April 2022

 President's Message 

BANNJ President Thomas Petersen

Thank you to the many friends, members and guests who attended our 78^th Annual Installation & Awards Dinner at The Graycliff on March 31^st.  I was honored to be installed as President along with my fellow officers and board members as well as some Past Presidents of BANNJ in attendance. 

Thank you to NJBA CEO, Jeff Kolakowski, for performing our installation ceremony and to John Cioletti for serving as our Master of Ceremonies for the evening. 

Kudos to the award winners:  Shannon Grizil (SportProsUSA), Young Professional Special Recognition; Derek Weissman (Procida), Builder Member Rising Star; Candy Gordon-Geanoules (SAX, LLP.), Associate Member of the Year; Kimberly Little (Sub Zero, Wolf & Cove), Associate Continuing Service; Victoria Reczkowski (Ferguson), Associate Cornerstone Award; Glen Lumia (Creative Design Construction) Chairman’s Award and John Cioletti (Reno’s Appliance), President’s Award.  

Thanks also to our sponsors:  Event Sponsor, Crown Point Cabinetry; Cocktail Sponsor, Andersen Corporation; and Music Sponsor, Cosentino.  Special thanks to our fantastic band for the evening, Whiskey Helps. View photos from the event here https://www.bannj.org/image-gallery/.  

 

We look forward to seeing many of our members at our upcoming Golf Outing & Scholarship Awards on Monday, Mary 23^rd at White Beeches Golf & Country Club.  See below for registration information and take advantage of early registration pricing of $100 off each foursome until April 8^th!

On behalf of my fellow officers and our BANNJ board of directors I would like to congratulate BANNJ 1st VP Derek Weissman on becoming a partner at Procida Funding!

 

Regards,

Thomas

Thursday, April 28th   Board of Directors Strategic Planning Meeting Monday, May 23rd  Annual Golf Outing and Scholarship Awards at White Beeches Golf and Country Club.  10:30AM Golfer Registration, Driving Range  11:30AM BBQ Lunch; 12:30 Shotgun; 5:30 Cocktail Reception/Dinner Registration.  High Visibility Sponsorships available to market your company to over 100 building industry professionals. Early registration pricing of $100 off foursomes until April 8. Tee-up new business, and register today https://members.bannj.org/events Thursday, July 14th  Multi-Association Summer Business Social, 5:30PM@ Reno’s Appliance, Paterson.  Join BANNJ, Metro, AIA, NKBA, ASID, NARI and more for this exciting collaborative summer event.  Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with building industry professionals from different organizations to grow your social capital network at this fun business event hosted by the generosity of industry leader Reno’s Appliance. Register for all events at https://members.bannj.org/events.

 Builder:
John Disciascio
Vertical Development Groups, Inc.
65 Washington Avenue
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
201-519-8064
verticaldevelopmentgroupinc@gmail.com

Associate:
Bin-drop Dumpster Rental
Gary Laterovian
555 Industrial Road
Carlstadt, NJ 07072
201-566-7719
office@bin-drop.com

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2022 College & Trade School Scholarships Available.
BANNJ members who know of a high school senior, current college student or trade school candidates who are pursuing a degree or certificate training in any aspect of the building industry, please encourage them to apply by April 8^th for our scholarship program https://www.bannj.org/scholarship-foundation/.  Supporting the next generation of building industry professionals.