MMCA Annual Fall Meeting

Words: Kevin Ryan, Ed Davenport, Tony Darkangelo, Ed Boettcher, Ray BostwickThe Michigan Mason Contractors' Association (MMCA) annual fall meeting and board of director election were held at the Bay Harbor Resort, Sept. 16-18.

Ray Bostwick, Ed Davenport and Kevin Ryan were reelected to two-year terms on the MMCA board of directors.

During the annual meeting, Ed Boettcher updated the membership on MCAA activities. Tony Darkangelo, executive director of the Masonry Institute of Michigan (MIM), gave a report on the MCAA Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., and also updated the membership on MIM and MasonrySystems.org activities.

Planning was also started for the MMCA to attend the MCAA Masonry Showcase in Las Vegas, March 2006.

On the lighter side of things, several family activities were held, including golf, horseback riding, member and guest reception, and a banquet.

For more information about future activities, please visit the MMCA website at www.mmca-mi.com.

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