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Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: June 19, 2014
Chairman's message: 2014 membership drive a success
The results are in and ABC Massachusetts' 2014 membership drive was a big success!
So far, the two-day drive has brought in 26 new members. Membership director Ken Ledwak is waiting on several applications and expects more companies to join over the next month.
Over the next few weeks Ledwak will personally visit all the new members to make sure they are aware of all the programs ABC offers to help their businesses.
The membership drive always gets the competitive juices flowing and here are the members who won awards for their performance during the drive.
Top individual: Joe Barbone from Methuen Construction, who recruited four new members. Joe will receive an iPad and (more importantly) the coveted green membership jacket!
Top team: Team Barbone which recruited eight new members. Congratulations to Joe Barbone, Craig Shea, Bobbi Ciarfella, Justin Valentin and John Staffier. Each will receive a $100 gift card to The Capital Grille and get their team name engraved on the membership cup trophy!
2nd place individual: Karl Hudson of LC Anderson, who recruited three new members. Karl wins a foursome to Pinehills Golf Club and a bucket full of golf gear.
3rd place individual: Jim Abbott who recruited three new members, will also receive a bucket full of golf gear.
4th place individual: Justin Valentin who recruited two new members, also gets a bucket full of golf gear.
5th place individual: For recruiting one new member, former ABC Mass. chairman Mark Roberts wins two dozen golf balls.
6th place individual: Chris Manley, who recruited one new member, will receive a dozen golf balls.
Most inspirational: For the first time in ABC history, we have a tie for most inspirational award! Justin Valentin from Callahan and Karl Hudson will each receive a Nike golf bag and a dozen Nike golf balls.
Thanks to all the members who helped make this a successful drive and to our outstanding membership team of Ken Ledwak and Dave Murphy.
Thomas Descoleaux is the chairman of the Associated Builders and Contractors - Mass. Chapter, Woburn, Mass.
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