Bulletin Board Magazine 2018 Volume 2

Young Professionals Committee

Young Professionals are Committed TO COMMUNITY INITIATIVES by Chris Cowan, CohnReznick | Young Professionals Chair

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2018 is half over and the Young Professionals Committee is on a roll. We have plenty of balls in the air this year, with our engaged members keeping our initiatives moving forward. We have made much headway in our plans for a PAC fundraiser, the Ocean County Vocational Technical School (OCVTS) mentoring outreach, and our efforts to support the ARC house that BLSJ Member Ziggy is building. In addition, we have an exciting update to our plan for a Young Guns versus Rusty Guns competition! The Young Professionals would like to invite you to our PAC fundraiser on Wednesday, August 15th from 6-8 pm at the Silverball Pinball Museum in Asbury Park. In the past, this has been a sold out event benefitting Shore Builders Association Political Action Committee. This year Shore will be contributing to the NJBA PAC, to help support critical legal and legislative initiatives on behalf of our industry. Not only will you be helping protect our industry, you’ll enjoy unlimited gaming, food, beer, wine, and water in a fun, casual networking atmosphere. Registration and information will be available soon. I hope you’ll save the date for this fun event. Another important initiative we have been working on as a committee is enhancing our involvement and relationship with the OCVTS in the form of mentoring programs. We are working with our staff contact, Christine Karaska, and have formed a subcommittee

to discuss our involvement, which we are hoping will include internships that can lead to full time employment, shadowing opportunities, and including students in some of our events for networking and professional development skills. Some of our members were very excited to be able to attend a recent Habitat for Humanity house dedication in June, which the OCVTS was involved in the construction of the home. We look forward to bringing more opportunities and mentoring to these students in the near future. As many of you may know, Builders League of South Jersey Member and Past President Winfield (Ziggy) Ziegenfuss is building a group home in Glassboro, NJ for physically and mentally challenged adults for the Arc of Gloucester. It will provide a home for four consumers, one of which will be Ziggy’s son, Gabriel. The home is currently in the framing stage and is expected to be completed this fall. Many NJBA members, include several of ours are contributing time, materials, labor, and/or cash donations to support his effort. This is an ongoing charitable initiative, but we would like to thank those who have donated to this cause, including Pittenger Builders, CMM Homes, EAM, All County Enterprises, and Ferguson. For more information or to offer assistance with this project, please contact Shore Builders Association for details. We are beyond excited to announce that we have an official date and venue for our ultimate event of the year Young Guns

VS Rusty Guns Softball and BBQ! Save the date for September 15th at 2 pm and join us at the All County fields for a fun afternoon of friendly competition. We will be sharing more information as the details are worked out, but our Young Professionals are very much looking forward to showing the Rusty Guns who the boss is at this event! And last, we would like to congratulate some of our Young Professional members on their participation in some fundraising and charity events that are near and dear to their hearts. Danielle Bagdzinski was campaigning for the Woman of the Year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Her campaign raised over $40,000 and culminated in a gala event on June 20th. For 10 weeks she hosted events, fundraised, and work hard to support LLS and we are so proud of her efforts! In addition, please consider Corey Wescoe in his New York Marathon run this fall. He will be raising money for Jar of Hope, a charity that supports children with Duchenne Muscular Distrophy. He has raised over $11,000 so far, and you can learn more about this charity here. As you can see, the Young Professionals Committee has been busy this year and continues to push forward our agenda of supporting community organizations, our industry, and each other. If you would like to join us in our efforts, please contact the Shore Builders office. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!

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