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NCMA Progressive Evening/Plant Tour36NCMA Progressive EveningFriday, March 2 • 6:00 p.m – 9:30 p.m.6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Political Fundraiser6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. PAC Reception Fundraiser7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. NCMA/ICPI Safety Awardsand Design Awards, CSI Design Awards DinnerEnjoy a progressive evening on Friday, March 2, at theRosen Shingle Creek Resort. After a day on the showfloor, you’ll begin the evening with the Political Fundraisersupporting U.S. Senator Bill Nelson. Then stepnext door and join fellow politically astute members atNCMA’s gala PAC Fundraiser. Finish the evening aroundthe corner as we honor the winners of the NCMA/ICPISafety Awards and Design Awards of Excellence andthe Cast Stone Institute Design Awards.NCMA Political FundraiserFriday, March 26:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.RSC, Panzacola Ballroom F2U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson addressesNCMA attendees during the PoliticalFundraiser, where he will behonored with our industry’s firstChampion of the Industry Award.After three decades in public office,Senator Nelson has earneda reputation as a principled family man, a staunchadvocate for all Floridians and a moderate voice in theincreasingly partisan world of national politics. He hasprovided crucial leadership on the Check-off Programand is a staunch champion of small business concernsand tax and regulatory policies that encourage smallbusinesses, such as the repeal of the 3% rule recentlypassed and signed into law. NCMA has also workedwith him on the Department of Defense constructionlifecycle cost issue which in Florida and along the GulfCoast is critical to promoting the use of durable materialsin construction. Contributions raised at the fundraiserwill go to support Sen. Nelson’s campaign to continuehis support for the industry.NCMA PAC ReceptionFriday, March 26:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.RSC, Panzacola Ballroom F1Following the Political Fundraiser, walk across the halland join fellow politically astute members at NCMA’sgala PAC Fundraiser. This fun-filled event is the mostimportant fundraising component of NCMA’s annualdrive to support the PAC by raising vital funds to supportits program of giving to candidates that advocatefor our industry on Capitol Hill. In this year when NCMAis so heavily engaged in bringing our Check-Off bill tocompletion, it is particularly important that the NCMAPAC replenish its coffers for supporting candidates withwhich NCMA has close ties in support of the importantCheck-Off initiative. Your registration fee for this eventis used for this purpose. Door prizes are a major drawof the event, and again we will provide drawings formany door prizes.36 Concrete Masonry DesignsNCMA/ICPI Safety Awards and DesignAwards, CSI Design Awards DinnerFriday, March 2 • 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.RSC, Panzacola Ballroom G1Cost: $85 members / $100 nonmembersFollowing the PAC Reception, join NCMA, ICPI andCSI members next door as we honor the winners of theNCMA/ICPI Design Awards of Excellence in masonrydesign and construction, the winners of the annualNCMA/ICPI Safety Awards, andthe Cast Stone Institute DesignAward winners at this ever popularannual event.Special thanks to our sponsor:NCMA/ICPI Block and PaverPlant TourSaturday, March 3 • 6:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.RSC, Departs Conference Center EntranceCost: $55 members / $155 nonmembersAttendees of the Block and Paver Plant Tour willenjoy a continental breakfast before heading out tovisit three plants located in the Orlando area, includingA-1 Block, Bedrock Industries and Tarmac. A-1Block produces hardscape products and architecturalblock. Its fully automated plant features in-linesplitting of standard products plus a specialty off-linesplitter for wall veneer products. Bedrock Industriesis a modern state of the art facility manufacturingboth masonry and paver products. It features a storageyard using close to five acres of pavers speciallymade to handle the heavy trucks. There is also aBedrock ready-mix plant onsite as well. Tarmac isa dual-line facility producing a variety of concreteunits. During the tour they will be producing pavedrain units using a core puller on one machine andstandard units on the other.Special thanks to our sponsor: