

er interest rates, our market is fortunate to have U.S.D.A. loans

available. These loans were instituted over 30 years ago to pro-

mote homeownership in rural areas. Virtually all homes in

Lake and Sumter counties are eligible (you cannot get this

product in Orlando or other more populated areas).

No down payment is required on a U.S.D.A. loan, low 30 year

fixed rates are available, and closing costs can be paid by the

seller and/or rolled into the loan in some circumstances. All

great news for our markets! Please contact me for more infor-

mation or if you are interested in joining the HBA Sales and

Marketing committee.

Advertise In

On the Level

Special

Member Rates

Save Up to 30%

compared to

non-member

pricing Call

352-343-7101

Mary Rhodes The Mortgage Firm

The Sales and Marketing Committee meets monthly on the

First Thursday of the month

at the HBA Office, 8:30am. Come Join us!!


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please call staff and they will get you one pronto!

Judging Forms: Builders: We are also publishing the

Judging forms in advance. If you have any question re-

garding how your home or homes will be judged, please

contact Carolyn Maimone, Executive Officer at the HBA

office, or myself. We would be more than happy to ex-

plain and help you through the process.

RUMOR HAS IT. Yes, we do accept recently occupied

homes as Parade entr ies! Please call or email Carolyn

for our 2016 POH Occupied Home Entry policies.

Dream Home / Dream Community. Do you want to be

the center of attention? On the Cover of 70,000 copies of

the 2016 Parade of Homes Guidebook and in all POH Ad-

vertising and Marketing? Call Carolyn or myself and ask

how you can benefit from entering the Dream Home or

Dream Community.

It's not too soon to plan for a great 2016.

Until next time, keep the faith, keep the American Dream

alive, and keep Building Excitement.

Dale Roberts Dale E Roberts & Associates

2016 Parade Chair

This committee is not just for remodelers and green builders. Meetings often have guest speakers who present new products, ideas,

and keep us up to date on new trends.

The next meeting is July 9th at 12PM at the HBA office. The guest speaker will be Shane Gerwig, Lake County Building Division Manager. Mr. Gerwig

will highlight the important parts of the New Building Code.

Lunch is Sponsored by Aluminum Contractors Inc. Call Cindy for reservation @ 352-343-7101

Calling all Builders, Developers and Remodelers

Are you planning to enter the 2016 Pa-

rade of Homes? If not, you

should. July is already upon us as we

are starting to reach out to potential

2016 Parade participants. All indicators

from FHBA and NAHB are that the

Florida home building recovery is tak-

ing hold. Buyers are moving to Lake

County from all over Central Florida. The last of the Ba-

by boomers are about to retire (some are buying homes 2

years in advance) and the Millennials are starting to real-

ize the benefits of home ownership. With rent prices go-

ing up, employment on the rise, resale inventory down,

interest rates uncertain, the time is right to purchase a

new energy efficient home. Will you be in front of all

those potential buyers? Let's just say that some of last

years entrants are still enjoying the fruits of their 2015

Parade traffic.

WHAT A GREAT VALUE! One of the best marketing

tools for new home builders, developers and remodelers

is still the Parade of Homes and our Guidebook. It really

is the best marketing deal for our Members to get in front

of 10s of thousands of people in at least five counties.

2016 Parade Entry Forms are published and were dis-

tributed in June. If you did not get a copy via email,


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Governmental Affairs and Community Service

Governmental Affairs The GA committee meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 9 am in the HBA Conference Room. At the June meeting, the GA Committee voted to recommend to the Board of Directors that the HBA send a letter of opposition to the County Commissioners, opposing the Penny Sales Tax ordinance as it is written. The Board had a con-siderable discussion on the topic and in the end the Board of Directors voted unanimously in favor of the Governmental Affairs recommendation. A letter was sent on June 12th. If you would like to see the Letter that was Sent go to our Website and click on the HBA Penny Sales Tax Letter link on the home page. Remember that the new building code will be used starting July 1 throughout the state. Be pre-pared!

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Membership Applications Event Registration Forms Builder Tools and Books

Government Agency Links Searchable Member Directory

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Home & Garden Show Committee Meeting

Wednesday July 14th @2:00 PM

HBA Office

Membership Committee Meeting Thursday July 23rd @ Noon

Lunch provided

HBA Office

By: Jeanne Abernathy with “I recently sold a ’tired’ home and the customer wanted to update the home, but keep the charac-ter of the 1970’s design. Andrew & Holly Nutt of

worked together and updated the home inside and out. It brought immeasurable joy to the owner! It is important that I provide value to my customers with reliable firms to turn their houses into dream homes!”

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General Membership Meeting Sponsorship Opportunities

HBA Member Pricing $175 per Meeting

Save $75 off Non-member price

Reserve your date now

352-343-7101 or [email protected]

What You Receive as a Meeting Sponsor

∎ Name & logo on front page of newsletter

(time sensitive)

∎ Name & Logo in an eMember Connection

∎ 5 Minutes at the Podium

∎ Your Flyers & Widgets at Meal Tables or

Display Table

∎ 2 Complimentary Meals

∎ Door Prize Opportunity

2015 Available Meeting Dates* The General Membership meetings are the 4th

Tuesday of the month, they begin with networking at 6 PM, followed by dinner and the program. Most of the 2015 meetings will be held at 1884 Restaurant and Bar in Eustis. Always check the HBA Google Calendar for details of all the HBA meetings:

2015

July August

September October Party! Holiday Open

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COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS, A MEMBERSHIP INVESTMENT!

Committees and councils are the perfect way to enhance

your HBA membership. From advocacy and education to

networking and sales & marketing, the HBA has a place

for every member to develop personally and professional-

ly. All committees and councils are open to all HBA mem-

bers unless otherwise noted. HBA staff are eager to help

you find the perfect place to meet your needs while serv-

ing the association.

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS (GA) COMMITTEE- Meets

the 1st Wednesday of the month at 9 AM at the HBA Of-

fice. The Governmental Affairs Committee oversees and coordi-

nates the governmental affairs activities and programs of the association. It is charged with monitoring issues impacting the building industry and keeping the membership informed, educat-

ed and involved in all levels of public policy.

REMODELERS COUNCIL/GREEN BUILDING COMMITTEE - Meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at Noon at varying loca-tions, please watch your eNewsletter and the On the Level News-letter for locations. The purpose of the Remodelers Council is to increase professionalism in the building industry and to increase

public awareness of the need to use professionals.

SALES & MARKETING/PARADE OF HOMES (SMC/POH) COMMITTEE - Meets the 1st Thursday of the month at 10 AM at

the HBA Office. This committee plans educational and promo-tional opportunities for the membership in the area of sales and marketing. Types of programming range from the Morning Buzz series of education seminars, bus tours of new homes, sales & marketing awards, to the largest annual HBA event, the Parade of Homes™.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE - Meets the 4th Thursday at Noon for lunch (lunch provided by the HBA) at the HBA office. This committee serves the heart and soul of the association by imple-

menting programs and outreach that serve current and prospec-tive members. They take on the awesome responsibility of help-ing members recruit new members to the association and retain-ing current ones. You will always find members of this commit-tee providing the welcoming smile at functions and going out of their way to make everyone aware of the benefits of member-

ship and the various opportunities open to members.

BUILDERS ROUNDTABLE - Meets at the HBA office every other month on the 3rd Thursday as needed. The Builders Roundtable

is for all HBA Members. Its purpose is to maintain a working re-lationship with the county and municipal building departments

through regular communication. Building officials have a stand-ing invitation to participate. Building codes, inspection concerns, etc. are often discussed.

HOME & GARDEN SHOW COMMITTEE- Meets at the HBA of-fice at 2PM on the second Tuesday. The Home & Garden Show Committee plans the Home & Garden Show each year.

BASS TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE– The Bass Tournament Committee meets at various times throughout the year. This committee plans our annual fishing tournament.

GOLF COMMITTEE - Meets as needed at the HBA office. This committee is planning our annual golf tournament.




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May Membership Drive! Congratulations Team NAVY for bringing in 11 New Members!!

Navy Admiral: Gerry Suarez (11 New Members) Army General: George Hansford (7 New Members) Air Force General: Andrew Nutt (1 New Member)

Marine Corps General: Carl Ludecke

The May membership drive came down to the wire, with the Army and the Navy teams bringing in members right up until the last mi-nute. When the dust settled it was Team Navy with 11 new members that took top honors– Congratulations!!! Team Army brought in 7 new members and Team Air Force added another for a total of 19 new members. A HUGE thank you to all who participated but especially to Mike Neace from American Family Homes and to Team Army General George Hansford from Promi-nent Construction who each brought in 5 new members!!!

Our new members are listed so please take the time to welcome them to our group. These are all people that understand our industry and are devoted to providing the goods and services we need to help promote and facilitate homeownership!

Gerry Suarez, Mortgage Financial and Andrew Nutt, Holly Homes, Inc. Membership Committee Co-Chairs.

Andrew Nutt & Gerry Suarez Holly Homes, Inc. & Mortgage Financial Group Membership Committee Co-Chairs

2 Recruited by Gerry Suarez / Mortgage Financial Group Erb & Young Insurance, Inc.- Taylor Young

Nieto Whittaker Surveying - Dan Whittaker

1 Recruited by Mary Rhodes / The Mortgage Firm Roofing Supply Group - Ron Chapman

1 Recruited by Craig Hegstrom / Hegstrom Homes Duct Man Mechanical Services, LLC - Quan Nguyen

1 Recruited by Laurie Mackillip / Star Security

Labor Ready- Kristine Gallant

1 Recruited by Bill Wilburth / WC Wilburth Construction Gulfeagle Supply-Greg Stewart

1 Recruited by Andrew Nutt / Holly Homes

T R Sicilia General Contractor—Terrance Sicilia

5 Recruited by Mike Neace-American Family Homes D&D Garage Doors-Amanda Locke

Dixie Pools & Spas-Bill Godek FBC Mortgage LLC-Scott Fosgate

GSE Drywall Company-Greg Eggleton Just Floors Inc.-Phil Hart

5 Recruited by George Hansford-Prominent Construction

Mid-State Plumbing-Skip Cooper Myers Painting-Gary Myers

South Lake Loader Service-Matt Gregory Southern Siding-Gary LaBelle

Victor Torres Inc.-Victor Torres

2 Recruited by Jeanne Abernathy-ERA Grizzard Real Estate

ERA Grizzard Real Estate-Roxanne Logan ERA Grizzard Real Estate-Bill Deese


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PICTURE GALLERY

3rd Annual Horseshoe Tournament & Ro-Mac Lumber and Supply’s 70th Anniversary Celebration


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PICTURE GALLERY

3rd Annual Horseshoe Tournament & Ro-Mac Lumber and Supply’s 70th Anniversary Celebration

Congratulations to (Pictured above) 1st Place Winners Mike and Sean Hensley and 2nd Place Winners Troy and Terry Kubusheski. Pictured Below, congratulations to Mr. Don Magruder for winning the big 50/50 drawing !!


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A much stronger spruce market pushed the Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Wood Com-modity Index (Index) higher in June, as dimensional lumber significantly outpaced sheath-ing products. The full retreat of lumber since the beginning of the year abated, as pent-up demand from many of the country’s northern regions seemed to take hold. The question

bodes for many in the industry, “Is this a trend or just a blip?” The lumber portion of the Index increased 10.4% (or $31.50 per thousand) with most products going higher, except for narrow width pines. Stud prices increased plus $30 per thousand with 2x6-92 5/8 increasing the least. 2x4 dimensional spruce lumber increased 7.7%-23.4%, depending on specific lengths, with similar increases in 2x6 spruce. Wide width 2x12 yellow pine added 4.6%-11.1%, and the price increases narrowed in conjunction with the widths. The sheathing portion of the Index was mixed, as prices increased on average 1.5% (or $4 per thousand). CDX pine plywood was mixed, as 1/2 CDX gave back 1.8% with 5/8 CDX staying flat, and the thicker 3/4 T&G panel added 2.4%. OSB sheathing added $6-$9 per thousand (or about 4%) on average, as increased demand gave those producers hope for better times. The non-carryover of lumber prices to the sheathing market suggests that the price increases may be more of a blip than ushering in a trend. Builders, the commodity markets and the American economy all need one thing—consistent growth. The continuous, nauseating monthly ups-and-downs of economic numbers have most people spooked to take any long-term action. There is little confidence the most recent market activity will sustain itself. Plus, fore-casts for hurricane season are projected to be less than average. Without increased housing activity, or bad weather issues, expect the gains in commodity prices to evaporate by summer’s end.

Lumber & Commodity News

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21 - 30 Years 84 Lumber (24)

Florida Pest Control (25) Harris Oil & Air Conditioning (32)

Hegstrom Homes (25)

11 - 20 Years Al & Sons Millwork, Inc. (18)

6 - 10 Years Habitat for Humanity-Tim Patrick (10)

RestorSurance Services LLC (6)

1 - 5 Years Allstate (3)

Builders FirstSource (3) Custom Closets of Lake County (2)

Custom Insurance Contractors LLC (4) Earthscapes Unlimited (1)

Fallman Design & Construction (5) Habitat for Humanity-Kent Adcock (2)

Mortgage Financial Group (5) Twin Lakes Custom Homes (1)

Thank You For Your Membership

Please plan to participate in 2015 It’s a great way to network & have fun!

D & D Garage Doors-Amanda Locke Ph 407-331-0804 / Garage Doors

Sponsored by Mike Neace / American Family Homes

Duct Man Mechanical Services LLC-Quan Nguyen Ph 352-636-6927 / Duct Cleaning

Sponsored by Craig Hegstrom / Hegstrom Homes

ERA Grizzard Real Estate-Bill Deese Ph 352-314-1506 / Realtor

Sponsored by Jeanne Abernathy / ERA Grizzard

GSE Drywall Company-Greg Eggleton Ph 407-832-9318 / Drywall Contractors


Just Floors-Phil Hart Ph 407-332-7729 / Floor Covering


Mid-State Plumbing-Skip Cooper Ph 407-841-4500 / Plumbing Contractors

Sponsored by George Hansford / Prominent Construction

Myers Painting-Gary Myers Ph 352-406-1994 / Painting & Wallpaper Contractors


South Lake Loader Service-Matt Gregory Ph 352-267-8076 / Grading, Excavating, Sitework


Southern Siding-Gary LaBelle Ph 352-406-0470 / Siding Contractors


Victor Torres Inc.-Victor Torres Ph 352-308-7541 / Concrete work & Finishers


THANK YOU FOR RENEWING

Ace Custom Cabinets Baker Construction of Mount Dora

Boulder Construction & Development Faden Builders

Lake Door & Trim Lennar Homes

Rob’s Septic Tanks Sherwin Williams

Solar-Tite The Paint Drop by Valspar

If you know or do work with anyone listed above please give them a call with a little reminder to let them know

it is time to renew their membership. We are all working together for one purpose and that is the betterment

of the construction industry. We appreciate ALL of our members.

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Statesman 500-999 George Hansford (15) 546.5

Super 250-499 Carl Ludecke 428 Karen Schroeder 410

Royal 150-249

Bud Dorman 231 Andrew Nutt (5) 236 Craig Hegstrom (3) 202 Don Magruder (1) 171

Red 100-149

Paul Swanson 143 Susan Adams (4) 151.5 Clarence Tibbs 120 Dale Roberts (3) 122.5

Green 50-99 Gerry Suarez (6.5) 96 Jim Bible 78.5

Jody Coursey 77.25 Mike Carter 69 Richard Stier 52 Joe Ziler 55.5

Life 25-49 Stephanie Vaughn (1) 30

Blue 6-24

Ron Schwarz 22.5 Brian Walsh (2) 23 Robert Filebark 17.5 Loretta Maimone 17 Bill Wilburth 3) 19 Brad Wanzenberg (4)) 18 Cynthia Couillard 12 Amanda Locke (2.5) 16 Jeanne Abnernathy (6) 16.5 Allison Garner-Thoma 9 Jimmy Moore (1) 7 Mike Neace (5) 15 Mary Rhodes (4.5) 8.5

The Spike Club is an elite group of Association members recog-nized for outstanding achievement in membership recruitment. Simply put, you become a Spike by recruiting new members. Each new member recruit earns 1 credit towards a Spike. Each member retained earns 1/2 a credit. Each Affiliate member re-cruit 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 2015. Any member below Life SPIKE must recruit and retain members every year to keep their points. See NAHB website for details.

NAHB SPIKE

CLUB

Tacks

Less than 6 Credits

Bart Lucas 4 Danny Gaughan 3 Lee Woods 3 Chuck Hiott 3 Laurie Mackillip 3 Jim Rahman 2.5 Chip Gannaway 2 Tom Pfeiffer 2 Ken Ward 1.5 Richard Holt (1) 1 Janet Noack 1 Philip Crotwell 1 Janeen Swanson 1 Mike Brown 1 Glenn Phillips 1 Jerry Stocksett 1

Scott Moll 1 Randy Thompson (1) 1 Kevin Branch .5 Angela Sheppard .5

2015 MEMBERSHIP GOALS

∎ Recruit at least one

Member in 2015

∎ Retain Members

∎ Encourage Member

Participation

With a Stronger Membership Base,

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