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Executive Officer Message
Stacy Watson BBIA Executive Officer
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE BBIA Hello BBIA Friends! What a great year it has been so far!
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Bay Building Industries Association (BBIA) members along with our members of Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA) started the year by visiting our legislators in Tallahassee at Spring Conference. We are happy to be a voice for our community and advocate for our construction industry. We are proud of the teamwork involved with other leaders in our community to continue to make this one of the best places to live, work and play!
Our annual events are back in full swing! We are excited to welcome you to our 43rd Parade of Homes! This is one of our biggest community events and we love being able to share all of the hard work our members are putting into these beautiful homes! Our Clay Shoot Tournament was held in January at the Bay County Shooting Range! It was a blast! In March, we were finally able to once again hold our Great American Home & Garden Expo after 4 long years. We were thrilled to be able to see all of you come out and visit with us and our exhibitors. We have quite a few things coming up including our Deep Fishing Charter, Cornhole Tournament, Golf Tournament and more! We invite you to join in on the fun!
Our Education & Workforce Taskforce is off to a great start this year. In addition to working with our Construction Academies at Rutherford & Arnold High Schools, which the BBIA was instrumental in setting up, we have recently joined forces with the Boys & Girls Club of Bay County to teach our future leaders more about the construction industry. They have been enjoying hands-on projects, as well as, field trips to see how all of the trades work together to build our community. We are proud of all of our members who contribute their time to educate our youth. This experience is priceless for them.
Our Scholarship Committee will soon be awarding scholarships for the 2022/2023 school year. To date we have been fortunate enough to award 119 students scholarships totaling $102,000. Many of these deserving students will be pursuing careers in the construction industry. We sincerely thank those who make the BBIA Scholarship Home possible. The BBIA also has an endowed scholarship at Gulf Coast State College. If you are interested in furthering your education and would like more information about our scholarship program, please visit our website at www. BayBIA.org. These scholarships will enrich the lives of students, our construction industry and our community. In addition to our scholarship program, the BBIA also makes a monetary contribution and donates toys to the Salvage Santa Program. We love being able to give back!
Next year, the BBIA will be celebrating our 50th year in our community! We are composed of many hardworking, local and corporate members representing the construction industry. We empower our members through networking, information, political action and various services while promoting an environment that supports the construction industry and the concepts of home ownership for all to assist them in being a part of the Great American Dream. BBIA Members are also members of Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA) and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and are receiving great benefits from both. If you are not currently a member, we encourage you to join the BBIA, enabling you to have a voice in our industry.
