Have you considered becoming an instructor for the University of Housing classes offered through the local home builders associations around the country? How about the classes offered right here in Michigan?  Well, the opportunity is just around the corner.
 
Pass your knowledge on to your peers.  "Train the Trainer," a required class for becoming a NAHB instructor, will be presented on November 3rd at the Michigan Association of Home Builders office from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.  Normally only available at NAHB events, we have been able to bring it to Michigan.
 
This course is designed for building industry professionals who wish to teach the NAHB University of Housing curriculum.  You'll learn how to prepare and present adult education sessions.  In addition, you'll get a chance to practice your presentation skills in the classroom with instructor feedback and guidance.
 
The instructor for this class is nationally renowned Beverly Koehn, CGA, GMB, CAPS, CMP, CSP, MIRM.  She is President and Owner of Beverly Koehn & Associates, Inc. She brings more than 20 years experience in sales training and customer care coaching - delivering strategies and solutions for: · Improved Sales Performance · Enhanced Customer Care · Total Team Commitment · Lasting Customer Loyalty.  Beverly has successfully enhanced the performance of sales and customer care professionals across the country, both in the classroom and in the field. Her passion for excellence is immediately engaging. Beverly recently received NAHB's highest honor - the Associate of the Year Award. Other industry awards received include Marketing Director of the Year, GSABA Associate Legend, Texas Association of Builder's Associate of the Year, and NAHB Society of Honored Associates. She is a Master Instructor for the NAHB University of Housing and Home Builders Institute, as well as a featured speaker and seminar leader for the National Association of Home Builders and numerous state and local building industry associations. She is also a featured author and contributor to numerous industry and professional publications.
 
Your investment for this opportunity (in addition to one day of your time) is $335.00/member rate or $395/non-member rate.  To register, contact Sheila Denstaedt at the BIA at (248) 862-1033 or by email at sheilam@builders.org.  Seating is limited to only 10 people, so register early.

October 25, 2008

Hagerty Center - NMC

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

$3/person at the door

 

Booth Space is still available!  

You are invited to Public Informational meeting to be held jointly by the County Parks and Recreation and Planning Commissions to provide input on Recreation, Historical, and Cultural Services in Benzie County. The meeting will be held on October 27, 2008, 7:00 p.m. at the new Lower Level Room of the Mills Community House (below the Benzonia Library).  In case of on-site parking shortages, additional parking is available across US 31 (Michigan Avenue) in the Park, by the Crystal Lake Elementary School, Post Office, and on Traverse Avenue (River Road) east and west of US 31.
 
Given the importance of our Recreational, Historical, and Cultural Resources, Services, and related festivals, etc. to area citizens as well as tourism and related small businesses, the Benzie County Parks and Recreation Commission and Planning Commission extend a hand to each Stakeholder Group or Government to participate in the above meeting.  Such groups include:  Townships, Villages, City of Frankfort, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore-NPS, Benzie Central and Frankfort Elberta Area School Systems, Crystal Lake Arts Association, G.T. Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Pere Marquette State Forest Foresters and Planners, area Art Galleries, Area Libraries, the Platte Grange, area Historical Societies and other related informal groups, Betsie Valley Trail Council and Friends, Friends of the Point Betsie Light House, Mills Community House, etc. 
 
Area Governments and School systems are the major provider of recreation services and facilities, as are a number of private non-profit, special interest groups, etc. that are numerous and often unknown.  You have received this message as you are one of the known representatives of a major stakeholder group that owns or operates a passive or active recreation, historic or cultural facility and/or provides related educational and/or other services.
 
As indicated the Benzie County Parks And Recreation Commission and Planning Commission are seeking your input in the first of its kind County-wide Planning Process.  It represents the 3rd Recreation Plan and its 2nd update, but the 1st attempt at addressing important Historical and Cultural resources and services.
 
Benzie County stakeholders already provide these facilities and services in collaborative fashion out of necessity, but we need to find out where the needs are and further address those that are a high priority in the Community.
 
I know I have missed some groups with this message so please feel free to forward this message to others.  If you do forward the message, please email me any of those contacts which we can use in our database in the future to dneiger@benzieco.net.
 
Thank you in advance for your participation and attendance.
 
David A. Neiger
Director-County Planning Department
Benzie County
231-882-0005