Be a STAR! Enter and attend the
STARS Awards Honoring the best of the home building industry
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eady for a vacation? Dust off your dirndl, break out the lederhosen, and take in the sights and sounds of Germany’s Oktoberfest during the 2011 STARS Awards! Join the festivities on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Hilton Charlotte Center City Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. No passport or jet lag required! Join your colleagues and fellow HBA members to honor the achievements of the industry’s best from North Carolina and beyond. The STARS Awards are a centerpiece of the 21st Century Building Expo and Conference—the premiere building expo and conference in the Southeast. The STARS Awards program honors the achievements of builders, associates, realtors, media and advertising professionals, and many others who make major contributions to the residential home building industry. Local home builders associations are also honored for their outstanding achievements.With 48 categories to choose from, there is something for everyone. Do you have a great project that deserves recognition? Do you need a creative way to make your product and company stand out above the competition? If so, enter the STARS Awards! To be eligible for consideration in the 2011 awards program, you must be a member of the National Association of Home Builders. Projects must have been completed between January 1, 2010 and July 20, 2011. Entrants can choose between two entry deadlines this year: • Early Bird deadline: All entries (fee and entry materials) must be received no later than July 14, 2011 | Fee: $100 • Regular deadline: All entries (fee and entry materials) must be received no later than July 21, 2011 | Fee: $150 The official 2011 Call for Entries with complete entry and event information can be accessed at www.21buildingexpo.com or by contacting Kathryn Atkinson at (919) 676-9090 or katkinson@nchba.org.
STARS Awards Categories Include: • Marketing & Advertising • Brochures • Direct Mail • Logos • Advertisements • Websites • Billboard • Internet projects • Sales/Information Center • Landscape Design • Interior Merchandising • Architecture/Floor Plan • Remodeling/Renovation *NEW* • Local HBA Awards • Special Projects • Community of the Year • Distinguished Builder Member of the Year • Distinguished Associate Member of the Year 6 North Carolina Builder
Summer 2011