“If you build it, they will come”

Field of Dreams

April 28, 2022

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Metro's mascot, Mezzie, enjoying Happy Hour and looking forward to seeing everyone at the next GME on Tuesday, May 17th!

CHANGE OF DATE & VENUE

Join the Sales & Marketing Council as they host their first General Membership Event on Tuesday, May 17th!

This is going to be a really fun, chill and delicious meeting held at Sunken Silo Brew Works with food catered by Metropolitan Seafood! It will be presented by the Sales & Marketing Council Co-Chairs, Tony Cretella of Custom Sign Source and Vern Tatum of Carolina Blue Painting.

Date: Tuesday, May 17th
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Place: Sunken Silo

           1320 US 22 West

           Lebanon, New Jersey 08833

We have a great panel set up with speakers - Rich Silivanch of Silivanch Communications and Pete Verrone of Spinneret Consulting. This will be the perfect time to bring in all your sales & marketing questions. Come learn the power of having a clear message, delivered in an engaging and attention grabbing way that will leave a long lasting impression with  both your current and potential clients.

NAHB is increasingly concerned that the housing market is reaching an inflection point that threatens to derail the current housing and economic expansion. To send a strong message to the White House, all NAHB members are invited to sign a letter urging the Administration to keep housing at the forefront of our nation and address critical housing affordability issues.

Visit nahb.org/letter to read and sign the letter. Share the link with other members to help NAHB demonstrate the strength of the Federation.

Last week on Thursday, April 21st Metro with the help of their Professional Women in Building Council brought back the Home Show. It was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon and evening. Many are already planning to be in attendance for next years.

The Professional Women in Building Council, especially our Chairperson, Linda Garvey of Coppola Brothers, LLC with the help of Kristie Veri the owner behind Cleanscape Construction, worked extremely hard over the last couple of months to pull this off. There were raffles, giveaways, speeches made and a contest for the best displays throughout the event.

Vendors this year included: Dupont Tyvek, NJ Clean Energy, Fox Architectural Design, Blue Ridge Lumber, Custom Sign Source, Metropolitan Window Fashions, Floor Covering International, SESI Consulting Engineers, Dacor, Association Member Trust, Alps Technologies, Homebridge Financial, Jaeger Lumber, US Bank, Jewel Electric Supplies, AZEK Building Products, General Plumbing Supply, Ryan Homes and Coppola Brothers, LLC.

Thank you to every one who participated in the show as a vendor or sponsor and to those who came out for Home Show.

Please enjoy a selection of photos from the event. More will be posted online via Facebook, Instagram, Metro's Website and in our May and June issues of OnSite.

Sponsors - New Jersey Clean Energy

Joe Battaglia and the group from Ryan Homes.

Ken Fox of Fox Architectural Design P.C.and Frank Caccavale of Roxbury High School.

Linda Garvey (PWB Chair), Frank R. Coppola III (Metro President) and Karen Skirka - all from Coppola Brothers, LLC

Attendees got to play Cornhole with SESI Consulting Engineers.

Blue Ridge Lumber was ready to answer any and all questions thrown at them.

Sponsor - Darrin Biss and Mark of Dupont Tyvek

Floor Coverings International working the floor.

Jonni of Dacor was the hit of the event.

John and Grace Quense of ALPS Technologies.

1st Place Winner - Brian Maffia of General Plumbing Supply

Tony Cretella of Custom Sign Source

Sponsors are:

Last night was a fun Happy Hour at Jersey Girl Brewing in Mount Olive. It was hosted by the Golf and Membership Committee and sponsored by Karen Adamsbaum of The John Morgan McLachlan Agency.

Professional Women in Building Council Members - Debbie Hill of Interior Motives with Lindsey Beates of Asdal Management and Linda Garvey of Coppola Brothers, LLC.

Drew Friedland and Erika Ruscil of The Axel Group with Metro Mascot Mezzanine and Kimberly Nordstrom.

Membership Committee members Robert Nussbaum of Saiber and Todd Smith (also Golf Committee member) of Royce Joseph Capital.

Sponsor and Membership Committee Co-chair in addition to member of the Golf Committee, Karen Adamsbaum, of the John Morgan McLachlan Agency, Inc., talking to the group.

New Members - Lindsey Beates of Asdal Management and Debbie Hill of Interior Motives pictured here with Karen Adamsbaum Co-chair of Metro's Membership Committee.

Abraham and Lindsey Beates with Membership and Golf Committee member Todd Smith of Royce Joseph Capital Todd was the winner of Metro's 2021 Most Active New Member Award last year.

Sponsored by:

‘Balancing Business Goals with Personal Priorities’

Please join PWB for an informative panel discussion designed to educate small business owners, entrepreneurs and employees on successfully managing the balance between their personal and business financial needs and goals.  This high level discussion will address topics ranging from investment & insurance planning, retirement planning needs, tax planning strategies as well as estate and charitable planning.

Date: Tuesday, May 24th

Time: 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM

Location: Blue Ridge Lumber - Kenvil Location

               742 Route 46 East

               Kenvil, NJ 07847

Fee: $25

Panelists Include:

Hosted at:

The House that RHS Students built!

Please join Morris Habitat for Humanity as they celebrate the work of the Roxbury High School Structural Design & Fabrication Students and all of the Donors who made the completion of the Morris Habitat Housing Module possible!

Where: Roxbury High School

            1 Bryant Drive

            Succasunna, NJ

            (Outside the Structural Design & Fabrication Lab at the back of the building. Parking available in front lot.)

Date: Monday, May 9th

Time: 5:00 to 6:00 PM

For those of you who don't know the whole story,under the guidance of SD&F teacher Frank Caccavale, students have been building a modular home from the planning stage to final completion. The home was built in two modules in the parking lot of their high school and will be transported to the site where they will be secured to the foundation and to each other. The project and story behind it has been picked up from multiple news and media sources such as WABC-7, NJ.com, Fox & Friends and they even had their very own episode of American Plumber. Feel free to learn more about 501 Edith Road here.

YOU'RE INVITED

Join the fun this year at Metro's 38th Annual Awards of Excellence!

We are excited to announce that this year we have decided to do an OPEN BAR for our guests. Dinner Tickets are Now Available for purchase.

Date: Thursday, June 9th

Time: 6:00 PM

Place: Hanover Manor

Dress: Formal Evening Attire

AOE Dinner Ticket: $135 per person

AOE SPECIAL - Buy A Table (8 Seats): $1,000

**Please Note that come June 1st Ticket Prices will go up to $150 per person**

SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE

Become an even bigger part of the night by being an AOE Sponsor.

Help Shape Metro's Future:

Serve on its Board of Directors

Each year, the Nominating Committee of the Metropolitan Builders and Contractors Association of New Jersey assembles its list of candidates for the officers and Board of Directors for the upcoming year. If you are interested in being on Metro's 2023 Board of Directors or a committee chair, then please reach out to the Metro Office by May 31st.

Service on the board and on Metro's committees offers opportunities to determine the future of Metro, to meet and work with other members and to become known throughout the organization. Your participation will serve you, as well as the association.

Please either contact the office via email at MemberServices@metrobca.com or phone 973-887-2888 to schedule an interview for the nomination process.

FOR BUILDERS AND REMODELER MEMBERS ONLY

Now is the time for Builder and Remodeler Members to claim for Q1’22.

Builder and Remodeler Members may claim for residential jobs completed between January through March 2022.

Claim Today, Don’t Delay!

Q1’22 Claim Deadline:  Friday, May 27, 2022 

Claim for Residential Jobs Completed January 1 through March 31, 2022

www.HBArebates.com remains your one-stop shop for all things associated with the Member Rebate Program. The redesigned website provides all the tools that were available on the earlier edition but designed in a way that is easier to navigate.

2022 Scholarship Funds

will be offered by the

Metropolitan Builders & Contractors Association of NJ

The charitable arm of the Metropolitan Builders & Contractors Association of NJ is offering two educational and technical training scholarships.  These funds are available to Morris, Essex, Union, Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren residents intending to pursue a career associated with the home building/remodeling industry.  The 2022 awards are funded through the generosity of New Jersey Builders Association and Metropolitan Builders & Contractors Association of NJ members and other interested parties.  The Association is responding to the industry’s dire need for skilled craftsman and craftswomen.  A total of two scholarships of $1,250 each will be awarded.

In all cases, candidates must be full-time or part-time students who will attend accredited institutions with the intent of pursuing a building/construction-related degree or certification.  Construction related is defined as general construction (i.e., carpenter, plumber, electrician, or any other trade related to the building/remodeling industry) or degree programs including, but not limited to: Drafting and Design, Construction Technology, Mechanical Contracting, HVAC Technology, Real Estate and Marketing, Electrical Engineering, Architectural  Design, Surveying, Civil Engineering, Environmental Technology, Land Use Management, Construction and Business Management, and Landscape Architecture.

Scholarships will be awarded in the form of tuition paid directly to the institution. The selection process, conducted by the Scholarship Fund Committee, will be based on the following criteria: (1) the student’s desire to enter the building/remodeling industry as a career, (2) the student’s academic ability/potential and (3) the student’s financial need.

To be considered for all scholarships, students will need to complete the application from Metropolitan Builders & Contractors Association of New Jersey.   The deadline for all completed applications is extended to May 20, 2022.  You may mail the application to the Metro office address or email it to memberservices@metrobca.org

We are always looking for new content to print. If you want to write an article for OnSite or our Weekly Newletter send us an email at MemberServices@metrobca.org. We would love to hear from you.

Don't forget to tag us on Instagram @metrobca and use the hashtags #metrobca #metrobcasitepets #metrobcapetphoto You can also send in your pet photos to Kimberly by email to knordstrom@metrobca.org Keep them coming and Mezzie will select one each month to put in OnSite.

MEMBERS Working with MEMBERS contest - as always Metro encourages our Members to work with each other and try to introduce members to other members who could work on projects together in the future. Tag us @metrobca using the hashtags #metrobca #metrobcamembersworkingwithmembers #metrobcamembershelpingmembers

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