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NORTH COAST FASTENER ASSOCIATION
7737 Ellington Place, Mentor, OH 44060
TEL 440-975-9503 FAX 440-350-1676 EMAIL lgraham@ncfaonline.com WEB www.ncfaonline.com
IT’S BEEN A BUSY SUMMER FOR THE NCFA
by Mike Robinson - NCFA President
On June 22nd, the NCFA held its first ever “NCFA
Cork-SCREW......Cheers to Fasteners” wine tasting event
in Newbury, Ohio at Sharon James Cellars. We had a
great turn out with almost 50 people in attendance that
helped “Cheers” to the Fastener Industry. We had flights
of wine for everyone, some made from grapes grown near
our own Grand River in Ohio, and others straight from
Napa Valley in California. We were able to interact with the
owners of Sharon James and the Vintner answering any
questions. We had plenty of food, corn hole, wine, and fun
for everyone!
The NCFA board recently announced the winners of
our 2023 scholarships. Thank you to our members for the
continued support and participation in our association to
help make these scholarships possible. Please help us
congratulate our winners:
¤ Lisa Rankin from Fastener Industries will be
attending Western Governors University.
¤ Avery Hendl daughter of Frank Hendl at Fastener
Tool & Supply will be attending Miami University in the fall.
¤ Kaylee Parham daughter of Steven Parham
at Solution Industries will be attending Lorain County
Community College this fall.
¤ Halle Graham daughter of Ken and Lisa Graham at
BoltsandNuts.com will be attending Mercyhurst University
this fall.
¤ Vincent Dimora Jr. Son of Vincent Dimora at
Wurth Industrial will be attending Ohio University this fall.
Congratulations to all of the winners!!
Night At The Ballpark
Our “Night at the Ballpark” event is sold out for
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the Cleveland Guardians August 17th game against the
Detroit Tigers. We will have 75+ Fastener friends at the
game networking and watching our Tribe take down the
Tigers!
‘Screw Open’ Golf Outing
On September 7th, we will hold our annual “Screw
Open” at Valleaire Golf Club in Hinckley, OH. All
attendees will receive a “Swag Bag” filled with goodies
from our member companies, which will include a Yeti
tumbler, logo golf balls, Koozies, and much more! We
will have our long-drive holes where Donnie Kirkwook from
Brainard Rivet and Dan Jiram from BBI will be trying to
defend their titles. We will also have our closest to the Pin
competition where our very own Jackie Ventura and Dan
Finucan will be defending their titles from last year. Dewey
Oxner from Huyett showed he could hit a marshmallow
farther than anyone else last year, we will see if he can
bring home the title again this year in our Marshmallow
Long Drive competition. Registration is now open on our
website https://www.ncfaonline.com/EVENTS. Jump on
there now and reserve your spot! If you’re not a golfer,
join us anyway and fend off other non-golfers for the
coveted warm case of Busch Light provided by our friends
at Fully Threaded Radio!
Save The Dates
September 7th Screw Open Golf Outing @ 11:00am
December 7th Holiday Bash at Pins Mechanical @ 6pm
For more information on the North Coast Fastener
Association (NCFA) or our upcoming events, visit our website
www.ncfaonline.com.
NORTH COAST FASTENER ASSOCIATION