SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Parish. Materials valued at more than $50,000 wholesale came from Weyerhaeuser mills in Michigan, Alabama and Arkansas and its distribution centers in Harahan, the northeast and midwest. In addition, Ceruti presented the local Red Cross chairperson with a Weyerhaeuser Foundation check for $25,000.

The annual LBMDA convention will be held in Lafayette Jan. 2l-24. Summer conference dates are July 15-18 in Destin, Fl.

Carollnas-Tennessee Bulldlng Materlal Assoclatlon will follow the theme "Kicking Off '93 with the Team of the Future: Supplier, Dealer, CTBMA" at the Jan. 15-16 building products buying show in Charlotte.

Vince Lombardi as luncheon speaker will explain "Coaching For Teamwork" on the second day of the buying show/conven-tion.

Jack Rice will cover "Winning Against Price Competition" in an early morning program that day. Kirk Sanford will address "Buying Can Make You More Money Easier Than Selling" in the same time slot on the closing day.

Executive committee and board of di rectors meetings are slated for opening day.

Ytrglnla Bulldlng Materlal Assoclatlon responded to the needs of those devastated by Hurricane Andrew coordinating donations from members, their customers and friends.

Two trailerloads of items and over $4,000 in cash were assembled at Massey

Builder's Supply under the direction of Tom Doran, Chip Bradshaw and Freeman Spencer.

Other contributions were gathered by Joe Dempsey, Dempsey Supply, and hansported by Norfolk Southem Rail System.

The association is sponsoring a "Strategies for Success" serninar by Jim Pence Nov. 12 at Holiday Inn Bells Rd., Richmond. The fall directors meeting Nov. 5-6 in Williarnsburg will discuss tbe 1993 budget. VBMA's annual convention will be March 28-31 with the summer management conference Aug. 12-15.

The Construction Suppliers' Assoclation will present a seminar on sales haining for inside the store Nov. 18-19 at the Ameri-Suites Hotel, AOanta, Ga.

Instructor Jack Nunn, an 18 year veteran in the building material industry, follows a service approach to selling, teaching an understanding of what customers expect.

Field personnel of CSA will soon be available to visit member stores with lap top computers to help management develop personalized job descriptions to sup plement new employment applications developed by the association's attomeys to meet ADA and other employment laws.

Kentucky Lumber & Bulldtng Materlal Dealers Assoclatlon staff is gearing up for the annual convention Jan.20-2L at the Drawbridge Inn, Ft. Mitchell, planning seminars, workshops, speakers and product displays.

The board of directors will meet in Louisville Nov. 11.

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