Home Builders Bulletin, 5-09-08

Posted by EO2305 at 5/12/2008 3:19 PM and is filed under Home Builders Bulletin
May 9, 2008

Home Builders Bulletin

Happy Friday!  The Blessing of the Bikes is next weekend.  In an attempt to sell more raffle tickets, we have reserved a 3 day booth for the even.  The Blessing of the Bikes brings roughly 30,000 bikers to the Baldwin, Michigan area.  I will be there for the whole weekend, and I am looking for a volunteer to help work the booth on Saturday the 17th.  If anyone can help out, please let me know.  Your participation, as always, is greatly appreciated.
 Calendar of Events
5/15/08 General Membership Meeting
Legislative Update 
5/31/08 Surplus Sale
Habitat Restore parking lot  
6/06/08 Harley-Davidson Raffle Drawing
5 PM in the SWMHBA office
7/26/08 thru 8/03/08 Parade of Homes
12th Annual Parade of Homes.
8/21/08 Golf Outing
Indian Lake Hills Golf Course


  • We have 14 houses participating in this year’s Parade of Homes!  This is a fabulous number considering the current economic state in our area!  THANK YOU to everyone who is participating.

 

  • Our general membership meeting is next Thursday.  We will not have another general membership meeting until September.  If you have not sent in your RSVP yet, please do so!  Your RSVP’s allow us to reserve the right amount of food and space.  For those of you who do not RSVP for fear of getting a NO SHOW charge, please remember, if you call, or send a quick email letting us know you will not be able to show, or couldn’t make it for some reason or another, you will not be charged the $20 fee.

 

  • We would still like to see a few more playhouses built to display during the Parade of Homes this year.  We will definitely have 2, and I have 2 other builders who have expressed an interest.  This would be a great draw for the Parade, and wouldn’t it be charming to see a “mini” replica of any of the homes that will also be in the Parade?  Playhouses can be your own design, or you can use or modify a plan we already have available.  Many of you will have extra materials lying around that can be used to build a playhouse, so your cost should be minimal.  Because the playhouses have to be attractive as well as mobile, there are a few requirements:
    • Playhouse must be completed by June 7th.
    • Playhouse needs to be built on 4x4’s so it can be transported to the Parade of Homes, and to the lucky raffle winner’s home.
    • Playhouse can be no larger than 8x8x8.
    • Playhouse must have a minimum of 1 window.
    • Playhouse must have a minimum of 1 door.
    • Playhouse must have a floor.
    • Playhouse must have a finished exterior.
    • Lockset must be passage.

 

  • The “Playhouse Build Off” between Glenlord Home Center and Big C Lumber is scheduled for June 7th, 2008.  The event will start at 8 a.m. and will be a fast build scenario.  Spectators and hecklers are welcome!
  • There are roughly 500 raffle tickets checked out to members and it is time to start turning them in.  I need to know numbers before we go to several events at the end of this month.  Please get with me to arrange either pick up, or drop off of the tickets you have.
  • Our surplus sale is at the end of this month.  We can accept donations up to the 23rd of May.  This gives us time to get the items cataloged and priced.  I am looking for volunteers to help with set up and working the cash stations.  All donations that are unsold at the end of the sale will be donated to the Habitat Restore.
  • The Kalamazoo Association is holding a Construction Contracts and Law course on June 10th.  Member fee is $165, non-member $215.  We have a partnership with the Kalamazoo Association, so anyone that wishes to attend will be given the member price.  I have the flyer in my office if anyone needs registration information.
  • Parade of Homes sponsorship levels are $10,000, $5,000, $2,500 and $1,000.  Sponsorship levels and benefits were listed in the 3-14-08 Builders Bulletin.  You can also contact me here at the SWMHBA office, and I will be happy to send you more information.
  • I apologize for the number of pages coming off your fax machines today!!  There was so much to share, and not much choice on how to send the information.  For those of you still receiving notices, invites, updates, etc… on your fax, we do offer electronic versions that can be sent you’re your email box instead!  If you would like to be added to the email list, send me a quick note at swmhba@att.net or give me a call 269-473-5035 and I will be happy to add you to the list!  Have a great weekend.

 
Valerie Krause
Executive Officer
SMWHBA
269-473-5035 office
269-473-3643 fax
swmhba@att.net

Make the most of your membership, become involved!

 

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