PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
A Year in Motion!
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his year is flying by quickly but we still have so much to look forward to.
Thanks to the solid leadership from 2017 Chair John Erwin of John Erwin Remodeling, the sponsors and vendors, and the staff at OMB, we had another successful BIG Home & Garden Show in April despite the less than sunny weather. Booth sales were the best they’ve been in years, and we had a solid attendance number. I couldn’t be happier with the outcome.
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And, talking about flying, you'll see below that our 2017 Auction, “Come Fly With Me,” is right around the corner on
This is the reason I will be attending the OMB Auction. I am looking forward to bidding on some great items, and I hope you will join me.
Besides the fun we have, the Auction serves a great purpose for OMB. The funds raised support the Government Affairs Program. OMB employs a full-time staff person that monitors, participates with, testifies in front of, and
For those of you who don’t know, the Auction also raises money so that OMB can provide scholarships to students planning to study in construction-related fields. In 2016, we established the OMB Education Foundation, a 501(c)3. The formation of the Education Foundation means your contributions during the Auction Fund-A-Need are now tax deductible.
“ This means OMB is watching
out for our businesses so we can continue to do business.
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provides feedback to ALL the county and municipal governments in our fivecounty service area. This means OMB is watching out for our businesses so we can continue to do business. If you want to learn more about what is happening, read OMB Government Affairs Director Joel Baxter’s column on page 12.
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2017 AUCTION BOARDING PASS FLIGHT
OMB Auction
DATE
Friday, June 2
DESTINATION
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This flight brought to you by:
TIME
6:00 pm
Olympic Flight Museum
CHECK IN brianna@omb.org, (360) 754-0912, or www.omb.org
PRE-BOARDING TICKET
FINAL BOARDING TICKET
$75 for a single passenger $520 for eight passengers
$100 for a single passenger $800 for eight passengers
Olympic Regional Airport 7637 Old Hwy 99 SE Tumwater, WA 98501
(by May 12)
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Following the Auction, we have a Golf Tournament, several great luncheons and Beer With a Builder nights, Member Appreciation Night at the Tacoma Rainiers, a Tour of Homes/Chefs on Tour and much more. I am looking forward to the rest of 2017. I hope to see you all at an upcoming OMB event!
(May 13th and later)
2017 OMB AUCTION
Ron Deering PRESIDENT
June 2 at the Olympic Flight Museum. 2017 Chair Debbi Boyd of Naberly Solutions, Inc. is making sure this will be a fun filled event.