FEATURE STORY
Going the Extra Mile
Welcome to the Sustaining Associate Members
N
ew this year is recognition for our extraordinary associate members. Associates make up about two-thirds of
the GHBA membership roster, and through their extra financial commitments from sponsorships, they finance a large portion of the advocacy and ongoing work on behalf of the housing industry.
To kick off this new program, we will highlight the associate members who would have been Platinum ($10,000) or Gold ($5,000) Sustaining Associate Members in 2009. This recognition is exclusively for financial contributions made by ASSOCIATE members on an annual basis, and is limited specifically to sponsorships and advertising in Houston Builder magazine, the GHBA Web site and the weekly e-newsletter.
Each year GHBA publishes a Marketing Guide for the upcoming year. All types of sponsorship opportunities are listed in the guide. Any associate member whose financial contributions through sponsorships and advertising in the magazine or online reach $10,000 or more during the year will become a Platinum Sustaining Associate Member. Any associate member whose contributions reach between $5,000 and $10,000 during the year will become a Gold Sustaining Associate Member.
(For clarification, items not included in Sustaining Associate Member calculations are: payments for dues, events, directory advertising, speed selling, HOME-PAC contributions, and any other payment for regular fees or services such as booth space. If you are not sure about inclusions and exclusions, please call us at 281.970.8970.)
Recognition includes: an initial article in Houston Builder; monthly listing of the Sustaining Associate Members in Houston Builder; distinguishing ribbons or other marks on name tags to provide a means for Sustaining Associate Members to be recognized at all events; recognition of the top member of each (current year’s) Sustaining Associate Member group at each forecast and political luncheon; signage in the entranceway of the GHBA building where the current year Sustaining Associate Members will be displayed; and GHBA officers will convey the value of Sustaining Associate Members when they speak at their visits to all councils, committees and divisions.
GHBA members receive recognition for a variety of activities and reasons and we are excited about adding this important and elite recognition for our associate members who really “go the extra mile.”
Be on the lookout for the SAM ribbons at association events, and take a minute to say 'thank you' to our superstar associates. Following are the 2009 SAM companies.
SUSTAINING ASSOCIATE MEMBERS 2009
PLATINUM ($10,000+)
Acme Brick BDX
BMC Select Builders Post-Tension, Inc. Glass Craft Door Corporation Huber Engineered Woods Masco Environments for Living Post Oak Publishing, Inc. Sherwin-Williams Paint Co. StrucSure Home Warranty
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GOLD ($5,000-$9,999)
Centerpoint Energy Cornerstone Hardware & Supplies Ferguson Enterprises Inc. Home Builders Insurance Co. Perfection Wholesale Supply Co. The Houston Chronicle Thomas Garage Door TXU Energy
MAY 2010 | HOUSTON BUILDER | GREATER HOUSTON BUILDERS ASSOCIATION – BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE
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