When I took the oath of office in January, I was looking forward to an exciting year. And, I was grateful to be serving as your president during this 70th anniversary year.
What a privilege it is to be the host president for the upcoming Gala, an event that will celebrate people, events, accomplishments, progress and 70 years of service to Northeast Florida.
With three quarters of 2014 now part of NEFBA’s illustrious history, I want to thank you once again for your participation, enthusiasm, advice, encouragement and optimism. In just a few weeks, Nov. 7 to be exact, we’ll be pulling out all the stops, and I encourage you to help us celebrate of this momentous occasion.
We have a Gala every year and it has become our premier annual event. I would and do encourage you to attend every year.
Besides being an evening of entertainment, food, casino games, auctions, prizes, socializing and networking, it is our all-important fundraiser event. Through the years, we have supported various scholarship funds, Builders Care, community charities and other causes.
This year is NEFBA’s platinum anniversary. That makes it even more important.
We can boast about our individual accomplishments and we can absolutely crow about our association’s stellar success as a local homebuilders trade association and the contribution we as an association have made to our community and the industry. It has taken all of you, and many before you, to bring us to this point.
Thank you for all you have done and for all you are committed to doing in the future. Let’s make the Gala the biggest, best ever and top off this 70th anniversary year in typical NEFBA style — giving it all we’ve got.
Thank you,
Daniel Blanchard
EVP, Ewing Real Estate