SUMMER 2016

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SFA 2016 SPRING CONFERENCE
AND EXPO A GREAT SUCCESS
SFA Raises $5000 For Scholarship
SFA raised approximately Five Thousand Dollars for the
Will Rodriguez Scholarship Fund during the raffle conducted
during the recently completed SFA Spring Conference and
Expo.
SFA established a scholarship to recognize the
contributions Will Rodriguez, The Fastener Connection,
made to SFA and the Fastener Industry over the many years
he worked in the industry.
The Grand Prize was a AR-15 rifle, donated by Michael
Rodrigues, The Fastener Connection and was won by Jody
Slovak, Central Bolt & Industrial Supply, Brownsville, Texas.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER JODY SLOVAK OF CENTRAL BOLT &
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS RECEIVED THE AR-15 RIFLE.
Yeti Coolers, donated by Jason Looft, Winzer
Corporation and Mike Bailey, Nucor Fasteners, were won
by Michelle Chacon, Star Stainless Screw, Houston, Texas
and Chris Brown, Copper State Bolt & Nut Co, Phoenix,
Arizona. Billy Rackley, LTR Fastener & Supply, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, was the winner of the Samsung Tablet
donated by Keith Jones, INxSQL Software. Additional
scholarships are awarded each year in the name of Gene
Petty, an early organizer of SFA and a strong proponent of
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education. Scholarship winners will be announced in the
Summer Edition of the SFA Newsletter.
SFA Fall Dinner Dates Selected
The Southwestern Fastener Association has selected
Oklahoma City as the first location for the Fall Dinner
Meetings. The date is Tuesday, September 13, 2016.
Several venues are under consideration and the final
selection will be made within thirty days. October 4 is the
date for the Fall Dinner Meeting in the DFW Metroplex. La
Hacienda Ranch Colleyville is the venue. The program for
each meeting will be announced in the Summer Newsletter.
SFA Welcomes New Members
SFA welcomes Ross Shepard, Alfa Tools, Morton Grove,
Illinois; Juan Munoz, Auge Industrial Fasteners, Houston,
Texas; Brad Clark, All Size Fasteners, Dallas, Texas; Craig
Penland, EUROLINK FSS, Greer, South Carolina; Chris
McCaffrey, R & D Fasteners, Rancho Cucamonga, California
and George Chismark, Trinity Hardware Headquarters,
Davenport, Iowa as new member of the Association.
SFA/SEFA Joint 2017 Spring Conference
Southwestern Fastener Association will join the
Southeastern Fastener Association for a joint Conference
in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 19 to 21, 2017. The two
organizations have not held a joint meeting since 2000.
The Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, located at the corner of
Canal and Bourbon Streets has been selected as the host
hotel. The meeting will begin with a welcome reception
on Wednesday, April 19. There will be a golf outing on
Thursday, followed by a reception and Dinner Thursday
night. Business meetings will be conducted by both
Associations on Friday morning and the SEFA Table Top
Expo will by Friday afternoon, April 21.
Additional details on the meeting will be announced in
the next few months.
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