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| Charlie Baldanza |
2014 is off to a great start! Thank you to all the BRANNJ Members and Guests who attended our 70th Anniversary Installation & Awards Reception on Thursday January 23rd. Highlights of the evening included my father, Past President Lou Baldanza, performing the President’s Installation again this year.
Special thanks to Jeff Mathieu, our Master of Ceremonies, and to NJBA President Robert Fallone who installed our 2014 slate of Officers and Directors as follows:
Glen Lumia (Creative Design Construction) Chairman of the Board
Anthony Volpe (Volpe Custom Homes) 1st Builder Vice President
William Ryan (Smolin Lupin) VP Treasurer
Donald Dobres (Fine Home Construction) VP Secretary
Mary Brennan (M. Brennan Design Associates) Associate Vice President
Victoria Reczkowski (Ferguson) 2nd Associate Vice President
Kara Kaczynski (Scarinci Hollenbeck) Legal Counsel
Directors:
Phil Calinda (Millennium Custom Homes)
Tony Cavallo (Pella Windows and Doors)
John Cioletti (Reno’s Appliance)
Arnold DeMasi (DeMasi Construction)
Don DiNovi (Ulrich)
Richard Gaynor (Middleton & Company)
Robert Krakowiak (RobK Construction)
Michael Kurpiel (Universal Supply)
Howard Van Natta (Van Natta Mechanical)
Congratulations to our Award Winners: Chairman Emeritus Award: Jeff Mathieu; Special Recognitions Awards: Bob Schrumpf (North Jersey Media Group); Don DiNovi (Ulrich); and Scott Truberg (Creative Design Construction); Associate of the Year Award: Victoria Reczkowski (Ferguson); Associate Hall of Fame Awards: John Cioletti (Reno’s) and Howard Van Natta (Van Natta Mechanical) and Builder Golden Merit Award presented to Past President, Mauro Greco.
Many thanks to our Event Sponsor: Smolin Lupin and to our Awards Sponsor: RobK Construction. Very special thanks to our 2014 Premier Partners Reno’s Appliance; ProBuild; Van Natta Mechanical; Ferguson; SaxBST and Pella.
Finally, thanks to Mike Kemp and Kemp Music for providing the entertainment for the evening.
Thinking ahead to Spring and warmer weather? I would like to invite you to attend our Third Annual Pot O’ Gold Beer Tasting & Networking Night on Wednesday, March 12th. Click Here for Details. We are planning some great events and educational meetings for our members this year, so please come out, meet your fellow members and make some new business contacts with Northern, NJ building industry professionals.
Sad News:
Heartfelt condolences to 2nd Associate Vice President, Victoria Reczkowski, and her family on the recent passing of her grandmother, Evelyn Regina, at the of 93.
Charlie
Welcome New Members:
Sun Home Loans (A)
Michael Borodinsky
105 Fieldcrest Avenue, 1st Floor
Edison, NJ 08837
Super-Tek Products (A)
Mark Pacelli
25-44 Borough Place
Woodside, NY 11377
Everbank (A)
David Taormina
10 Waterview Blvd.
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Save the Dates:
Up Next!
February 12, 2014 @4:00PM Scarinci Hollenbeck, Lyndhurst NJ -Board of Directors Only-Orientation and 2014 Strategic Planning
March 12, 2014~ Annual Pot O’ Gold Beer Tasting & Networking Night. 6:00PM@Park Ridge Elks, Park Ridge. Join us for this new favorite annual event and see if you have the “Luck of the Irish”. Great opportunity to make new business contacts within the Northern, NJ building industry. Some new and exciting changes for 2014 so don’t miss it!
May 28, 2014~Annual Golf Outing & Scholarship Awards@ River Vale Country Club. Tee-up some new business and enjoy a day on the links at this great course. Dinner only reservations also available for our annual Golf & Scholarship Awards dinner following the outing.
