President’s Report

By HBA President

Matt Emmons

Happy Fall, Ya'll!!

It's been another fantastic summer at the HBA of Greater Tulsa. So much was and is happening! It's a great time to be a member.

Some of our Leadership met in Palm Springs for NAHB's Fall Leadership Meetings. Despite some travel difficulties, there were many productive meetings with colleagues from around the country, taking in all that NAHB has to offer and contributing to the mission of our association. Oklahoma showed up once again! We continually have the most attendees of anyone else in our area, and Tulsa, in particular, regularly has the most engaged members. We are recognized nationwide for pretty much being the most awesome. That couldn't happen without our membership's support and our staff's hard work. Thank you!

In September, we celebrated PWB week, held our monthly GMM - the Charles Gilmore Legacy Awards, and the Southwest Chapter hosted their Clay Shoot Fundraiser—special congrats to Carrie DeWeese, Brandon Jackson, and Frank Sawyer for their awards. Carrie DeWeese received the Frank Sanders Memorial Award, Brandon Jackson received the Don Herrington Memorial Award and Frank Sawyer was honored for having over 300 Spike points. Congratulations to the winners of the Clay Shooting event. Also, I'd like to give a huge shoutout to our PWB Council for showcasing the strength of our PWB members with a week full of informative and exciting events during PWB week. As I said, it's a great time to be a PWB member!

Also, Metro Appliances and More hosted our annual Appetite for Construction fundraising event in September. Every year, this event gets better and better with some of Tulsa's best chefs and is always well attended. $24,000 was raised for the HBA Charitable Foundation through silent auctions and raffles. Congrats to all the winners. Special thanks to Harry Smith for being "Oscar."

industry and we are so proud to bring them into our association and showcase the benefits of membership. Great work to all the volunteers at the event and within the committee to bring this vision to fruition.

As we head into the final months of this year, please mark your calendars for some significant, must-attend events:

• October GMM, October 10 – where yours truly will have a pot of special chili from my home state of New Mexico

• Boos & Booze, October 24 – Get your tickets at TulsaHBA.com/Halloween

• November GMM, November 14

• Installation Gala, December 1

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Lastly, in September, the newly formed Hispanic Partnership Committee held its second event of the year with a mixer and membership fiesta! All of us in leadership are excited about this event and this committee, as it was one of the top goals we set out last fall and last December as our call to action during 2023. All of us understand the importance of the Hispanic Community to our

I'm looking forward to ending this year strong. It's a hectic time within our Association as we wrap up fundraising efforts through charitable events, Total Resource Campaign (TRC) and prepare for next year's leadership and calendar of events. Take a moment to look at page ten and find our second-quarter award recipients. These individuals have poured so much of their time and expertise to help make our association as strong as it is. When you see them at upcoming events, tell the congrats. One of my favorite things I love about our association is the mutual respect, support and love we constantly show to one another.

Cheers until next time!

Matt Emmons

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