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Champlain Building Specialties ~ Paula LeBlanc
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Dear ,
This is the HBRA E-Builder May edition. Below you will find upcoming events, new member profiles, renewing members, and much more. Thank you for taking the time to find out what's new and happening at the HBRA. If you have any thoughts or items you would like to see in upcoming issues please contact Connie at cbrigham@vtbuilders.com.
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_______________________________________________ | May Membership Mixer
When: Tuesday, May 22nd
Where: HBRA Office, Williston
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Click Here to see how you can Sponsor this event! This event will begin at 5:30 p.m. and last for about two hours. We will have appetizers & beverages to help get the conversations started. The majority of this event will be focused on giving you a chance to network with your local business associates. There will be a Board of Directors Meeting preceding this mixer. The Board Meeting will be from 4 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. |
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_______________________________________________ | How to Deal with Difficult Customers
May 2nd at HBRA Office from 9 - 11 AM
How do you decide the best way to handle a difficult customer? Do you grin and bear it? Do you try harder to give them what they want? Do you "fire them?"What's the best way to deal with those difficult situations, and what's the best method for knowing how to handle each?
Join bestselling author and business results catalyst, Dr. Steve Taubman for an exploration of How to Deal with Difficult Customers. In this program, you'll learn to:
*Understand different personality types and how best to communicate with them before they become difficult
*Master effective stress management techniques to avoid becoming reactive when dealing with difficult people
*Create a mental "rule book": so you'll know exactly how to respond in a variety of situations
*Utilize diplomatic approaches for transitioning a difficult customer either into a good one...or out the door
Dr. Steve is a multifaceted entrepreneur with over thirty years in "people businesses." He has mastered and taught customer service and communication skills to groups throughout the United States, and for organizations worldwide.
Cost: $39/member OR $49/non-member
Check-in is from 8:30 - 9:00 AM. The class will begin at 9 AM. Click here to RSVP or reply to this email.
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Welcome New Members
C. D. Construction Home Calls LLC
Carl Dudley - Owner
14 Appletree Road
Fairfax, VT 05454
Phone: (802) 849-6835
Residential Construction
Vermont Frames & Foam Laminates
Mark Driscoll - Owner
22 Varney Hill Road
Starksboro, VT 05487
(802) 453-4438
FAX: (802) 453-2339
www.vermontframes.com
Timberframe Manufacturing &
Structurally Insulated Panels Manufacturing
Comcast Business Services
Rebecca Poquette - Business Acct Exec
43 Comcast Way
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 419-6645
FAX: (866) 550-4559
www.business.comcast.com
Telecommunications
Sponsored by: Robert Tourangeau
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We currently need help on one project scheduled for Saturday, May 5th. Please sign up here to volunteer. 1) Duchess Ave., So. Burlington, Vermont: Seeking volunteers for roofing, window and door installation, yard work, painting, cooktop and range hood installation, gutter installation, clean-up etc... Click Here to Volunteer! |
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Central Vermont Mixer!
Please join us on Tuesday, May 15th
for our monthly membership mixer.
We'll meet at Eagle Floors -
138 Mill Street in East Barre
from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm.
Cost: $10 pp* (*first non-member meeting is free)Click here to RSVP. Thank you to our Sponsor! 
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Green Council Thursday, May 17th@ 8:30 AM Topic: TBA Cost: $5 per person (includes breakfast) You will also be able to join the meeting via WEBINAR.
Remodelers' Council
Friday, May 18th @ 8:00 AM Click here for Remodelers Council Page Topic: Workplace Safety Cost: Free (includes breakfast) Click Here To RSVP |
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We are taking entry applications NOW! If you plan to enter a project, please contact Connie @ x11 or cbrigham@vtbuilders.com and let her know! Save $25 off all entry fees by submitting your completed entry application(s) & payment by June 1, 2012.
Click here to find all applications and information. You can also view all of last year's entries online!
New Members (been a member less than 12 months) receive one free full priced entry.
If you'd like to nominate a member for our Associate of the Year; Builder of the Year; Remodeler of the Year or Lifetime Achievement Award - click here - then click on the "Nomination Form".
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 A SUCCESS!!
The The Home Builders and Remodelers Association hosted the 43rd annual Vermont Home and Garden Show during the weekend of April 20th. The show was once again a success with over 175 vendors in the show and it seemed like everyone who attended the show had a great time. About the same number of attendees joined us this year as last year. The silent auction took in over $4,700 with partial proceeds to benefit Rebuilding Together. Special thanks to Curtis Lumber Company for being the Presenting Sponsor of the show this year. We cannot forget all the other sponsors of the show: Efficiency Vermont, Free Press Media, Windjammer Hospitality Group, Pillsbury Manor, Otter Creek Awnings, Sunrooms & Custom Closets and Catamount Color. The show would not have been a success without you. Click Here to see pictures of the show. Planning has already begun for the 2013 show, so mark your calendars for April 19-21, 2013. |
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_______________________________________________ | April Mixers - Recap
Thank you very much to Poulos Insurance for sponsoring our Franklin County Mixer at Harley D's. They also raffled off a $25 gas gift card and a handy picnic basket. Thank you also to Portland Glass for raffling off a $25 gift card to Hannafords. Click here for pictures of this event.
Thank you very much to Turtle Creek Builders for sponsoring our Central VT Mixer at their location.
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_______________________________________________ | Solar Decathlon Department of Energy
Competition: Shadow a building project - want to help?
"My name is Bree Baccaglini and I am a student at Middlebury College. After our success in the 2011 Solar Decathlon Department of Energy Competition, we are beginning a new on a sustainable building project for the 2013 competition. This entails designing and executing a residential home in a 22-month push, with the bulk of the building effort taking place April-August of 2013.
Before we begin the actual construction effort, members of the construction team--myself included--want to get on-site exposure in order to better understand the processes and materials used in residential building projects. As such, we are reaching out to local building companies with the hope of shadowing a building project for a day in the next month and a half or so. We would also be interested in building tutorials or advice from your group about basic construction practices."
Bree Baccaglini
(415) 342 9970
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Thank you to the following members who have helped to recruit new members since
January 2012:
Dave Adams, VHFA
Bill LaCroix, r.k. MILES, Inc.
Pat Malaney, Upon This Rock
Dixie O'Connor, Great Northern Construction
Shawn Sweeney, SWEENEY DESIGNBUILD
Robert Tourangeau, R. R. Charlebois, Inc.
Todd Warren, Otter Creek Awnings, Sunrooms & Custom Closets
Thank you for helping us stay strong in 2012!
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_______________________________________________ | The National Association of Home Builders
Member Advantage Discount Program Please contact the HBRA office if you need your NAHB log-in information. The National Association of Home Builders Online Courses Click on the image to learn more about NAHB's online "Customer Service" course and their "Webinar Wednesdays" series. |
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Due to strong interest in the upcoming free seminar focused on "What Your Financial Reports are Really Telling You" on May 3rd we have added another seminar on the subject on Friday, May 4th.
On May 4th we'll discuss the importance of regular access to real-time information for buisness owners. We'll offer examples of key reports and how best to use them to uncover trends and make decisions for your business.
A light breakfast will be included. Register TODAY as seating is limited!
"What Your Financial Reports are Really Telling You"
WHEN: Friday, May 4th from 8:00AM- 9:30AM
WHERE: Davis & Hodgdon Associates Offices: 33 Blair Park Rd, Suite 201, Williston, VT
REGISTRATION: Email Anna at anna@dh-cpa.com or call 802-878-1963
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OPEN HOUSEThursday, May 3rd
Noon - 5 PM 121 Commerce Street, Williston
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Member to Member
Discount Program
If you are interested in being a part of this program - and offering a discount off your goods/services to other HBRA members - please complete this FORM and mail or fax (876-6204) it back to me. Your company name, contact information and discount will be viewed by over 500 companies!! Great advertising!
To see the current list of discounts - click here.
Don't miss out on this excellent opportunity to advertise your company and invite your fellow members to try out your services!
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_______________________________________________ | CENTRAL VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL
JOB OPPORTUNITY
POSITION: Disaster Case Management, Construction Analyst
LOCATION: Randolph, VT
SCHEDULE: Full-time, Regular, 40 Hrs./week (Includes some night and/or weekend hours).
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt (Salaried)
SALARY RANGE: $35,000 - $40,000/ Annually
QUALIFICATIONS: Click Here for job description.
DEADLINE FOR FILING AN APPLICATION OR RESUME: Submit letter of interest and resume (extending the position opening until filled) to:
Central Vermont Community Action Council, Inc.
Human Resources
195 US RT 302-Berlin
Barre, VT 05641
Or e-mail to: cvcachr@cvcac.org
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Thank you for reading our
May E-Builder!
Regards, HBRA Staff
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Home Builders & Remodelers Association
136 James Brown Drive
Williston, Vermont 05495
Phone: (802) 876-6200
Fax: (802) 876-6204
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