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NARI Executive Board
Bob
Otto
President
RE Otto & Sons, Inc.
Tony McAllister
Chairman of the Board
Ethics & Bylaws Chair
Quality Comfort Heating & Air
Rob Miller
First Vice President
Bradco Supply Corporation
Reid Harkey
Second Vice President
Harkey Tile & Marble
Vicki Westmoreland
Treasurer & Budget Chair
New Dominion Bank
Teresa Sanders
Secretary
Miller Tile & Marble
Staff
Charlene Smith
Executive Director-NARI of Charlotte
Allison Foscue
Marketing Coordinator-NARI of Charlotte
Board of Directors
Allan C. Rhew
Lowe's Home ImprovementBoard Member
Todd Heacock
ProSource
Membership Chair
Dale Terry
Carolina Craftsman
Financial Development Chair
Ron Weatherly
Dry Pro
Public Relations Committee Chair
Dale Dalton
Dalton Construction
Community Outreach Chair
Dave McGuire
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.
Strategic Planning Committee Chair
Carl Votik
The Home Doctor Captain Certification Committee
Lynda Kuehni
Habitat RESTORE
Awards & Recognition Chair
Thomas Faulk
Attorney at Law-NARI Council
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Congratulations
to the 2007
Building Center NARI Golf Team Challenge winners!
1 st Place : 63
Scott
Smith-Coca
Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
Eric
Rich-Coca
Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
2nd
Place : 64
Todd
Nichols-Carolina
Foam Solutions
Paul
Lingle-Carolina
Foam Solutions
3rd
Place : 66
Tim
Marcum-EMT
Flooring
Jim
Brand-EMT
Flooring
Closest
to the hole # 2-Bryon Fletcher, Tile Roofing, Inc.
Closest
to the hole #4-Charlie Romines, Welcome Home
Closest
to the hole # 13-Steve Sumner, GWC,Bradco
Scott Chepco
and Ronnie Dunnican with World Electric Supply
will be enjoying a gift certificate for golf lessons to improve their
game! See you next year!
Call
the NARI office if your company is interested in being a sponsor of the
2008 Golf Event !
Thank you Lynda
Kuehni for taking these great photos at the tournament.
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Charlotte Rescue Mission
Join
Fellow NARI Members for a Great Cause
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June 21, 2007
4:30
p.m.-6:30 p.m.
We
need volunteers to help serve a meal 907 West 1st Street (I-77 Exit 5th
Street, Right on 4th, Right on Cedar)
Other
dates are available. Contact Andria Tindall at Charlotte Rescue
Mission
704.334.4635
Clothes Drive
Through July 31, 2007
Charlotte Rescue
Mission needs men clothes.
Please drop off men's clothing, toiletries, socks and underwear.
Donation drop off sites at the following Sherwin Williams Stores:
2823 Selwyn Ave., Ste G
Charlotte, NC 28209
Strawberry Hill
4227 Providence Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28211
10701 McMullen Creek Pkwy.
Charlotte, NC 28226
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MAY DINNER PICTURES
Charley Lew, Andrew Roby - Valerie
Heinsohn, InStyle-Charlotte - & Melissa McNamara, Habitat ReStore
Jennifer
Creasser, Tile Collection
Jesse
Morado, Guest Speaker
Carl
Votik, The Home Doctor and Ray Terry, Almetal Dryer Vent Corp.
Ray
Terry, Almetal Dryer Vent Corp. and Barry Klemons, Archadeck of
Charlotte
Scott Willis and Chip Cook with
Stock Building Supply
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NARI ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN |
If interested
in a NARI member advertising campaign to help you with your monthly
advertising contact Kyle Wigley 704.523.9111
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 Dear Members:
Read the signs. As we are approaching the
full swing of summer, the new leading indicator for home improvement
activity points to slower growth for the remainder of 2007.
After three years of double-digit growth, home
improvement spending by homeowners is growing in the low single-digit
range in 2007 according to a new leading indicator developed by
Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies. According to the Leading
Indicator for Remodeling Activity (LIRA), which builds on the
Remodeling Activity Indicator that the Joint Center has been releasing
since 1998, homeowner spending has eased and will do so for most of
2007. Overall growth in spending for 2007 is projected to be 3.6%.
Given the continuing slowdown in existing home
sales, there will be very modest growth in homeowner spending for
remodeling through the balance of the year. However, increased energy
prices may stimulate some additional energy efficiency improvements.
"While remodeling activity continues to weaken,
the easing should not be nearly as severe as that anticipated for the
home building industry," comments Kermit Baker, director of the
Remodeling Futures Program of the Joint Center. "Once home sales and
prices begin to stabilize, owners will resume their home improvement
plans."
Although
the remodeling market may not see huge increases soon, there are
several reasons to expect long-term growth, including a rental market
with pent-up demand and demographic trends, and of course, the
pro-growth market in which we live and work.
Energy retrofits have a lot of potential especially considering recent
surges in oil prices. This type of spending doesn't begin to increase
right on the heels of fuel price gains, but should become evident over
the next three to six years as more homeowners start to feel the
impact.
The remodeling industry remains healthy and has a promising future.
There's a continued shift toward professional installation, growing
demand for products and projects that allow for aging in place, and
increased consumer interest in green remodeling.
So, stay the course, follow up your leads, and keep up your quality
work and ethical conduct.
Yours
truly,
Bob Otto, President
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HAPPY
FATHER'S DAY
Thought you might
enjoy some quote's father's have given their children:
- Make a decision or
someone else will make it for you!
- You may be burning
the candle at both ends, but you've got a lot of wax.
- There are three
types of people in this world..people who make things happen, people
who watch things happen, and people who wonder what in the heck
happened.
- It is easier to stay out of trouble than to get
out of trouble!
Taken from the June issue of Real
Simple Magazine
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ADVERTISEMENT
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Remodelers
" Starting a Business - The Essential
Checklist"
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tasks. This book could pay for itself the first time used. With 80% of
new businesses failing, don't be a statistic.
Get this book!
See the website for
details and an order form.
Thomas Faulk, Attorney
Serving
NARI Members Since 1999
www.clermontbookpublishing.com
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JUNE DINNER MEETING
THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2007
at 5:30 PM
CROWNE PLAZA CHARLOTTE HOTEL
201 South McDowell
Street,
Charlotte, NC 28204
$35
$12 children
Cash, Check, Visa, Mastercard
RSVP to the NARI Office by Wed. June
27
Join the Fun -
Bring the Kids - We will actually build a "Hammer
House" at the dinner meeting. Find out what the "If I
Had A Hammer Program" is all about ! Guaranteed to be lots
of fun! A Great hands on experience for all!
and next
month...
THURSDAY, JULY
26, 2007
NARI Invites you to
bring family, friends, guests and join fellow NARI members
at the
US National White Water Center
for an
evening of summer fun!
4:00-6:00 2/hr rafting trip
(age 12
& up)
4:00-6:00 Outdoor climbing wall
(age 4
& up)
(both with guided
instruction)
Cash Bar
6:30
Dinner
In
the air conditioned Conference room overlooking the water course.
Hot
Dogs, Burgers, and Fried Chicken
$35 adults
$10 children
(includes all activities)
We accept cash,
check, Visa & Mastercard
Must
RSVP by July 19 so we can plan for activities. Please let us know by
July 23 for dinner only and no activities !
RSVP
to the NARI Office
You
can mail a check to :
NARI,
PO Box 12445, Charlotte, NC 28220
Not up to rafting or
climbing? The terrace of the White Water Center provides
outstanding views (some are air conditioned) of the most
challenging whitewater on the competition channel. Relax and unwind or
take a stroll on the path that follows the water course !
Directions:
I 85
exit 29 Sam Wilson Rd.
Exit
Right
Left on
Moore's Chapel Rd.
Right on
Hawfield Rd.
Watch your USPS
mail for additional information.
AUGUST 30, 2007
DINNER MEETING
Crowne Plaza Charlotte Hotel
201 South McDowell
Street,
Charlotte, NC 28204
Call Justin Mann 704.661.7709 for details
Reserve an exhibit table to promote your company. Don't
miss this opportunity to Showcase your business. This has always
been a fun and successful event for NARI members.
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Education Committee
Chip Cook - Chair
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NEW Round
Table Seminar
Before each dinner meeting
When : August 30, 2007
Time : 4:00 to 5:30
Place : Crowne Plaza Charlotte
Cost : $35
plan to attend both the dinner meeting and seminar (may
use for CEU credit too!
August
30th: Instructor-Thomas Faulk, Attorney
September
27th: Instructor-John Ring, Part
I Green Building
October
25th: Part II: John
Ring, Green Building
More
to be announced
For
further information contact Thomas Faulk:
704.540.7556
or
Chip Cook: 704.361.1034
Certification Classes
Classes being offered are as follows:
CR, CLC, CKBR, CRS, & CRA
In order for class to begin we need a deposit to
order materials from NARI National and a minimum of 8 participants. Please contact Carl Votik if you have any
questions or need further information. 704.907.9072
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Membership Committee
Todd Heacock - Chair
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:
Kitchen Tune Up
Tom Taube, Jr.
10717 Persimmon Crk. Dr.
Charlotte, NC 28227
704.2483.8847 - 509.277.8920 Fax - 704.906.3724 Mobile
Kitchen & Bath Mini Remodeler
Parks Chevrolet
Rick Nash, Deborah Parks, or Dwight Francis
6441 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28213
704.598.4000 - 704.599.2484 Fax
Truck Dealer - specializing in commercial trucks & vans.
Shockwave Sign &
Graphic Co.
Bill Roth
8200 Arrow Ridge Blvd.
Building E
Charlotte, NC 28273
704.752.6000 - 704.561.3359 Fax
Full service sign & graphic printing and installation
The Looking Glass, Inc.
Randy Williams
407 Chatham Ave.
Rock Hill, SC 29730
803.329.2270 - 803.327.2200 Fax
Wood doors, leaded glass, wrought iron, & curved molding
The Marshall/Lay Agency
Jim Short
7800-I Stevens Mill Road
Matthews, NC 28104
704.882.1204 - 704.882.4153 Fax
Insurance - Personal, Commercial, and Financial Services
Table Top Dinner
Meeting
Mini-Expo in Aug. 2007
Justin
Mann with Bradco Supply is chairing this committee.
Please contact Justin to
participate or with questions: 704.661.7709
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Public Relations Committee
Ron Weatherly - Chair
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NARI Members
Advertise in the Monthly Newsletter
Rate Card
1/8 page-$30
1/4 page-$40
1/2 page-$60
1 full page-$120
Deadline for
newsletter is last working day of the month
Must be camera
ready artwork!
Call the office
for further details 704.365.6274
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Community Outreach Committee
Dale Dalton - Chair
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FYI: The Spring Home
& Garden Show dates: February 27-March
2
Questions: Contact Dale
Dalton at 704.506.7773
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Awards & Recognition Committee
Lynda Kuehni - Chair
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The 2007 NARI of Greater Charlotte
Contractor of the Year Awards
"CotY"
Things
that are certain-Death & Taxes...add change!
December
1, 2007 (New Date)
Crowne
Plaza Uptown Hotel
Some members are considering making this event their Holiday
Company Party.
$50 per person
Table Sponsorship ($500) includes a table for 8
Lots
of New Entry Categories
Binders
are available
NARI Metro DC Chapter will be judging our entries. We
NEED a Design/Build volunteer to fly to DC November 5th to judge DC
entries November 6th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.(NARI will pay all expenses)
For
information on Sponsorship click here
Please contact Lynda Kuehni,
Habitat for Humanity ReStore with questions:
704-716-7040 ext. 3
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NARI GIRLS |
Challenge
to the NARI Girls: CotY Sponsorship!
Last
year NARI Girls provided the band. This
year NARI Girls could provide the band again or sponsor a bar station. Your contribution is greatly appreciated.
click on Sponsorship above for more info
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Calendar |
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* For
Individual Committee Meetings contact the Committee Chair
June 21st: Charlotte Rescue
Mission Volunteer to Serve Dinner
June 28th: Dinner Meeting -
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5:30
*Note:
Charlotte Rescue Mission Clothes Drive now through July 31st
July 26th: Dinner Meeting at
the US National Whitewater Center
August 7th: Directory Deadline
August 29th: CotY Entry
Deadline (to be judged for People's Choice Awards at the Ideal
Home Show
August 30th: Dinner Meeting -
Crowne Plaza - Mini-Expo
September 7-9: Ideal Home Show
September 27th: Dinner Meeting
- Crowne Plaza Hotel
October 5th: CotY Entry
Deadline
October 7-11: Fall Board
Meeting in Las Vegas, NV
October 15: Harkey Memorial
Golf Tournament
November: Renewal Invoices
Mailed
December 1: CotY Awards Dinner
Gala/Holiday Celebration
2008
January 1: Dues Payment Due
January 17-18: Regional
Meeting in Atlanta, GA
February 27-March 2: Spring
Home and Garden Show
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Thank you for your on-going support
of NARI. Please call the office (704.365.NARI (6274)) if you have
any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Charlene Smith
NARI
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