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- Dryer vent cleaning

- Chimney sweep / cleaning

- Gutter Cleaning

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2022 Second Quarter Newsletter and Member Spotlight

April:

College of the Albemarle, Dare Campus officially opened on Aril 4^th with several guest speakers, the County Commissioners, and several members of the OBHBA present.

The OBHBA Spring Golf Tournament was held at The Pointe on April 13^th.  Thank you to all who came and played and to the Sponsors, and our Corporate Sponsor Jackie Chunn, Elite Insurance Agency.  Also, a big thank you to OBX Chevrolet/Buick for sponsoring our Hole in One and still trying to give away a new car.

OBHBA Scholarship Recipients:

• On April 25^th Manteo High School scholarship recipients were, Pearce Gregory and Dorian Rotchford.  Thank you, Steve Garza with Kellogg Supply, for presenting the scholarships.
• On April 26^th First Flight High School scholarship recipients were, Riley Shealey and Ross Sullivan.

Congratulations to all of you young men and women.  Good luck in your future endeavors. 

Please welcome new member:  Joe Frank Drywall, Associate-Joe Frank, joe.frankraceing@gmail.com  sponsored by Sea Breeze Drywall.

May:

May 18^th the OBHBA had the 2^nd annual Membership meeting at Captain George’s.  The guest speaker was Amy Montgomery, Senior Administrator of Operations for The Outer Banks Hospital.

Please welcome new members: Allen Moran, allenm@willeyagency.com,  with The Willey Agency, who purchased the Insurance Company from Fletcher Willey.  And Site Services, Associate-Michael McCall, info@siteservicesnc.com, sponsored by Seaside Builders Inc.

June:

June 1^st, the Membership Challenge started.  Bring in a new member and you could get your membership paid for one year or have an ad published in the Parade of Homes Magazine.

June 7^th-8^th was the 2^nd Quarter NCHBA Meeting in Raleigh NC.  Those attending were Blair Meads, OBHBA President, Jake Overton, BOD & Legislative Committee, Jay Overton, BOD & Legislative Committee Chair, Dave Stormont, Legislative Committee & Past BOD, Brian Newman, Legislative Committee, Duke Geraghty, OBHBA Government Affairs Director and Phyllis Hobbs, OBHBA Executive Director.   On Wednesday the 8^th, Rep. Bobby Hanig, Rep. Keith Kidwell and Rep. Ed Goodwin meet with the members of the OBHBA in attendance.

Please welcome new members:  MBC Smart Energy, Builder-Michael Hamilton, mike@live-swell.com, sponsored by Starco Realty & Construction and Heart of America LLC, Associate-John Aaron, john.aaron@reagan.com, who has rejoined with a new company, and was sponsored by Guy C Lee Building Materials.

  Member Spotlight:  Foundation Club Members

What is the Foundation Club?

Someone once said, “Dues are the rent you pay for the space you occupy in the industry.” So, if Dues are the rent, then Foundation Club is the leasehold improvement. Your Association is a better Association because of Foundation Club support that allows us to do the following:

Image Improvement:

Through public relations efforts like our Home Builders Care projects, our scholarship program, and donations to local charitable projects, we can make strides toward changing the public image of the building industry from a caricature to a true picture. We are members of our communities, and we care about community problems. Our scholarship program is a 100% return to members of our community. We can devote the time and effort to make these efforts successful because we have Foundation Club backing us up in other areas.

Professional Training:

Our industry suffers from a high turnover rate and an expensive learning curve. Through seminars, we can improve the technical and business expertise our members possess, making them more successful and our industry sounder. Foundation Club funds make it possible to put on many of our seminars without bothersome calls for event sponsorships.

Industry Awareness:

Consumer education, weekly publication of our bulletins and briefings, operation of our website, direct mailing of information requested by potential clients and homeowners, assembly and dissemination of economic information that is focused on our market and our business all increase our operating costs. Considering and planning may make the difference to the survival of a business. We are an organization dedicated to providing education, awareness, information, and tools for the success of our membership.

Regulatory Representation:

When we are faced almost weekly with the leadership of the municipalities and counties seeking new ways to limit growth on the Outer Banks through more and more regulations, including proposals for increased or additional fees, increased open space, decreased lot coverage, taxes, additions to the existing building codes, more rigid zoning ordinances and the use of moratoria that will all serve to drive up the cost of construction… how are we able to keep up? The Foundation Club provides some of the support that is needed to answer these challenges with employment of a governmental affairs specialist.

Legacy:

Kempsville Building Materials

Tradition:

Kellogg Supply Co.

Diamond:

Dominion Energy North Carolina

Gold:

BB&T Mortgage, Compass Edge Construction, Cozy Kitchens Group, FullTilt Blinds & Shutters, Sandmark Custom Homes, SAGA Realty & Construction, Towne Bank/Towne Mortgage

Silver:

ABC Supply, Atlantic Elevators, Atlantic Flooring, Inc., One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, Outer Banks Elevator, Overton Contracting LLC, Reliant Construction, LLC/A&T Seamless Gutters

Bronze:

Coastal Cottage Contracting, LLC, DeBoy Construction & Remodeling, Inc., Elite Insurance Agency Inc., Ferguson, Forrest Seal, LLC, Guy C. Lee Building Materials, Haddon Homes, Inc.,  Southern Bank

Titanium:

A&B Carpet One, Beach House Flooring & Tile, Beach Realty & Construction, Dream Builders, LLC, Florez Design Studios, Inc., Island Woodcrafts, Ltd., Ken Green & Associates, Michael D. O’Steen, P.E., Neal Contracting Group, Pella Window & Door, SoundSide Pools

Brass:

 Storm Coast Homes, LLC, Towne Insurance

Patron:

R.M. Saunders General Contractor, Inc., Sea Country Homes OBX, LLC