CLUB UPGRADE

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT CLUB UPGRADE

NONPROFIT OUTGROWS SPACE, MEMBERS STEP UP

After listening to Boys & Girls Clubs (BGC) of Olympic Peninsula Executive Director Mary Budke speak about the dire need for a new clubhouse—the nonprofit had outgrown their current facility and had been turning away children— Kelly Fox, CEO of Lumber Traders, Inc., made the decision to step up and help.

With Fox’s struggles to find a reliable after-school program—along with his 50 employees, customers and community members—the partnership was an easy decision.

Working with the leadership and members of his local, North Peninsula Building Association (NPBA), BGC was chosen to receive the proceeds of NPBA’s annual holiday gala and silent auction.

“We are humbled to provide these donations to such a worthy cause and we are thankful for the support they provide in our community,” said NPBA President Scott Schwagler.

The event raised a whopping $3,400—of which Lumber Traders agreed to make a matching donation as well. “We are heavily invested in getting this built for our community,” said Fox, and their commitment Boys & Girls Clubs of Olympic Peninsula Executive shows. Director Mary Budke accepts donation checks from NPBA In addiPresident Scott Schwagler (l) and Kelly Fox at the future home of the Boys & Girls Clubs’ new clubhouse. tion to the matching donation, Fox’s company hosts Community First Saturday, a monthly event that donates five percent of their retail sales to a local community organization or nonprofit—BGC was chosen as a recipient.

Lumber Traders has also agreed to donate building materials at cost to help reduce the price of the new clubhouse.

The Boys & Girls Clubs’ new clubhouse will be centrally located, situated between two elementary schools, and accessible by public transit. The facility will be able to accommodate up to 300 children and staff.

Congratulations Lumber Traders and NPBA for your commitment to your community. //RISK from page 4 n Lawsuits, including discrimination and sexual harassment n Retaliation by former employees who were dismissed or laid off n Mobile property, i.e., automobiles, trucks, construction equipment n Job shacks and equipment/tool trailers n Personally-owned vehicles used for company business

This is only a partial list, intended to spark awareness about the ever present need for adequate insurance. Take a few minutes now and invest the time needed to review your coverage and make sure your policies measure up. We’ve all worked hard to get where we are today and none of us wants to be the one who says, “I wish I would have,” but rather, “I’m so glad I did!”

A big thanks to my Merlins: Susie Nelson, Nick Gilliland, and Shelli Lucus-Kennedy, for their expertise, guidance, and editing of this article.

//BUDGET from page 6 happy to have Republican House Leader J.T. Wilcox address us at the general membership luncheon. Later that day over 60 BIAW members and guests went to the Capitol to personally deliver red tags and messages against several poor policy bills, including the Direct Contractor Liability bill, HB 1395. Thanks to your emails, calls and shoe leather, HB 1395, was stopped in its tracks.

Our outreach shouldn’t stop there. If you disagree with the budget plan that Democrats are presenting, call your legislators. Tell them to live within their means and not increase taxes.

//BUDGET FRENZY from page 8 for any of these tax increases—Washington needs to live within its means and plan for a rainy day. Tell them builders need regulatory relief so we can build housing for Washington’s residents at all income levels.

MORE WORK TO BE DONE

BIAW has had some success this session in stopping additional regulatory schemes that would make housing more expensive and are still working to stop others. We continue the conversation of increasing overall housing supply by working on the following bills: SB 5334 condo liability reform; SB 5008 increases the short plat allowances; and, HB 1923 addresses urban residential capacity.