Official Newsletter of the Home Builders Association of Lake-Sumter May 2014 Vol 38 Issue 10

To Promote & Protect Homeownership as the American Way

2014 Business Silver

HBA Lake-Sumter

Mark Your

Calendar: Online Calendar

May

1st—8:30 AM SMC/

Parade Meeting

Noon—Membership

Meeting

7th—9 AM GA Meeting

13th—4:15 Finance

5:00 Board

14th Noon Remodel-

ers/Green Meeting

14th 9 AM—1 PM Flor-

ida SMC Roadshow

Maitland Civic Center

15th 9 AM Building

Issues Meeting

20th—22—CAPS

(Certified Aging in

Place Specialist)

Courses at HBA office.

27th—May GMM

2014 Corporate 2013 -14 Touch

Thank You to Our Annual Sponsors for your Generous Support

Seats are Limited! Seats are Limited!

Registration and Payment Required by May 12. Forms are available online here:

http://www.lakesumterhba.com/announcements2.html or call Kelly at 352-343-7101

To Register goto: http://FloridaSalesAcademyRoadshow.eventbrite.com

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May 2014

Building Permits

JANUARY #Single Family Permits Value Lake County 94 34,044,473 Tavares 18 4,529,065 Eustis 10 2,290,319 Leesburg 5 730,055 Lady Lake 7 280,000 Montverde 0 Clermont 20 4,059,313 Mount Dora 3 1,118,945 Sumter County 328 91,913,710

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 888-966-0592 www.LakeSumterHBA.com

www.facebook.com/LakeHBA

Officers & Directors President William Wilburth - W.C. Wilburth, Inc. Construction Ser-vices Vice President Sean del Castillo - Habitat for Humanity Lake-Sumter Associate Vice President Paul Swanson - George Nahas Chevrolet Secretary/Treasurer Dale Roberts - Dale E. Roberts & Assoc. Immediate Past President William Dorman - White Aluminum Products Builder Directors Andrew Nutt - Holly Homes, Inc. Cynthia Couillard - Dibarco Building Corp Craig Hegstrom - Hegstrom Homes Joe Ziler - Kevco Builders, Inc. Philip Crotwell - Design South Homes, Inc. Peter Logan - Medallion Home Associate Directors Susan Adams - Ro-Mac Limber and Supply Eric Love - The Paint Drop by Valspar Jeanne Abernathy - Southern Style Management 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~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.

Sponsorships Available for

Monthly General Membership Meetings

See page 8 or Call HBA Staff at 352-343-7101 for details

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May 2014

Wow! May already. April was packed full of wonderful events.

Whether you enjoyed the Golf Tournament, awesome General Membership meetings,

Committee Meetings, Legislative visits or just this beautiful weather, April is a great

month and one to remember. I want to personally thank the Golf Committee, Chuck

Hiott, the Chair, with Booth, Ern, Straughan & Hiott; Karen Schroeder with Solid Image,

Inc.; Nancy Carpenter with United Southern Bank; and Jeanne Abernathy with ERA Tom

Grizzard for the wonderful job this year. Also, a special thanks to all the sponsors and

everyone who donated for the goody bags and the door prizes. And last but certainly not

least, thank you Kelly and Carolyn for all your hard work behind the scenes. What a

great way to spend time and get to know your fellow HBA members!

May is Membership Madness Month! For each new member you recruit, you will earn TRIPLE SPIKE

POINTS!! We want everyone to recruit at least one new member. There is so much to benefit from this HBA

membership. If you need help talking to someone about signing up, our staff is always available as well as the

Membership Committee members. We are all here to help and make everyone feel welcome and glad they

joined such a great organization.

The Legislative Days in Tallahassee went very well this year. It was exciting and informative, and our voice

was heard. George Hansford with Prominent Construction, Bud Dorman with White Aluminum Products, Eric

Love with The Paint Drop by Valspar, Myself and my wife Sheri, and our EO Carolyn Maimone attended. We

had meetings with Senator Alan Hays, House Representative Larry Metz and House Representative Marlene

O'Toole. We discussed the three main topics for which FHBA has been lobbying.

The first topic was full funding of the Sadowski Affordable Housing Trust Fund. All of the Legislatures agreed

this fund should be used for it's intended purpose. The second topic was the Building Code Bill that provides

$250,000 in funding for the Future Builders of America

program in Florida.

The Building Code Bill achieves a number of other im-

portant objectives, and also addresses the importance

of gaining a future work force.

Third topic was the Water Policy/Springs legislation

that addresses the questions of water quality, quantity

and septic systems. All three topics need to be closely

watched. This is one example of your Association

working for you and your companies. Again, we have

power in numbers. This is just another reason to stay

strong and bring in new members. We all have a pas-

sion for this Industry and we need to keep the momen-

tum going. Join a Committee, become involved. You

will be amazed by what you will gain in knowledge and

friendships along the way.

Till next time,

Bill Wilburth W.C. Wilburth Inc., Construction Services President HBA Lake-Sumter

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Are you leaving money on the table??

FHBA Member Rebate Program A Member Benefit that

Puts Cash In Your Pocket

To start receiving your rebate, please register (tells them where to mail your refund check)

and submit a Rebate Claim Form found on the website. The Rebate Claim Form lists all partic-ipating Manufacturers in the program and what

is needed in order to process your rebate.

Website to register: http://www.hbarebates.com/

More info and Registration form: http://www.hbarebates.com/uploads/

FHBA_Quarterly_Ad.pdf Have Questions? Program Administrator:

Rich Robinson Toll-free direct: 866-849-8400 Email: info@HBArebates.com

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May 2014

SALES AND MARKETING (SMC)

Recently I read an article about the icon of Apple. He was truly a remarkable man. Steve Jobs was visionary, a leader, highly motivated, and highly inspiring. He was known for initiating shift in his management team, com-pany, and the world. The two words Jobs disliked were brand-ing and marketing. Most sales

and marketing professionals have used these terms repeatedly, but I love how he re-imagined them into actions we can more clearly understand. Branding is all about relationships. It’s who you are, what you do, and how people perceive you are doing it. Maybe we get hung up on a logo, slogan, or even a lifestyle that a brand conveys. How many impressions or views did we get that time? Does our brand convey everything we are? People will do business with peo-ple they like. Hello? Are you meeting enough people every day? Do they know what your do, and just as important, do you care enough about what they do? Investing time in relationship building is connecting people’s relationship to your product. I am trying to develop a habitat to stop using the word marketing, although that is clearly what my Bachelor’s degree is in! No more marketing, I am now educating. My mission has become to educate my team and my customers about the value of my company’s products and services. What do we do differently and better than the competition? Consumers are always re-searching the next product or service they are thinking

about buying. Don’t be absent in their research pro-cess. Offer value in the form of information. Engage and influence people to start buying with seeds of thoughts that you nurture and fertilize with your exper-tise. Apple really got it. All those super smart people in product development and engineering had one goal in sight: what role will this product have in people’s lives? This made the marketing, I mean, educating message very clear. “This Apple (insert any product) is great.” And the public loved Apple products because of the experience that product provided. But buyers already knew they would, because of the front end ef-forts of relationships and educating in the value that was to come.

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Wish List

Trim Trees (Urgent) Enclose A/C Unit (in garage)

Donations for a New Roof

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May 2014

2015 Parade of Homes. Here we come! Yes, 2015! The 2015 Parade of Homes Committee has already met twice. Refining, retooling, dream-ing and planning ahead. Our 2015 Parade theme is “Building Excitement!” Results are in on the 2014 Parade. People were inspired, big time. Qualified traffic was great. Leads are up. Sales are happening. Sponsors are happy, and the banquet was attended by almost 150 peo-ple! Part of the parade success is due to the efforts of SMC Chair Jeanne Abernathy and our 2015 Parade Vice-Chair, Mary Rhodes, by putting on a great, first ever, REALTOR DAYS event ! What more could you ask for, right? I'm glad you asked. How do we as an industry and an Association keep the momentum going? 1. Start planning for the

2015 Parade immediately. 2. Promote and contribute to the efforts of BUILDER-REALTOR relations. 3. Begin the process of recruiting entries and sponsors today! 4. Get the word out that we want to announce the 2015 Dream Home / Dream Com-munity and major sponsors in the next few months. For BUILDERS and Developers who want to be the focal point of all things Parade, including being on the cover of the 85,000+ Parade Guidebooks in Lake, Sumter, Seminole and Orange County, now is the time to get on board. Dream Home / Dream Community details and deadlines to be announced in the next 30 days. 5. Make a difference by joining the Parade Committee, (which includes the Sales and Marketing Committee and BUILDER-REALTOR Committee) to put on the best Parade of Homes the HBA of Lake-Sumter has ever seen. Some of the goals for the 2015 Parade include; 1. A video of every entry, sponsor and major contributor. 2. A Parade of Homes APP that allows entries to get noticed and reviewed by the public in real time. 3. More broadcast and print media ex-posure. 4. More REALTORS and their prospects at your door. 5. More community involvement. 6. More of YOU! Jump on board and be part of the building excitement. Make a difference for your business and the community around you. We welcome your participation and inquiries starting... NOW! The 2015 Parade will be everything we dream it to be. Now, please welcome the 2015 Parade of Homes Vice-Chair, Mary Rhodes of The Mortgage Firm. Thank you Mary and thank you Bill Wilburth for your continued support!

Dale Roberts Dale E Roberts & Associates

2015 Parade Chair

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May 2014

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NAHB Member Advantage Update

We wanted to share some good news with you. In 2013, NAHB members have saved approximately $7.2 million

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GM NAHB Private Offer Continues

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We’re pleased to extend to NAHB members a private offer1 of up to $500 toward the purchase or lease of most new GM vehi-cles. NAHB members who are business owners can now qualify for up to $1,000 and also add on incentives from the National Fleet Purchase Program2 and Business Choice3 to get the best value on vehicles that run your business. To get this offer just visit your local dealer, choose an eligible GM vehicle, and pre-sent your NAHB proof of membership form.

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For private offer details, visit www.nahb.org/gm. 1Private offer amount varies by model. $500 offer for retail deliveries and up to $1,000 offer for fleet deliveries. Valid toward the purchase or lease of eligible 2013, 2014, and 2015 model-year vehicles. Customer must take delivery by 1/2/15. Not compatible with other private offers. Not valid on prior purchases. Compatible with many current incentives. Incentives are subject to change without notice. Excludes Buick Regal (2014); Chevrolet Corvette (2014), Sonic, Spark, SS, Volt; all Cadillac models. FAN number required. See dealer for complete details. 2Offer eligible for non-CAP customers only through 12/31/14. See dealer for details. 3To qualify, vehicle must be used in the day-to-day operation of the business and not solely for transportation purposes. Must provide proof of business. For complete program requirements, including information regarding offers, vehicles, equipment, options, warranties, and ordering, consult your dealer or visit gmbusinesschoice.com. Take delivery by 9/30/14.

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May 2014

Don’t Forget www.LakeSumterHBA.com

For everything HBA...

Online Calendar Full Color, Clickable Newsletters

Membership Applications Event Registration Forms Builder Tools and Books

Government Agency Links Searchable Member Directory

Membership Committee

May kicks off our membership drive for 2014. This year the teams are the Associate members verses the Builder members. The Builders are greatly outnumbered and rumor has it that the As-sociates are already in the lead.

Earn Triple SPIKE points and move up the SPIKE ranks!! Last year we brought in 13 new members during the summer drive, with this years improvement in the economy we can surely exceed that number! Who’s with me?? Remember, Members do Business with Members, so if there's any-one that you're doing business with that is not currently a member of the HBA it's time for them to join. Let's get focused stay moti-vated and increase our membership!

Joe Ziler Kevco Builders, Inc. Membership Committee Chairman

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May 2014

What an awesome facility Ro-Mac Lumber has in Leesburg! We toured the entire six blocks all the way through the impressive truss plant, by the window de-partment, into the door & trim division, commercial door department all the way back to every kind of lumber or hardware that you could ever need. If you weren’t there, you missed out on a great lunch ~ steaks hot off the grill and baked potatoes! Thank you to Don and his Staff at Ro-Mac Lumber and Supply!! Spread the word! We are bringing the CAPS (Certified Aging in Place Specialist) course to Lake County! There are three courses being held May 20 - 22. For retrofitting an existing home or designing and plan-ning for aging in place in a new home, Builders, remod-elers, architects, interior designers, and suppliers, are all encouraged to get this designation. May 20, 2014 Tuesday 9-5 PM Marketing & Communication Strategies for Aging & Ac-cessibility (CAPS I) May 21, 2014 Wednesday 9-5 PM Design/Build Solutions for Aging & Accessibility (CAPS II) May 22, 2014 – Thursday 9 – 5P Business Management for Business Professionals* and information on the courses and how to register is Registration forms and Detailed information on each course can be found at www.LakeSumterHBA.com or call Kelly at 352-343-7101. Our next meeting will be at the HBA office in Tavares

on May 14, 2014 noon. Lunch is provided, $5 per per-

son. Hope to see you there!!

General Membership Meeting Sponsorship Opportunities

HBA Member Pricing $175 per Meeting

Save $75 off Non-member price

Reserve your date now by phone or email to

the HBA : 352-343-7101 or

Admin@LakeSumterHBA.com

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

2014 Available Meeting Dates* General membership meetings begin with net-working at 6 PM, followed by dinner and the pro-

gram. Some meetings are held at the Elks Lodge, 2540 Dora Avenue, Tavares. Know of a good meeting location? Please share with us. We like to move the meetings around to better serve our members, make things interesting and promote local businesses. Dates are subject to change.

May 27 June 24

August 26 September 23

October 28

Remodelers Council

Cindy Couillard Dibarco Building Corporation 2014 Remodelers Council Chair

Cindy Couillard (Dibarco Building Corpo-

ration, Remodelers Council Chair

and Andrew Nutt (Holly Homes Inc.,

Green Building Chair

Did you know that you can save Thousands of Dollars a year with the FHBA Member Rebate Program? It is easy to Register. Click the Logo to access the page online. Or go to:

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May 2014

We had a great visit with our State Representatives and Senators and were able to take the home building industry message to them face to face. We spoke on 3 key issues: Water Policy/Springs, Future Builders of America (Florida Building Code bill), and Sadowski Funding. Our visits were not only informative but reassuring. We had a good turnout from Lake-Sumter, but we would love to have more people to represent and the building industry at future Legislative Conferences. If you are interested in attending next year please let me know. We have a lot going on!! The Golf Tournament was a HUGE success! Thank you Kelly for

keeping all those little details in order! Chuck and the Committee were instrumental in making it go smoothly. May 14th is the Florida Sales and Marketing Roadshow at the Maitland Civic Center. They are bringing three dynamic speakers to teach and train and entertain!! And our very own Carroll Juskalski is the mediator of the event. Register online at http://FloridaSalesAcademyRoadshow.eventbrite.com. Details can be found on the HBA website. May 20—22 CAPS (Certified Aging in Place Specialist) Courses are being held at the HBA office in Tavares. Now is your chance to get this certification without the long drive. Registration forms are online at www.LakeSumterHBA.com. Register and pay in full by May 15th.

Get ready, because the 1st Annual Bowling Tournament is coming Saturday June 21st at Breakpoint Alley! This will be a Fun Family event! If you are interested in partici-pating, sponsoring or providing door prizes please give us a call!! More details coming in an eNewsletter Real Soon!! Carolyn Maimone

Executive Director, HBA of Lake~Sumter

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May 2014

PICTURE GALLERY

Aprill GMM ay Breakpoint Alley in Tavares!

Door Prizes donated by Dale E. Roberts and Associates, ERA Tom Grizzard Inc., Allstate and Breakpoint Alley! Thank you!!

Thank you Dale Roberts of Dale E. Roberts and Assoc. for bringing a

Door Prize!

A Wine Lover for sure ! Suzan Swanson.

Congrats Kim Mahoney for winning the 50/50!!.

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May 2014

PICTURE GALLERY

The Remodelers/Green committee where treated to a Steak and Tater lunch at Ro-Mac’s Leesburg Fa-cility. They toured the entire six blocks all the way through the impressive truss plant, by the window department, into the door & trim division, commer-cial door department all the way back to the build-ing supply warehouse! Thank You Ro-Mac Lum-ber and Supply for a fantastic lunch and tour!

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May 2014

Keep in mind, the lumber and commodity markets are usually the best indicator of the strength of hous-ing, and this month’s report indicates a housing market that is struggling for buyers. The Home Builders Association Wood Commodity Index (Index) for April 2014 declined 6.4%, as declines were widespread in all sizes and species with the exception of wide width pines, which were flat. Concern seems to be growing as to whether the housing season will gather any momentum after a long winter. The lumber portion of the Index dropped 6.2% to $374.59 per thousand as western spruce retreated

6.3% to 8.4%. What makes this even more difficult to figure out is the shortage in trucking and railcars. If demand were strong, coupled with these transportation issues, pricing should have skyrocketed by now. The sheathing portion of the Index fell 6.5% to $264.24 per thousand as mills searched for buyers and no one wanted to be stuck with overpriced panels. CDX pine panels have been very resistant to lower pricing; however, mills finally had to capit-ulate to lower prices. Despite the decline, as of mid-April, buyers still remain with their hands in their pockets only buying what they need. Many concerns are raised by a commodity market during a time that is usually the heart of the housing season. In the last few years, buyers retreated to the sidelines in mid-May, and this year the selling season has not kicked-off two weeks before May. Will there be a late building season or no building season at all? The lower prices may be good for those who have work, but prices are getting to a level in which mill curtailments will begin. Frankly, if this occurs I am not sure if everyone will survive. This is the one time when everyone should look to a firming market as an indicator housing is picking up. At this point, un-certainty is fully in charge, which does not bode well for builders. Although there could be some downside risk to the market in pricing the upside is huge. If for some reason, the home selling and building season cranks up during the next few weeks, the prices of today will not be around long. Protect yourself on projects bid for later in the spring and summer.

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 Association of Lake County. To contact Magrud-er, email him at don.magruder@romaclumber.com.

Lumber & Commodity News

Don Magruder Ro-Mac Lumber and Supply Fall Home Show Committee Chairman

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Thank YOU!!

Thank you to Smallwood Sign Co. for

donating labor for removal & cleaning of letter-ing before painting of building

Our Members are AWESOME !!!!!

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May 2014

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May 2014

40 - 44 Years St. Louis Air Conditioning (40)

35 - 39 Years

The Floor Shoppe (35)

15 - 19 Years Sam S. Sadler III Inc. (18)

10 - 14 Years

Bauman Contracting LLC (10)

5 - 9 Years Leading Edge Builders (7)

Stairmasterz, Inc.

1 - 4 Years Royal Oak Homes (1)

Thank You For Your Membership

Please plan to participate in 2014

It’s a great way to network & have fun!

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

Booth, Ern, Straughan & Hiott, Inc. Cagan Management Group

Colonial Tavern Custom Closets of Lake County

David Wenrich & Co., Inc. Dixie Plywood & Lumber

Dunstan & Son Plumbing Company, Inc. ERA Tom Grizzard, Inc.

First Green Bank Great Lakes Carpet & Tile

Homes & Land of Lake County KB Home

Lake Jem Farms Logan, Bowyer & McCullough P.A.

Mako Rep Group, Inc. 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.

TIME TO RENEW

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May 2014

Statesman 500-999 George Hansford 529.5

Super 250-499 Carl Ludecke 428 Karen Schroeder 409.5

Royal 150-249

Bud Dorman (1) 211 Craig Hegstrom 199 Andrew Nutt 199 Clell Coleman 185 Don Magruder 167 Paul Fallman 154.5

Red 100-149 Paul Swanson 129 Clarence Tibbs 120 Dale Robert s 112.5 Susan Adams 113

Green 50-99 Lee Humphrey 93.5 Gerry Suarez 82.5

Jim Bible 78.5 Jody Coursey 77 Eric Love 76 Mike Carter 68 Nancy Hoff 55.5 Dick Stier 52

Life 25-49 Rob Granger 45.5 Joe Ziler (2) 38.5 Ron Griffith 30.5

Blue 6-24

Stephanie Vaughn 25 Ron Schwarz 22.5 Jason Hansford 20 Loretta Maimone 14 Robert Filebark 16.5 Cynthia Couillard 10.5 Allison Garner-Thomas 9 Glenn Phillips 8 Bill Wilburth 9.5 Bart Lucas 7 Jeanne Abernathy 7 Jimmy Moore 6

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 members. 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 2014.

NAHB SPIKE

CLUB

Tacks

Less than 6 Credits

Brad Wanzenberg 4 Jorge Garcia 3.5 Danny Gaughan 3 Lee Woods 3 Chuck Hiott 3 Chip Gannaway 2 Tom Pfeiffer 2 Jim Rahman 1.5 Ken Ward 1.5 Janet Noack 1 Philip Crotwell 1 Janeen Swanson 1

2014 MEMBERSHIP GOALS

∎ Recruit at least one

Member in 2014

∎ Retain Members

∎ Encourage Member

Participation

With Stronger Member-ship Base, We will all ben-

efit!

Members Do Business With Members

Want to Become a Spike?

Now is your chance. You need 6 credits to be-come a Spike and join in on the fun with all the other Spikes. You get 1 point for each new member you recruit…BUT our Membership Drive is happening now and you get triple points. You only have till May 29th so don’t waste any time. Join in the fun at the annual Spike Party in Sep-tember. I’m sure everyone who isn’t already a Spike knows 2 people who aren’t already mem-bers of the HBA Need any ideas call Kelly at the office or email admin@lakesumterhba.com. Good Luck!

The Hash Tag Heroes (Builder Team) - 0 The Marketing Mogules (Associate Team) - 5

Builders are you going to let the Associates win? Let’s even the score and see who can pull ahead.

HBA of Lake -Sumter

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