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ership meetings and builder referral luncheons,
and has redesigned its website.
The Legislative Committee continues to
strengthen its relationship with local officials and
staff. Members have been frequently called upon
to lend assistance or provide input on various
ordinances and plans.
Seminars held covered topics such as OSHA
fall protection, contract law and maximizing your
marketing efforts with social media. In May, the
annual FredFest—also known as the King of
Wings Contest—was held.
After a three-year break, FABA hosted a Parade
of Homes that featured 22 entries.
new river valley hBA
NRVHBA had a successful and prosperous
2011. Its charitable committee was active in several
community projects. Through its Pulaski Relief
Volunteer Day, members donated money and
helped rebuild structures that were damaged by
the Pulaski tornado. The association also partnered
with the Montgomery County Humane Society
and raised more than $1,400 for the society
through a creative and competitive cat and dog
house raffle. Local builders built nine cat and dog
houses for the cause.
The Governmental Affairs Committee was
very active in local elections. Members invited
local and state candidates to speak at the association’s
Fall Mixer. During this election cycle,
six of the association-supported candidates were
elected to office.
NRVHBA held many successful membership
events including three mixers, two golf outings, two
builders’ breakfasts, an annual picnic, holiday dinner
and gala. It also hosted its annual Home Expo.
northern virginia BiA
Reporting a pretty good year so far, NVBIA
had a successful annual Parade of Homes in April.
Traffic through the models was sharply up from
recent years, and builders were very happy with
the turnout.
2012 President Mike Gorman’s mission was
for the association to hold “remarkable” social
and networking events where members find
(From left) Rappahannock’s Ron Saunders, Susan Jones, Vincent Haynie, Michael Harvey, Margaret Hudnall
and Jose Valencia are joined by HBAV 2012 President Richard Bogese to celebrate with a Chinese flair
HBAR’s 2012 installation.
hBA of rappahannock
Rappahannock got off to a great start with the installation of the 2012 officers: President
Vincent Haynie, Vice President Michael Harvey, Associate Director Ron Saunders and Builder
Director Susan Jones. HBAV President Richard Bogese honored 2011 President Jose Valencia
and installed the 2012 officers.
Rappahannock has met its membership goal of 15 new members. It held its annual meeting
at the home of Chip and Margaret Hudnall.
solid value while attending them. The Meet the
Builder event in March was a sellout crowd for
builders and associates alike. In April, the Crawfish
Boil also was extremely successful. In August,
NVBIA co-hosted a Crabfeast with its charity
organization, HomeAid. They plan to hold the
new event annually.
The mission of retaining current members and
finding new ones has been an ongoing effort. The
Membership Committee has made it a priority to
call each member at least once per quarter to see
how their business is doing and what NVBIA can
do to better improve its services.
This year’s membership drive netted 58 new
members. Currently the association is working
hard to maintain a core membership base at
around 500 members and continue to grow the
association from there.
peninsula h&BA
In 2011, PHBA managed to keep the doors
open and its head above water through different
events that brought the association closer together
and delivered value to its members.
In January, PHBA partnered with Virginia
Peninsula Association of Realtors, Peninsula
Chamber of Commerce and the Retail Alliance to
host the most successful ever Economic Forecast
meeting, “Advancing Together.” The annual event
attracted more than 600 attendees, six times more
than usual.
The Peninsula Apartment Council offered seminars
on fair housing and landlord/tenant relations
and a hurricane preparation class. The Peninsula
Remodelers Council held a lead renovator course.
The Williamsburg chapter held quarterly meetings
(See LOCAL AFFILIATES on page 24)
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