Monday, September 1, 2014

September/October 2014

Charles Baldanza
BRANNJ President's Message

I hope that all BRANNJ members and their families had a wonderful summer!  As the seasons change and  autumn is upon us, it is time to get back to Association events and educational meetings.  Please join us on Friday evening, September 19th for an annual favorite, Texas Hold Em Night.  Our Chairman of the Board, Glen Lumia of Creative Design Construction, is your host and the evening is sure to be a success.  A few sponsorships remain and seating is limited, so register today!  Thank You to the following Sponsors who have signed on so far:  Event Sponsor ($2,500) Sharbell Development (see ad below); Grand Prize Sponsor ($2,000) Dykes Lumber Company (see ad below); Prize Sponsor ($750) Lightning Electric; Beverage Sponsor ($500) Jacuzzi Luxury Bath; Game Sponsors ($250) Fireside Hearth & Home; Steamist; R. A Pisano Enterprises; Volpe Custom Homes; Jacuzzi; and Smolin Lupin.  Click Here to Register or Sponsor Texas Hold Em Please visit our FaceBook page to view photos of last year’s event and all BRANNJ events.   Looking forward to seeing everyone at Texas Hold Em and also at our other great fall meetings!  For a complete list of upcoming events, see below or click here.   

I am very pleased to welcome Boise Cascade as our 9th and newest Premier Partner!  Please view their website at www.bc.com to learn more about their company and products.  Boise Cascade joins our growing list of Northern New Jersey industry partners including Reno’s Appliance, ProBuild, Van Natta Mechanical, SaxBST, Ferguson, Pella, EverBank and James Hardie Building Products.  For more information about the Premier Partner Program, please contact the BRANNJ office.


Best regards,

Charlie
Welcome New Members:


High Performance Floors, Inc.
Dawn L. Balzano
40 Park Place
Lodi, NJ 07644

G141 Architecture
Robert Grimaldi
30 North 11 Street
Kenilworth, NJ 07033

Bank of America
Dino Guadagnino
146 Headquarters Plaza
Morristown, NJ 07960

R. Denekamp & Sons LLC
Susan Denekamp
200 Cottage Road
Wyckoff, NJ 07481

Braen Supply, Inc.
Josh Braen
1434 Ringwood Avenue
Wanaque, NJ 07420

Boise Cascade Company (New Premier Partner)
Tony Carbone
PO Box 50
Boise ID 83728-0001


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Save the Dates

Friday, September 19, 2014—Texas Hold Em’ Night.  Join us for a great evening and play in the tournament or just enjoy an all you can eat BBQ dinner and networking.  Great opportunity to market your company!



Thursday, October 16, 2014—General Membership/Educational Meeting@Ferguson in Clifton, NJ.  Join us at Premier Partner, Ferguson Enterprises, beautiful new showroom in Clifton to, meet and mingle with building industry professionals and learn about the latest in LED lighting from an expert.   Hot topic, so don’t miss it!

Thursday, November 20, 2014—Annual Pre-Holiday Building Industry Networking Party—This is a must attend to generate more business contacts with attendees from various associations including NKBA, ASID and more!  Reno’s knows how to throw a party, so join us in their spectacular Paterson showroom.

Thurday, December 4, 2014—Annual Winter Showcase Table Top & Beefsteak Night—An annual favorite, reserve your tabletop early for the must attend “mini-tradeshow” for the building industry.  Associates--This is a great venue to demonstrate your products and services to over 100 attendees including builders and remodelers.  Builders and Remodelers will appreciate having a variety of vendors showing in the same location. Then enjoy a delicious beefsteak dinner and play in the “World Famous Bread building Contest” for the charity of your choice.  Always a sell-out event!