Next Meeting

2-10 Home Buyers Warranty!

We start our 2005-2006 with a program that should be interesting to all members, especially the builder members. The program will be presented by Lisa Norman of 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty. The application for 2-10 HBW will be acted on by our Board of Directors at their meeting prior to the general meeting. 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty provides an extended warranty on newly constructed homes. Lisa will be providing complete details at the program and her company will cover the dinner cost for all Builder members who attend the meeting.

Our dinner that evening will be chicken rigatoni which is a house specialty according to Kathy the hostess at Water Street Landing. The cost of dinner will be $20 per person inclusive. Reservations continue to be extremely important to assure proper seating arrangements and food preparation. Please make your reservations upon receipt of the bulletin by calling Cathy at the Builders office at 693-5736 or EO Jim FitzPatrick at 283-0557. You can also fax us at 693-5738 or 283-0733.

New Member Application

We have received an application for Associate membership from the following:

2-10 Home Buyers Warranty
1728 Montreal Circle
Tucker, GA 30084
Local Representative - Lisa M. Norman
Phone: 876-389
Sponsor: Larry Quigliano
Business: Extended Warranty for New Homes

Since this application was received during the summer when we have no Board Meetings, this application will be acted upon on 9/14/05 unless Membership Chairman Bob Minkiewicz receives information in writing prior to that date giving reasons why the application should not be approved.

Golf Tournament

Our 9th annual golf tournament was held on July 11 at Niagara Frontier Country Club in Youngstown. A total of 76 of your fellow members and their friends participated in the tournament this year. A special thanks to Chairman James Kuryak of Niagara National Insurance for another great job. Special thanks are also extended to our twenty sponsors who paid to keep the cost of the day within reason. The sponsors were: B&L Wholesale Supply, Rosal Construction, LaFarge North America, 84 Lumber Company, Niagara Gutter, Swogier Construction, L.J. Quigliano, Niagara Frontier Publications, United Rentals, Niagara National Insurance, Countrywide Home Loans, David Homes, Greentree Builders, Inc., Barden Homes, M&T Mortgage Corp., First Niagara Bank, Prestige Design, Alside Windows and Doors, William Schutt and Associates, and Twin Lakes Concrete Inc. The official winner of the tournament according to the Chairman was M&T Mortgage Corp., captained by Scott Guthrie.

Reserve the date of July 10, 2006 for our 10th Annual Tournament.

Training

As you are aware, the Niagara County Community College (NCCC) has a corporate training center in Lockport. Do you have any supervisors or employees who need training in Asbestos, HazMat, General Safety, etc.? Please call Barb Michel at 433-1856 ext. 15 for further information or schedule of classes.

Membership Dues

We are in the process of sending checks to NAHB and NYSBA to renew current memberships and cannot renew yours unless we receive your check in the amount of $400 immediately. If you have any questions in regards to this matter, please call Executive Officer Jim FitzPatrick at 283-0557 or Membership Chairman Bob Minkiewicz at 570-0703.

We Need Your Help

In the next week or two, President Stan Swogier will be selecting the Nominating Committee who will assist him in getting a slate of Board Members and Officers who will run your association for the next year or two. According to our bylaws the nominating committee will consist of two past presidents, two members from the general membership, the president and usually the Executive Officer. If you are interested in helping run your association for the next year or two, please call Stan at 731-4240 or EO Jim FitzPatrick at 283-0557.

For Your Information (FYI)

Remodeling expenditures saw record growth in 2004. NAHB reports that remodeling projects in the US increased over 12% from 2003, and is expected to continue the same pace or better this year. Americans spent almost $200 billion last year compared to just over $176 billion in 2003. The main reason for this large volume of remodeling is due to rising home prices making it better to remodel than to sell plus favorable interest rates on refinancing and on home equity loans.

Parade of Homes 2005

The Parade of Homes 2005 is moving right along according to Co-Chairs Bill Burg from Alside Windows and Doors and Rachel Leo from Kitchen World. Our show will be held on September 17-18, September 24-25, and October 1-2, 2005. All homes will be open from noon until 5:00 PM on these three weekends. Participants in the show include:

Rosal Construction Co. Inc.
     3320 Renee Terrace, Wheatfield

David Homes
      7023 Rock Dove Lane, Wheatfield

Prestige Design
      2667 Pine Lake, Wheatfield

Ryan Homes
     6851 Kimberly Drive, Lockport
     6593 Harvest Ridge Way, Lockport
     3818 Hill Road, North Tonawanda
     7022 Rock Dove Lane, Wheatfield

Greentree Builders (formerly Barden Homes)
     6505 Crestfield Lane, Lockport
     6987 Shawnee Road, North Tonawanda

See you on the 14th.

James Fitzpatrick
Executive Officer