Membership Update

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL SEASON IS HERE! BY ANNA ZEBEAU, DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. – Pelican Chapter members have recently suffered through the many devastating storms that plagued our geographic area. First, with Tropical Storm Marco fizzling out as it sideswiped the southeast Louisiana coastline, Cat 4 Hurricane Laura took aim at the Gulf Coast with massive wind, rain and storm surge damage as it cut a wide swath of southwest Louisiana. Then came Hurricane Sally battering the gulf coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle with high winds and massive rainfalls. Most recent was Hurricane Delta hitting the southwest Louisiana area again. According to the National Hurricane Center, with all the recent 2020 named storms, a new breaking record was achieved for the most land falling storms in a single hurricane season in the continental United States. The Pelican Chapter members and their employees have dealt with many problems in the aftermath of such colossal devastation and continue to be in our thoughts and prayers as recovery is underway.

As we are now in the fourth quarter of 2020 (and most of us are happy about that), 2021 is nearing our doorstep. January 1, 2021 begins the new fiscal year for the Pelican Chapter, ABC. The 2021 membership dues invoices were mailed and emailed in late September to your primary contact person listed with your company’s membership. On behalf of the board of directors and staff, I wanted to express our sincere gratitude to all of our members who have already renewed their membership for 2021. We appreciate your continued support and participation that energizes our pledge and commitment to you providing measurable benefits and value.

The Pelican Chapter’s goal is to remain an indispensable resource and advocate for your company. The chapter continues to play a major role in assisting with workforce development to train individuals and your employees in the craft labor areas of demand. We strive to provide your employees the NCCER certification so that they can work in the industrial and commercial markets with appropriate skills.

Besides training, the Chapter is involved with overseeing regulatory and legislative issues affecting the construction industry. In addition to our legislative services and training opportunities, ABC Pelican Chapter is committed to providing networking opportunities, services, educational conferences / conventions and disseminating vital information that will ultimately enhance your company’s profitability and help you remain a valuable company to your clients.

As an update, membership will probably end the year with around 350 members. Membership is an intangible benefit that is sometimes difficult to understand, but the value that is realized by you renewing each year is what we hope you recognize when remitting your membership dues. Please remember all of the efforts of this trade association and our ability to be a valuable resource depend on you continuing to support and participate in ABC Pelican Chapter as a “Member in Good Standing”. On behalf of the Pelican Chapter staff, we thank each of you for your continued support and involvement throughout the year and we encourage you to please remit your membership renewal as soon as possible. Let’s make “2021 a Great Year”!