W.I.B.A. Punch List. February Western Illinois Builders Association. Board Members. Inside this issue: President: Greg Davis

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1 Western Illinois Builders Association W.I.B.A. Punch List Board Members February 2019 President: Greg Davis Vice President: Neil Thomas Treasurer: Amy Schwartz Past President: Scott Howe Directors: Dee Spivey Steve Hawkinson Terry Allen Zack Thiel Life Director: Bill Johnson Executive Director: Kaylee Johnson Inside this issue: President s Letter Highlights 2 WIBA Home Show 3 WIBA Coloring Contest 4 WIBA Home Show 5 WIBA Application 6 WIBA Member Benefits 7 Website Features Social Media 8 Jennifer Sperry, Thrivent Financial, shared Thrivent Builds Habitat for Humanity in Hawaii with us at the WIBA Membership Meeting in January. This was her 3rd trip for Thrivent Builds. Jennifer helped build seed homes in Nicaragua previously. Hawaii has the #1 homeless population in the United States of America. Fifty two percent of the homeless population there have at least one job but just can t afford to buy a home. Lots of people are living in their cars. Building materials are expensive because they arrive by boat. Land is very expensive there and is difficult to get. They have to sign a 99 year lease on land. The average wait time for a lease on land is now 37 years. Home ownership matters! It provides wealth, social impact, health, school stability, and helps them to be more engaged in their community. It also cuts down on crime. Jennifer led the group. They worked on a home for a family of 5; Stanton & Kaylee and their 3 sons. The family had been living with his family and his brother s families with his parents. The new home is a stick built home. Stanton is a tile layer and Kaylee works at the Post Office. Their new home wasn t done in a week. The group primed & trimmed siding and installed; hurricane reinforcements, Tyvek, and windows. They also braced and squared walls. The volunteers back filled the foundation. Habitat for Humanity has built almost a million homes worldwide! They believe in giving a Hand Up. The home loans carry 0% interest. The families must give 500 hours of service hours towards their home. When a home is paid off that is seed money for the next home. If you are interested in volunteering, she will be planning another trip in the future. It takes at least 8 members on a team but can take as many as 16 people. There a 2 travel day and you do get to have 2 tourism days while your there. There are 5 work days. The volunteers stayed in a 4 star resort and traveled about minutes to the job site. Homes for evacuees were also being built due to the volcano erupting. Everyone cooked their own breakfast in their rooms that included a mini kitchen. Lunch was brought to them at the worksite. Dinner was a nice time out in the evenings. They went to a Luau and other special places for dinner. And they had free time. The volunteers also helped one day on some basic shelter for volcano evacuees.

2 Executive Officer s Letter Dear WIBA Members, Greg is challenging you to bring a spouse, friend, coworker, someone you work with at the job site to our WIBA Membership Meeting. We can all work together to help WIBA grow. Many hands make light work! The WIBA Home Show W.I.B.A. Board Highlights is coming soon on the first weekend of April. Make sure you send in your registration and fees so that we can include you too. It s going to be great! We are working on having a live radio remote for 3 hours and all our advertising through the newspaper and community calendar of events. Will you put the WIBA Home Show on your webpage too? Do you want a yard sign for the week of the WIBA Home Show? We have one for you. Sincerely, Kaylee Johnson WIBA Executive Officer WIBA Family Fishing Tournament Lake Bracken Blue Jay Barns Breslin s Cardie s Landscaping Carpetland USA 69 WIBA Members *WIBA Membership Meeting February 20th 6:30p.m. Kensington Garden Room Amy Ruhl Porter Hay Insurance *WIBA Home Show Set Up April 5th 1-6p.m. *WIBA Home Show April 6-7th Knights of Columbus Roger Williams, General Contractor, won the 50/50 Drawing. He won $24! Congratulations, Roger! Bath Fitter was drawn for the CASH Drawing but were not present so it rolls over to $50 for the WIBA February Membership Meeting. Century 21 First Midwest Bank Howe Overhead Doors IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union MidAmerica Basement Systems Munson Pool & Spa REMax Preferred Properties- Tom Knapp Roger Williams Webber Rental & Supply Extreme Home Improvement

3 WIBA Home Show We want Door Prizes! We want WIBA Members! Kaylee at or leave a message at and let us know what you would like to donate to represent your business. Uncle Sam Wants you! Gift Basket Jacket Cooler Cookie Jar Tools Shirts Hats Notebooks Bags Clocks Flashlights Tools Umbrellas Candy Jars Coffee Mugs Paperweights Coasters Any Prize

4 WIBA Coloring Contest Come to the WIBA Home Show held at the Knights of Columbus Hall 1556 E. Fremont St. Galesburg on April 6th 10a.m.-4p.m. and Sunday April 7th 12p.m.-4p.m. Pictures will be displayed at the WIBA Home Show. Name Age This artwork becomes the property of Western Illinois Builders Association after submission to the Coloring Contest. This private information will not be seen on display. It is only collected to notify winners and will be shredded after the contestants have claimed their prizes. Only winners will be contacted. Address City Zip Phone

5 WESTERN ILLINOIS BUILDERS ASSOCIATION 42 nd ANNUAL HOME SHOW April 6 th 10a.m.-4p.m. & April 7 th 12-4p.m. Knights of Columbus 1556 E. Fremont St. in Galesburg Full menu available for purchase/ No outside food or drink Vendors should park in the back. It is a great advertising tool; to show the public your specialty & promote any new ideas in your specific field. First time participants receive- $100 discount Attend 5 meetings- $100 discount Bring a new exhibitor- $25 discount One discount per exhibitor. Each Booth Space Indoors is 8 X10. Each Booth Outside is 10 X10 and can be inside a tent. Set Up is on Friday, April 5 th from 1-7p.m. or on Saturday from 8a.m.-10a.m HOME SHOW RESERVATIONS NAME COMPANY TYPE of BUSINESS ADDRESS PHONE FAX ADDRESS Please check one or number if more than one space needed. Fees = $275 for Inside I need electricity. I need a table. I need a tablecloth. $250 for Outside I need a table. I need a tablecloth. Annual WIBA Membership fee is $150. Membership fees & final booth rental must be paid by Wednesday, March 15, Please mail form with FEES payable to WIBA: WIBA PO BOX 565 Galesburg, IL Questions? PHONE:

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7 WIBA Membership Benefits Local, Professional Organization WIBA Membership Meetings with Keynote Speakers Opportunity to Network with others Cash Drawing at WIBA Membership Meetings Annual Home Show at Knight of Columbus $100 booth credit for attending 5 meetings Promote Your Business Meet Prospective Customers Opportunity to Network with others Charitable Giving to the Community Over $154,000 given to the community Annual Scholarships for area students at CSC Sponsor of National Railroad Museum WIBA Representative on the Project Rebound Board Donations to area charities; Alternatives for Older Adults, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys & Girls Club of Knox County, Christmas in Action, Galesburg Christian School, D.A.R.E., Galesburg Athletic Boosters, GHS Band Boosters, Habitat for Humanity, Knox County Humane Society, Knox County Teen Court, Knox Prairie Community Kitchen, Pilot Club of Galesburg, Safe Harbor Crisis Center, Shop With a Cop, Special Olympics, Galesburg Veteran s Memorial & more Volunteer Additional Advertising Opportunities Website- 3 Members Highlighted each month, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google Plus, Linked In, Brochures, Business Cards in Welcome Center Radio, Newspaper, & other Publication Advertisements Page 7

8 Business Name Builders Association 2163 E. Main St. P.O.Box 565 Galesburg, Illinois Phone: Fax: «First Name» «Last Name» «Company» «Newsletter Mailing Address» «City», «State» «Zip» Support Your Local Communities, Where Professionals do Professional Work W.I.B.A. Membership Meeting February 20, :30 p.m. Kensington Garden Room Amy Ruhl Porter Hay Insurance Our Website, feature: Follow Us, We re Connected: This Month Next Month Courson & Associates Mangieri Electric Neil Thomas Plumbing & Heating F&M Bank Integrity Construction & Home Improvement KWB Paints on Main