Masonry Magazine September 2010 Page. 17
South of 40 enjoyed a night of Whirlyball
Deborah and Roy Swindal, Masonry Arts, and Joyce Greer, Masonry Institute of Virginia
A key stipulation is that monies donated from the foundation cannot be spent on marketing, advertising or legislation efforts. The South of 40 Committee held their first event during the Midyear Meeting, a spirited game of WhirlyBall.
Marketing Committee
THE MARKETING COMMITTEE chair is Damian Lang. The MCAA Marketing Committee continues to play an important role in assuring the success of the Vision 2020 program. The MCAA is working closely with the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) and other industry partners to form teams of contractors, laborers, suppliers and other affiliated industry representatives that will work with community planners to convince decision makers to use masonry and implement masonry ordinances.
The MCAA has been working with the Dominican Republic to develop a program whereby members of the MCAA will be invited to open contracting companies in the Dominican Republic with training support of the domestic employees from the government and the MCAA. The Dominican Republic currently has some enticing tax-free incentives, and the opportunities are plentiful in the country.
The MCAA has teamed up with the Masonry Institute of Michigan (MIM) to promote the use of masonry in military construction. MCAA Executive Director, Jeff Buczkiewicz, MCAA members Mackie Bounds, Paul Odom and Steve Borman; and MIM Executive Director Dan Zechmeister recently met with Pentagon officials to present the valuable benefits the military would reap by taking advantage of the masonry building system. The meeting was encouraging, but there is work to be done. The MCAA hopes to continue to develop a relationship with the military and is hopeful for increased use of masonry in military structures. Other topics discussed included market expansion, green building and the MCAA website (www.masoncontractors.org).
Team Awards
THE TEAM AWARDS committee chairman is Elizabeth Beber. TEAM Awards categories include:
Education: K-12
Education: College/University
Tom and Debby Daniel, GBC Concrete & Masonry
Jeff Buczkiewicz, MCAA Executive Director, and Mark Kemp, Superior Masonry Builders
Doug Nichols, Doug Nichols Masonry, and David Hill, Pettit Construction Company