November/December 2011 Newsletter
PHCC of the Redwood Empire Bi-Monthly Newsletter with news of upcoming meetings, seminars, events and opportunities for members and future members to improve their businesses.
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Whats New:
REPHCC Crab Feed & Installation Dinner - January 28th
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Elks Lodge in Petaluma
5:00 to 6:00 p.m. ~ No-host Cocktails
6:00 p.m. ~ Dinner
More Details & Sign-Up Sheet - click here
REPHCC Code Update Class
Starts Feb. 7th
Registration information - click here.
Updated: January 12, 2012
Current News:
2012 Board of Directors elected:
President - Pedro Femenia / Femenia & Sons
Vice-President - Gene Burch / Gene Burch Plumbing & Heating
Secretary - Laura Lee Pokovich / Gotelli Plumbing
Past President - Paul Ongaro / Ongaro & Sons
Board Directors - Jake Newman / Burkell Plumbing, Dan Ackley /Marin Mechanical, Bob Haye / Slakey Brothers, Dan Walters / George Petersen Insurance, Tom LeDuc / LeDuc & Dexter, Mark Mengarelli / Leak Detection Pros.
Updated: January 12, 2012
Recent Events:
PHCC of the Redwood Empire
Holiday Party
Thursday, Dec. 8th; Sit-down Dinner
Deer Park Villa in Fairfax
Careers in Construction Expo: Thank you to Gene Burch, Bob Haye (Slakey Bros.), Dolores McDonald (PHCC Apprenticeship School), Rick Choate (Osbourn Co.) who all helped with the event.
Updated: January 12, 2012
Upcoming Meetings
REPHCC - Next Monthly Meeting
February 15th 5:00 pm – Board Mtg, 6:00 pm – General Membership Meeting, Location: TBA
Topic: TBA
RSVP by Friday, February 10th
Upcoming Classes
REPHCC Code Update Class Coming Soon! Registration information to follow.
Upcoming Events
REPHCC Crab Feed & Installation Dinner
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Elks Lodge in Petaluma
Save the date - details coming soon
PHCC West 2012 - Convention & Trade Show - May 9-12, 2012 in San Diego, Ca. - for more details click here.
President's Message
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From Paul Ongaro
Thanks to Everyone - It's Been a Good Year
As 2011 winds down, it’s time for the passing of the torch for the REPHCC President Paul Ongaro and other Board officers to the new Board officers, who will all begin their active duties at the Crab Feed Installation Dinner in the early New Year. “All things considered this has been a good year for us", says Ongaro. "Our revenues are up; mostly from the training classes we provided. We educated a lot of plumbers this year and Gene Burch played a key role in the success of these classes.” |
“We also acquired some new members and our meetings were well attended. We were fortunate to have a variety of speakers, who gave us important information about our ever-changing industry”, says Ongaro.
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“I’d like to thank our Director, Wendy Cramer, and all of the Board members for their help and cooperation this year. I’d also like to thank Gene Burch for his dedication to our training classes, Tom LeDuc for his service as President of the California PHCC and Ed O’Connell as a Board member for California PHCC”, says Ongaro. “And, of course, a big thank you to all of our members, who contribute their time and attention to PHCC, which makes the whole thing possible.” |
REPHCC Holiday Party Recap
A Good Time for All & Lots of Toys for Tots
The REPHCC Holiday Dinner, held at the Deer Park Villa on December 8 in Fairfax, was attended by over 50 people, who contributed greatly to the Marine Corp Toys for Tots program. After dinner was served John Nortz, Account Manager from Ferguson Enterprises in Corte Madera presided as MC for the raffle. Raffle prizes were donated by ARC Cleaning & Restoration, Cal Steam – San Rafael, Dommer & Assoc., Emergency Services Restoration, Ferguson Enterprises, George Petersen Insurance, Gotelli Plumbing, Pace Supply – Santa Rosa, Pedro Femenia & Sons, Remote Swipe, Serv Pro – Petaluma/Rohnert Park, Slakey Brothers, Water Damage Recovery. A big thank you goes out to everyone who donated to Toys for Tots, the raffle prizes and John Nortz, who did a great job as raffle MC.
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| (L-R) Cheryl James (SERVPRO-Napa), Nina Lauffer & Andres Struque (Arc Cleaning & Restoration) | Part of the crowd at the REPHCC Holiday Dinner held at Deer Park Villa in Fairfax |
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| In the background, the Slakey Brothers table waits for the next raffle prize | Dan Walters (George Peterson Insurance) and his wife, Jill |
Welcome to Our New Member!
Marin Mechanical II, Inc. is a new member of REPHCC. They are a residential and commercial plumbing company with team members that have been in the industry for over three decades. They specialize in custom homes, municipal, commercial and industrial properties.
Dan Ackley, Office & Project Manager at Marin Mechanical, is their representative for REPHCC and Dan wasted no time in getting involved - he has been elected as a REPHCC Board member and will be installed along with the other Board members and officers at the Crab Feed on January 28th. That will be a great time for you to introduce yourself and meet Dan.
