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Around California continued...Dan did not understand why heshould waste his time in schooland ended his school career in the6th Grade. Fine with his father, hecould now work full-time on thefarm. Dan was constantly trying toincrease production and suggestingnew management techniques for thelaborers.During World War II, Dan worked forVultee, starting off as a “rust scraper”.Dan self-taught himself the engineeringand math required for the job and waspromoted up the ranks, ultimatelymanaging production of BT-13s andB-24s.In 1945, Dan and Bill Worman formedKIT Manufacturing and produced theclassic KIT Tear Drop travel trailer.Dan was a true pioneer in the traveltrailer and mobile home industry. Heremained CEO of KIT until the ageof 87. Dan wrote a book “I Love aChallenge” that details a half-century ofKIT, which he self-published in 1994.Dan was a lover of nature and dryfly fishing and Big Horn Sheep huntingwere his passions. He was particularlyproud of creating the annual sale of theDan Pocapalia Big Horn Sheep Bronzefor FNAWS Wild Sheep Foundation thatto date, has raised more than $400,000for the conservation of Big Horn Sheepin the United States.Dan passed away in the same stylein which he lived – with acceptance,humor, grace, efficiency and dignity.He is survived by his wife of 63 years,MaryAnn; his children Maria Pocapalia(husband Paul Brounstein), DanielPocapalia, Diana Pocapalia, RichardPocapalia and Ann Pocapalia; fourgrandchildren and his younger sister,Rose Butts. Dan will be missed but notforgotten.Regulatory Relief?We have all heard the many, manypromises to reduce regulatory burdens.Well……On April 19th, the House FinancialServices Committee unveiled thePage 18Dodd-Frank Burden Tracker, an onlineresource to help track new rules andregulations required by the Dodd-FrankAct.A committee press release indicatesthat Dodd-Frank “mandates thatgovernment regulators write over 400new rules and requirements that willbe imposed on the private sector.Since the law was signed by PresidentObama in July 2010, the Dodd-FrankBurden Tracker reveals: regulatorshave written 185 of the 400 rules; these185 rules consume 5,320 pages; and,it will take private sector job-creators24,035,801 hours every year to complywith these first 185 Dodd-Frank rules.”Source: MHI Week in Review-04/20/12CMHI Northern CaliforniaChapter Meeting – June 7,2012A meeting of CMHI’s NorthernCalifornia chapter has been scheduledcontinued on page 19U.S. Bank is strong, secureand open for business.Customer satisfaction is alwaysimportant to U.S. Bank:Every DayEvery CustomerEvery TransactionTo find out more about the U.S. Bank difference,call Manufactured Housing Finance at866-300-8345.usbank.com
Page 19Around California continued...for Thursday, June 7th at The HolidayInn Capitol Plaza in downtownSacramento.All CMHI members are invited toattend. The program will includeupdates on:• Formaldehyde Status• W.U.I. Amendments• Manufactured Housing Act H.R.3849This is a great opportunity forindustry members in the northernCalifornia region to gather together andnetwork. Members of CMHI’s Board ofDirectors will be in attendance. A No-Host Cocktail Reception begins at 5:30PM, followed by Dinner at 6:00 PM andthe program will begin immediatelyfollowing dinner service.Cost to attend the Chapter Meetingis $45 per person and includes dinnerand program. The Holiday Inn CapitolPlaza is located at 300 “J” Street indowntown Sacramento.Please click here for a reservationform and return with your paymentas soon as possible. If you haveany questions, call Kim or Connie –(909)987-2599.It’s CMHI MembershipRenewal TimeIf you have any questions, pleasefeel free to call CMHI (909)987-2599.CMHI thanks you in advance for yourcontinuous support.RETAILERS: Claim Your $500 Per HomeRebate for Selling Energy Star HomesAll four major utilities in California currently offer a $500incentive to retailers and communities for selling newENERGY STAR manufactured homes. The rebate canbe claimed for homes sited by December 28, 2012 andserved by any of the following utilities: Pacific Gas andElectric Company, Southern California Edison, SouthernCalifornia Gas or San Diego Gas and Electric.For more information, contact Gwynne Koch, ProgramManager, Systems Building Research Alliance at212-496-0900x120 or gkoch@research-alliance.org.By now you should have receivedyour CMHI 2012/’13 AnnualMembership Dues renewal brochureand invoice. CMHI’s fiscal year beganApril 1, 2012 and ends on March 31,2013.By renewing your CMHI membershipyou are supporting CMHI in itsefforts to protect your business andthe industry as we work together torevitalize California’s manufacturedhousing market.Please note CMHI’s two paymentoptions. You may pay your dues in onepayment or in two easy installments.Your payment is due NO LATER THANMAY 31st.
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