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Rio Grande Valley Builders Association, Inc
419 Nolana Ste. C, McAllen, TX 78504 ;rgvbam@sbcglobal.net; rgvba.org; GreenBuiltRGV.com
REPORTER
APRIL, 2015
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This Newsletter contains three (3) pages; NOTE:
Read Your Newsletter - Very Important
Information on Upcoming Building Issues
Affecting Our Industry
ATTN ALL: Please see the dates listed in this
newsletter that the association has set aside for
our 2015 events (SAVE the DATE)– we do this
in order to avoid any conflict with our members
that plan events on dates that the association has
selected – please check the list!
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Wednesday, April 1
Sunday, April 5
General Membership Luncheon Meeting
Wednesday, April 1
Wednesday, April 22
The McAllen Country Club
welcomes
Friday-Sunday
April 10-12
March 30-April 3
The Rio Grande Valley Builders
Association
April General Membership Luncheon
Meeting
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
11:30 a.m.
$20/members
$25/non members
TO BE PAID AT THE DOOR (unless
prior arangements have been made).
Guaranty your spot by no later than
Monday, March 30 or sooner by responding
to this email or calling the board office at
686-2932
Due to the Program, we are expecting a
large crowd, so please call in your
reservation and reserve your spot early!
NOTE: All guarantees will be billed if you
DO NOT SHOW!
Friday, April 3
PROGRAM
Join us at our April General Membership
Meeting, and listen to Dr. James Ponce,
Superintendent of McAllen ISD who will
speak about the proposed $297 million
bond issue. It is important that everyone in
the community be as informed as possible
about this upcoming bond issue which is to
be voted on May 9, 2015.
SPONSORS
McAllen Valley Roofing
McCoy’s
Builder Door Prize by: SIERRA TITLE
COMPANY
2015 RGVBA/GreenBuilt RGV
Parade of Homes
April 18-19 & 25-26, 2015
Victor Guzman – Guzman Construction
(2)
Martin Villanueva – Villanueva
Construction (2)
Jack Pollock – Frontera Homes
Olga Trevino – Divine Custom Homes
Eddie Garza/Mario Pena – Infinity
Homes
Carlos Carranza – Newmark Custom
Homes
Michael Pavon – Camino Real Builders
(2)
Luis Waldo – Waldo Homez
Carlos & Rosita Juvera – Courtesy
Custom Homes
Delfino & Glenda Gaona – Keystone
Construction (2)
Emigdio Villanueva – RGV Villa Homes
Juan J. & Jorge Gonzalez – Dream
Homes by J & J
Chris Ryan Homes – Mary and Michael
Ramirez
West Wind Homes – Edward Garcia
Caribella Homes-Rafael Munguia
Lord & Gonzalez – Joaquin Gonzalez
Sierra Madre LTD-Raul Villarreal
AMC Construction – Eddie Cantu
Terra Homes – Anthony De La Tejera
Key West Construction – Gilberto Vera
The parade of homes committee
will hold a “Mandatory Meeting”
of all builders in the parade to go
over all the rules and guidelines
and to get feedback from our
builders on other issues of concern
to them. We will keep you updated
on this meeting.
Invitation is also open to all our
associate members who wish to
offer their discounts to all builders
with entries.
Advertising Agreements have been
send out to all our associate
members to support the parade of
homes guidebook. Information
was also send to them in reference
to the “Partner With A Parade of
Homes Builder”: anyone wishing
to promote their business at anyone
of these parade of homes must be a
member of the RGVBA, purchase
an ad in the guidebook or pay a fee
for the service. Parade of Homes
Builders, sponsors, members pay a
fee to be a part of this big event for
the exposure and we feel that
anyone interested in participating
must pay some type of a fee as well.
All Ad Agreements/ads/fees must
be received at the RGVBA office or
as stated on the Agreement, by no
later than Monday, March 16.
We’d like to thank the following
sponsors that have committed to
once again sponsor this event or
those that have joined us for the
first time:
GOLD SPONSORS
May 6, at 11:30 a.m. at the McAllen
Country Club – we ask that all parade
builders attend this awards luncheon and
support ‘your” parade.
ATTN RGVBA BUILDERS
SILVER SPONSORS
With the revamping of the GreenBuilt RGV
program, we are still looking and asking for
volunteers that would like to be in this
committee to assist Rafael Munguia
GreenBuilt RGV Chairman, Rafael
Munguia is quite busy updating the
GreenBuilt RGV program with new
changes. He, along with Paco Vielma have
updated the GreenBuilt RGV website
(rgvba.org) with all the new changes. Look
forward to hearing from Rafael and the
board office on upcoming information and a
meeting of all GreenBuilt RGV builders.
We will be contacting all builders that would
like to register to build green and renew
those that are already in the program.
GreenBuilt signs will also be updated and be
made available to those GreenBuilt builders
building GreenBuilt homes.
RGVBA HAS A NEW WEBSITE
We invite you to visit the newly revamped
RGVBA website, rgvba.org where you will
have access to any and all RGVBA
programs, including forms, membership
applications, newsletters. If you have any
questions, please let us know.
Members will be able to announce events
through our website.
TV RAFFLE SPONSOR
ATTN: Parade Builders
VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE
Judging of the parade of homes will be the
first weekend of the parade, April 18-19. All
homes must be completed by the first
weekend. Winners will be announced at the
Awards Luncheon to be held Wednesday,
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SAVE THE DATES
(a list of RGVBA Schedule
of Events for 2015 was
emailed to all the RGVBA
members)
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
General Membership Luncheon Meeting
McAllen Country Club
Asking for sponsors, including T-Shirt, Hat,
door prize donations and items for the
goodie bags
For the 2015 RGVBA Annual Fishing
Tournament
(it’ll be here before you know it)
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
April 10,11,12, 2015
RGV Home Show
McAllen Convention Center
April 18-19 & April 25-26, 2015
Parade of Homes
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Parade of Homes Awards Luncheon
McAllen Country Club
Saturday, June 6
(for more information, call the board office
or Fishing Tournament Chairman, Paco
Vielma)
and
we’ll see you Wednesday, April 1 at 11:30
a.m., McAllen Country Club.
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
RGVBA Fishing Tournament
Parrot Eyes – South Padre Island
(hat & t-shirt sponsors/sponsors/door prize
donations/items for goodie bags are needed.
Please call the board office with your
donations.
REMINDER
NOTE
The May Parade of Homes Awards
Luncheon Meeting, Wednesday, May 6 will
feature the parade of homes builders,
sponsors and all that supported this big
event; we expect a large crowd to show
support to the winners of the parade.
We are asking for sponsors for this
luncheon – if you wish to sponsor the May
Meeting, please call/email me ASAP!
Wednesday, April 1
Monday-Friday
March 30-April 3
April Luncheon Meeting
Wednesday, April 1
11:30 a.m.
McAllen Country Club
CALL NOW AND RESERVE YOUR
SPOT!
Support the 2015 RGVBA Parade of
Homes Builders ; if you have not turned in
your Ad Agreements/Check/Ad call in and
submit immediately. If you need an Ad
Agreement, go to our website: rgvba.org and
download an Ad Agreement with all the
details) – Ask us about about the “Partner
With A Builder” Program
Wishing Each and Everyone of you a
Blessed and Happy Easter,
From
The Officers, Directors and staff of the
RGVBA, Inc.
Friday, April 3