September 2017
Fall Parade Begins on September 23 Associate Appreciation Lunch – page 3 Onsite Construction 101 – page 4 Fall Parade Entries – pages 10-15
Great party at the Little Theater pages 8 and 9
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA) and the 70th anniversary of the Fall Parade of Homes in Kansas City — it also marks the introduction of some new and exciting changes to the Parade of Homes. For the first time, the KCHBA is partnering with Harvesters during the Fall Parade. One in seven people is food insecure in Harvesters’ 26-county service area. Kansas City home builders want to reduce that number by providing 35,000 meals — but we need your help. From now until the end of the Fall Parade the KCHBA will accept non-perishable food items at its headquarters at I-435 and Holmes, as well as monetary donations virtually through the website, kcparadeofhomes. com. We greatly appreciate your help in reaching our goal—and hungry kids will thank you, too. The KCHBA is also hosting a competition to see which state can donate the most food/money. Patrick Willis of
Willis Custom Homes is the team captain for Missouri and Tommy Bickimer of Bickimer Construction is leading the
Store or Google Play store by searching “KC Parade of Homes.” The new app offers updated functionality and improved directions to homes. The ever popular Parade guide will of course be available at the KCHBA office, Parade homes and sponsors’ locations. The Parade guide offers information on each home in the Parade including renderings, directions and floor plans. It also offers informative articles on topics such as the latest and most popular smart home technology and what to expect with a home warranty. Nearly 300 homes are open between the hours of 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and admission is free during the Parade. Radio station 99.7 The Point will be broadcasting live from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Tour #18 in Lenexa on Saturday, Sept. 23. Consumers are invited to come out and enter to win prizes while visiting a beautiful home built by Roeser Homes.
Kansas team. Who do you want to win? If you would like to donate to one of the teams, click the “donate” button at kcparadeofhomes.com and choose your side. The KCHBA is also proud to announce the creation of a new and improved Parade of Homes app, which can be downloaded for free from the Apple
Stewart Title’s on-going sponsorship of the Parade is greatly appreciated. The KCHBA is honored to have represented the home-building industry for 80 years — an industry that contributes more than $1.5 billion to the Kansas City economy and supports more than 20,000 jobs in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area.