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Association Day: Nov. 2
Mingle with top associations and our sponsors during the premier event of the year. We will hear Jim McIngvale (Mattress Mack) on "How to Make Your Association Stand Out." As a successful businessman, community activist and philanthropist, Mack should be able to spot the top organizations in town. His marketing insight is legendary as he parlayed $5,000 and a "dream" into a furniture operation that now generates $200 million in sales per year.
Sponsors for this event include Avectra, Benefit Concepts, Inc., Hobby Center, Hilton Houston Post Oak, Inn at the Ballpark, Loren R. Cook & Associates, Omni Houston Hotel, Principal Financial Group, SMG-Reliant Park, Schipul-The Web Marketing Company, and Social Solutions.
DETAILS:
Time: 11 a.m. trade show and networking; noon-1 p.m. lunch and presentation
Date: Friday, November 2
Place: Sam Houston Race Park Paddock Room, 7575 N. Sam Houston Parkway West
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Member News:
The Houston Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), led by former HSAE President Tammy Betancourt, CAE, and the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), Houston Chapter, led by Jo D. Miller, HSAE president-elect, donated $85,000 to Harris County Protective Services (HCPS) on Oct. 29. This donation was the proceeds of a joint BOMA and IREM's 22nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament which attracted over 450 golfers, sponsors and volunteers. The funds will help HCPS in serving local children who have been removed from their home.
The Houston CPA Society under former HSAE president Nancy Rutledge, held its 18th annual Golf Classic to benefit Make-A-Wish of the Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana on Oct. 29. Final proceeds are being determined at presstime but the costs of the tournament were underwritten by the Sam & Ada Petro Foundation this year, so that all the sponsor and player proceeds will go to the charity. Houston Astro Woody Williams, along with sports broadcaster Craig Roberts of KTBU Sports OffCenter and 790 The Sports Animal, were celebrity hosts along with Wish Child Michael Allen. Miss Texas U.S.A. and Miss Houston U.S.A. also participated in the silent auction following the tournament. KTBU-Channel 55 was the media sponsor of the event.
Loren R. Cook & Associates will be a title sponsor of Wonderland in Westchase, along with Amegy Bank and First Methodist Houston. This event, organized by First Methodist Houston, Quillian Recreation Center, Houston West Chamber of Commerce and Westchase District, drew 7000 people last year and will be held Dec. 13, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Houston Chronicle is the print media sponsor. The event will be featured on Fox 26's Hola! Houston this Saturday, at 6:30 a.m.
The Public Relations Society of America Houston Chapter, with Paula Ruth, APR, as administrator, will host Gillian Smith of Teach for America at its Nov. 7 monthly luncheon at the Courtyard on St. James Place. Smith will discuss the nonprofit's outstanding marketing strategies. In October, PRSA Houston hosted Harry Rhulen, CEO of Firestorm, a risk-assessment firm brought in to counsel Virginia Tech AFTER the April disaster. Rhulen's presentation on preparing for the unexpected struck chills in the hearts of the audience.
The Greater Houston Builders Association, under the leadership of HSAE President Toy Wood, CAE, recently released the results of its first annual Houston Home Builder Compensation Survey. This survey will help builders hire for available positions and reduce the unexpected loss of valued employees. GHBA is selling its survey to members for $500.
Election Results
The results are in and all candidates have been elected. They are Jo D. Miller, executive director of Insitute of Real Estate Management, president; Jeff Tafel, CAE, director of councils for International Facilities Management Association, president-elect; Lori Carper, director of meetings and international council for Houston Association of Realtors, treasurer; and Paula Ruth, APR, principal in Paula Ruth & Commpany Public Relations and chapter administrator for Public Relations Society of America Houston Chapter, secretary.
Elected as two -year directors are Vicky Aranda, principal, Association Network; Mary Parkhouse, CAE, director of information technology for Houston Apartment Association, and Nicole Kennedy, public relations manager for Romance Writers of America. Returning one-year directors are Julie George, assistant to the executive, Loren R. Cook & Associates, Phil Kunetka, director of government affairs for Houston Electrical Contractors and Andy Teas, CAE, vice president of public affairs, Houston Apartment Association.
Mark Your Calendar
Nov. 2: HSAE Association Day, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sam Houston Racepark. Nov. 14:Power Tools or Nonprofits, Keynote Speaker Robert W. Fuller, "Somebodies and nobodies: the Politics of Dignity," 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Reliant Center. Register by Nov. 1 to pay $49. After that or at the door $60.
Nov. 16: HSAE Planning Meeting for 2008, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Institute of Real Estate Management
December: Holiday Luncheon TBD
2007 HSAE Officers
Toy Wood, CAE, President
281-970-8970 x 150
Executive Vice President and CEO of the Greater Houston Builders Association
Jo D. Miller, President-Elect
713-783-9225
Executive Director, Houston Chapter Institute of Real Estate Management
Jeff Tafel, CAE, Secretary
713-623-4362
Director of Allied Services, International Facility Management Association
Paula Ruth, APR, Treasurer
281-870-1717
Paula Ruth & Company Public Relations
Allison Kelley, CAE, Immediate Past President
832-717-5200
Romance Writers of America
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