It has been a great month! Kelly Hosch, Chris Alexander and I dreamed up a TABA fishing tournament while sitting on the golf course in May and it finally came to successful fruition. For a bunch of girls that knew nothing about fishing (well Kelly's husband is an avid fisherman) I think we did pretty good with this event. OK, we didn't do it all on our own. We actually had a lot of help from Rick Smith of Marine Outlet and his partner Gary. Without them, we would not have had such a successful turnout and smoothly run event.
The Associate Appreciation Fish Fry also went really well. Some people questioned having this event in the middle of the day fearing attendance would be affected but we had great turn out from our members and I consider this one of the most successful events of the year. As encouraging as this was, the TABA board may consider having more events during the noon hour. I think it gets increasingly harder to take time away from your family and personal hours to attend some of these events. With so many local organizations and so many different events, spreading them out seems to be helpful.
2010
Jason Carothers, his executive committee and staff are in the process of working up the budget and calendar for 2010. We are planning for another tight year and thus will likely use the same conservative philosophy that went into planning for 2009 - fewer events to keep the pressure off of our members and sponsors. Be looking for more 2010 information toward the end of the year.
Christmas Mixer/Awards Ceremony
I hope many of you plan to attend our Annual TABA Christmas Mixer. The TABA Board has decided to combine the Christmas Mixer with the Awards Ceremony this year. The Christmas Mixer is scheduled for Thursday, December 3rd from 11am-1pm at the TABA office with the Awards Ceremony to be held at 12 pm. Although it is a come and go event, we encourage you to attend the awards ceremony to help us give proper recognition to those who have done such a tremendous job of supporting TABA and the home building industry during 2009. A formal invitation will be mailed and your RSVP is requested.
TABA Room Rental
Do you need a place to hold a small Christmas event? Don't forget TABA and the John & Suzanne Kiella Conference Room. Rent the room for 1-3 hours or all day - it's very affordable and members get a great discount. Call me TODAY to book a date.
That's it from my desk. I hope to see many of you at our Christmas Mixer. I can't believe it!!
