First, the Green Building Council meets on Thursday(June 11) at 11:30 am at the Myers Park Community Room (912 Myers Park Road) for a luncheon/seminar sponsored by TBA Past PresidentMasoud Karimipour (in photo on right) of PersicaHomes. The luncheon is free to Green Building Council members and $10 for non-members. The seminar speaker is Buzz Ireland of Aquafeatures on the subject of cisterns and rainwater harvesting. The program will also include Karimipour's update on the local housing market from his perspective as one of the area's top custombuilders and a devotee to Green Building standards. The Council is chaired this year by Larisa Kuleshova of the City of Tallahassee Natural Gas Utility.

 

Second, you don't have to be a fisherman or kayaker to enjoy many of the

activities related to the Saturday (June 13) TBA Saltwater Fishing Tournament. In fact, ALL TBA MEMBERS are invited to attend the Thursday (June 11) Captains' Social from 5:30 pm to 7 pm at Calico Jacks (CJ's) restaurant located at 2738 Capital Circle NE. The food, beer and wine are FREE so come enjoy a time of fun and fellowship with your TBA family. Then on Friday (June 12), starting at 7 pm at the C-Quarters Restaurant (501 St. James Avenue) in Carrabelle, you can enjoy the Anglers' Social (for just $20 per person), including a scrumptious Low Country Boil catered by Coosh's Bayou Rouge restaurant and over $2,000 in door prizes from Bass Pro Shop. And finally, don't miss the main event: the Saturday (June 13) tournament where fishermen and kayakers compete for big prize money. Hot dogs will be served started at 5 pm(compliments of Hancock Bank) and the weigh-in is 6 pm... with both activities at the C-Quarters Marina. Co-Chairs Bill Kimber of Kimberl Construction and Mike Roberts of Roberts Sand Company and theirFishing Tournament Committee have worked hard to make this a great event... so let us see you at CJ's and C-Quarters this week. And if you still want to put a boat or kayak in the tournament, click here for a form. Finally, be sure to note our tournament sponsors below and support them with your business. 

 

Thank You to TBA's Fishing Committee and Tournament Sponsors

 

Committee: Mike Roberts/Roberts Sand Company (Co-Chair), Bill Kimberl/Kimberl Construction (Co-Chair), David Perkins/Perkins Electric, Steve O'Connor/Handyman Matters, Ann Deveer/Capital City Design Center, Ben Hankin/AAA Tree Experts, Garth Easton/ProBuild, Barney Crutchfield/BEC & Company, Jody Tidwell/James D A Holley & Associates, P.A.

 

Anchor: ABC Supply Company, James Hardie Building Products, GAF

 

Platinum/Grand Slam: Bobby Dollar's Appliance Consultants (GE, Wolf, Sub-Zero, Bosch), Pro-Build, Argos

 

Gold: AAA Tree Experts, Capital City Bank, Hancock Bank, Tallahassee State Bank, Sheetrock Services, James D A Holley & Co., P.A., Legacy Cabinet Company, White's Plumbing

 

Silver: Air Control Heating and Cooling, Glass Pro Shop, Inc., Perkins Electric, Lowe's,  Prime Meridian Bank

 

Bronze: BEC & Company, Bill Kimberl Construction, Capital City Design Center, Roberts Sand Company, Turner's Fine Furniture

 

Patrons: Bass Pro Shop,  Calico Jack's * Coosh's Bayou Rouge Restaurant

 

TBA thanks loyal member Centennial Bank for sponsoring the Hard Hat Happy Hour in late May at its Thomasville Road location and also extends its congratulations toKimberly Smiley, who has been promoted to the position ofMarket President at Centennial Bank. Kim is a 14-year banking and finance veteran who in her new role will oversee the operations of six Centennial branches in Tallahassee and Quincy. "Centennial Bank is currently active in commercial lending to builders for construction loans and several development projectsthroughout the North Florida Panhandle," said Smiley. "In addition, we have an experienced residential mortgage department with many strong builder and Realtor® relationships that provides new loans to homeowners in Leon County and throughout the southeast. We can offer products ranging from first-time home buyer programs to standard conventional, FHA, VA, USDA and Jumbo financing. In addition, one of our huge benefits as a local bank is that we also offer portfolio loans when a solution mortgage is needed which occurs with local authority for approval."  Smiley is optimistic about the local economic outlook. "We continue to see improvement in real estate sales," said Smiley. "The uncertainty that was perceived in the market seems to have passed which is evidenced by activity levels for home sales and new home construction. It appears that home inventory levels that were once thought be in excess have now flattened out in most price ranges." Kim is a graduate of FSU and active with Leadership Tallahassee, Goodwood Museum & Gardens, GreaterTallahassee Chamber of Commerce, United Way of the Big Bend, and the Big Bend Business Exchange. Good luck to Kim!

 

Looking back, TBA salutes the previous sponsors of Hard Hat Happy Hours - including Tallahassee State Bank, Alan Weekley Homes, Interior/Exterior Building Supply, and Persica Homes - and the upcoming sponsors - Independent Green Technologies (IGT) (June), Brian Barnard's Flooring America (July), Capital City Bank (August), Sunshine Savings Bank (September), and Barkley Consulting Engineers (October). There are no Hard Hat Happy Hours in the months of November and December.

 

Mark your calendar and don't miss our Thursday, June 18General Membership Meeting featuring Greg Lane ofTimberlane Appraisal and his annual assessment of the local housing market. That event begins at 11:30 am at the Holiday Inn & Suites located at I-10 and North Monroe. The cost is $20 per person and you can register and pay in advance by clicking here.

 

 

Builders Care - the newly-formed, community-service arm of theTallahassee Builders Association (TBA) - has begun work to remodel aTallahassee home that will re-unite three sisters in their 90s who have been separated since being displaced from their previous home. "What better way to kick off Builders Care than with a project that brings a beautiful family together

again," said Vicki O'Neil, Chair of the TBA BuildersCare Committee and an administrator of the natural gas program for the City of Tallahassee. O'Neil said that over 30 TBA members (see photo with TBA volunteers, left to right, builder Bill Kimberl, supplier Randy Burns of Norandex, and builderBrian Will) covering the gamut of construction disciplines and skills are providing products and services to the home at no charge to the sisters. They are working under the supervision of an award-wining professional builder, H.R. "Sonny" Phillips. "In addition to the work being performed by our TBA members, we are so pleased to welcome (this Saturday morning, June 13) the staff and volunteers from 88.1 WAY-FM's Live (Service) Out program," said O'Neil. "It's  a great partnership and one we look forward to nurturing as we do more projects that  help needy people in our community." The sisters - Tillie Searcy Colson, Autie Searcy McCallum, and Margaret Searcy Hammell - hail from Greensboro but grew up and went to school in Tallahassee. All three worked for the State of Florida, including McCallum, who was with HRS for 37 years and Colson who was a state data processing supervisor for 35 years. The sisters lived together on Gaines Street before they moved to the Raa Avenue home that they had to vacate due to the severe need for repairs.

 

 

The Florida Home Builders Association-sponsoredSoutheast Building Conference (SEBC) is set forJuly 16-18, 2015 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. The new format will include residential and commercial construction educational sessions, two days of the Expo Hall, and several fun-filled social events. TBA members can take personal connections with leading industry professionals by meeting face-to-face with manufacturers and suppliers showcasing an impressive array of innovative products. To register, go to www.sebcshow.com.

 

Be sure to see the TBA calendar below for many educational and networking opportunities... and the Member Benefit of the Week.

 

Sincerely, 

 

 

 

Upcoming TBA Meetings:

• June 10, 11:30 am, Board of Directors Meeting, Prime Meridian Bank (1897 Capital Circle NE)
• June 10, 12:30 pm, Membership Committee Meeting, Prime Meridian Bank (1897 Capital Circle)
• June 11, 11:30 am, Green Building Council, Myers Park Community Room (912 Myers Park Road)
• June 11, 5:30 pm, Free Captains’ Social for all TBA Members, CJs (2738 Capital Circle NE)
• June 12, 7 pm, Anglers’ Social (open to all TBA members at cost of $20 per person), C-Quarters Restaurant, (501 St. James Avenue), Carrabelle
• June 13, TBA Saltwater Fishing Tournament, C-Quarters Marina (501 St. James Avenue), Carrabelle
• June 18, 11:30 am, General Membership Meeting, Guest Speaker: Greg Lane of Timberlane Appraisal, Holiday Inn & Suites (2725 Graves Road)
• June 25, 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Hard Hat Happy Hour, Sponsored by Independent Green Technologies (3954 West Pensacola Street)
• July 9, 11:30 am, Green Building Council, sponsored by TAW Power Generators and Power On, LLC, Myers Park Community Room (912 Myers Park Road)
• July 16-18, Southeast Building Conference, Orlando (www.sebcshow.com)
• July 19 (please note that TBA will not hold a general membership meeting in July)
• July 30, 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Hard Hat Happy Hour, Sponsored by Brian Barnard’s Flooring America (2731 Capital Circle Northeast)
• August 20, 11:30 am, General Membership Meeting, Speaker: Florida Home Builders Association President Jerry Linder, Holiday Inn & Suites (2725 Graves Road)
• August 27, 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Hard Hat Happy Hour, Sponsored by Capital City Bank (3528 Thomasville Road)
• September 24, 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Hard Hat Happy Hour, Sponsored by Sunshine Savings Bank (1400 East Park Avenue)October 29, 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Hard Hat Happy Hour, Sponsored by Barkley Consulting Engineers (3494 Martin Hurst Road) 

This week's featured MEMBER BENEFIT:

 

FTD Flowers - TBA members receive a 20 percent discount on flowers, plants and gifts. To access, go to https://www.ftd.com/nahb/.