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Business Collier Building Industry Association Monthly News Politics In The Park Vol. 26 Issue 7 JuLY 2010 Serving the Collier County Building & development Community www.cbia.net FOR ENTRIES For 2010 Sand Dollar Awards CBIA CALL As CBIA member, Bill Varian put it… We hit a homerun with Politics in the Park! Over 600 people attended the event and mingled with candidates running for In This Issue... From The Executive Officer 2 From The President Mark Your Calendar Around Town National News State Event Gallery Remodelers Council 2 3 4 5 6-7 8-9 10 Members On The Move 11 CBIA Member Updates 12-13 Classifieds 14 some hotly contested seats at the local and state levels. Opening festivities began with a presentation of the colors by the Golden Gate Junior ROTC followed by a patriotic sing-along of “America the Beautiful” led by our Master of Ceremonies, Jeff Lytle (Naples Daily News). As one participant stated, “What a great opportunity this has been to meet candi-dates in an informal setting, ask questions and observe their interaction with oth-ers up close. This has really given me the chance to determine who I will vote for in the 2010 election.” Dave Elliott, who does his radio show live from the Hilton Hotel every Wednesday, interviewed candidates on his show throughout the event. Special recognition for the record turn-out must go to CBIA’s “Politics in the Park” committee, Melissa Ahern, Dave Aldrich, Pierre Bruno, Kathy Curatolo, Mike Rosen and Mont Williams. Members of CBIA, Ciccarelli Advisory Services and the Col-lier County Young Republican Club vol-unteered throughout the day and evening helping with set-up, registration and the “Straw Poll” vote. Please See POlITICS, Page 4 The Collier Building Industry Association’s Sales and Marketing Council (SMC) is cur-rently accepting entries for its 20th An-nual Sand Dollar Awards. The Sand Dollar Awards, the highest accolades given by the council, are pre-sented each year to member builders, de-velopers, architects, remodelers, interior design firms, landscape architects, trades, marketing, sales and advertising profes-sionals who have demonstrated build-ing, design and marketing excellence. Homes, communities, building projects and marketing campaigns completed be-tween May 1, 2008 and May 31, 2010 are eligible. The early entry deadline is July 9 and the late entry deadline is July 16. Winners will be honored at an awards gala on September 18 at the Naples Grande. For more information on entry require-ments, sponsorship opportunities and membership, please contact Carrie Horner at 239.436.6100 or visit www.cbia.net.
Politics In The Park
As CBIA member, Bill Varian put it… We hit a homerun with Politics in the Park! Over 600 people attended the event and mingled with candidates running for Some hotly contested seats at the local and state levels. Opening festivities began with a presentation of the colors by the Golden Gate Junior ROTC followed by a patriotic sing-along of “America the Beautiful” led by our Master of Ceremonies, Jeff Lytle (Naples Daily News).
As one participant stated, “What a great opportunity this has been to meet candidates in an informal setting, ask questions and observe their interaction with others up close. This has really given me the chance to determine who I will vote for in the 2010 election.” Dave Elliott, who does his radio show live from the Hilton Hotel every Wednesday, interviewed candidates on his show throughout the event.
Special recognition for the record turnout must go to CBIA’s “Politics in the Park” committee, Melissa Ahern, Dave Aldrich, Pierre Bruno, Kathy Curatolo, Mike Rosen and Mont Williams. Members of CBIA, Ciccarelli Advisory Services and the Collier County Young Republican Club volunteered throughout the day and evening helping with set-up, registration and the “Straw Poll” vote.
Thanks to our sponsors: Ciccarelli Advisory Services, The Hilton Hotel, Naples Daily News, Stock Development and The Lykos Group. Numerous organizations in town also helped us advertise the event! They included the Collier County Bar Association, Economic Development Council, Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, Florida Weekly, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Marco Island Chamber of Commerce.
The Supervisor of Elections, Jennifer Edwards, and her staff were on-hand throughout the event to facilitate and monitor the “Straw Poll” vote. When the count was completed, 597 people voted! Here are the results of the vote:
State Representative,
District 76:
Ann Grady - 124
Kathleen C. Passidomo - 367
State Representative,
District 101:
Matt Hudson - 367
Larry Wilcoxson - 109
State Representative,
District 112:
Juan D’
Arce - 42
Johnny Farias - 37
James Patrick Guerrero - 39
Jeannette Nunez - 220
Sandra Ruiz - 55
Robert Van Name - 35
Collier County Commission,
District 2:
Gina Downs - 60
Joe Foster - 195
Georgia Hiller - 281
Collier County Commission,
District 4:
Fred Coyle - 254
Lavigne Ann Kirkpatrick - 245
School Board,
District 1 Non-Partisan:
Eric Cox - 81
Patricia Carroll - 219
Rosanne Lee Winter - 188
School Board,
District 3, Non-Partisan:
Barbara B. Berry - 215
Reg Buxton - 167
Kathy Ryan - 116
School Board,
District 5, Non-Partisan:
Mary Ellen Cash - 107
Roy M. Terry - 249
Joe Whitehead - 131
Cbia Call For Entries
For 2010 Sand Dollar Awards
The Collier Building Industry Association’s Sales and Marketing Council (SMC) is currently accepting entries for its 20th Annual Sand Dollar Awards.
The Sand Dollar Awards, the highest accolades given by the council, are presented each year to member builders, developers, architects, remodelers, interior design firms, landscape architects, trades, marketing, sales and advertising professionals who have demonstrated building, design and marketing excellence.
Homes, communities, building projects and marketing campaigns completed between May 1, 2008 and May 31, 2010 are eligible. The early entry deadline is July 9 and the late entry deadline is July 16.
Winners will be honored at an awards gala on September 18 at the Naples Grande.
For more information on entry requirements, sponsorship opportunities and membership, please contact Carrie Horner at 239.436.6100 or visit www.cbia.net.
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