The MAF Did it Again...
By Masonry Association of Florida, Inc.
The Masonry Association of Florida, Inc., had their Annual Convention on August 9th thru August 12th, 2007 at the Lido Beach Resort in Sarasota, Fl., and we are celebrating our 20th year Anniversary.
We had a great turn out, and the following is a summary of the weekend events:
On Thursday 9th, we had our Masonry Association of Florida, Inc., Annual meeting followed by a Masonry Association of Florida, Inc., Board meeting.
On Friday 10th, we had our Annual Apprentice Skills Competition, and there were 3 levels of Apprentices, 1st, 2nd & 3rd year.
1st Place
Delmar Lopez
2nd Place
Allen Sharp
3rd Place
Greg McCarthy
1st Place
Ruben Martinez
2nd Place
Gabriel Pablo
3rd Place
Justin Wright
1st Place
Vicente Perez
2nd Place
Chris Cook
3rd Place
Heriberto Rodriguez
1st and 2nd place winners will go to the Regional Competition held in Destin, Florida on October 12th & 13th.
That competition was followed by the Fastest Trowel competition, and there were winners for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place:
1st Place
Pascal Robertson
2nd Place
Robert Carlton
3rd Place
Jeff Leach
1st and 2nd place winners will go to National Competition at Masonry Show in Vegas next year.
The competitions were followed by an Educational Seminar, by Glenn Clapper AIA, from Brick Southeast, whereby he did a presentation on Building “GREEN” with Masonry, we ended the night with dinner and a presentation by guest speaker Lynn Donohue and Apprentice Awards Presentation.
On Saturday 11th, we had a Golf Tournament at Longboat Key Club, followed by a reception, Silent Auction and Annual Award Dinner hosted by MAF State President Salvatore Anastasi II, and the categories and winners were as follow:
Project: Parkshore Plaza
Project: Wilson Residence
2nd Place: Anastasi Masonry Construction, Inc.
Project: Renaissance Ranch
Project: Craig Morse Residence
2nd Place: Falcon Contractors, Inc.
Project: Bacara IV
Project: Cortile Entrance
2nd Place: Anastasi Masonry Construction, Inc.
Project: Oakmont - Estates
3rd Place: David Nelson Masonry
Project: Victor Residence
Project: Milan
2nd Place: Just Concrete & Masonry, Inc.
Project: Carlyle Condos Parcel - C
Project: Sponsler Bennett Office Building
Project: Pyramid Masonry Contractors, Inc. Office Building
2nd Place: Doyle Masonry, Inc.
Project: Doyle Properties, LLC
3rd Place: Martin Warehouse Company
Project: Martin Warehouse
Project: The Mainland High School Replacement Project
2nd Place: Bill Overberg Masonry, Inc.
Project: Polk Community College / USF
3rd Place: Southern State Masonry, Inc.
Project: William T. Dwyer High School
Project: Sunshine Plaza / Wynn’s Market
2nd Place: Falcon Contractors, Inc.
Project: Jared Galleria of Jewelry
MAFSW CHAPTER
We are very exited to announce that the Northeast Chapter will host the 2008 Convention for the Masonry Association of Florida, Inc.
About the Author
The Masonry Association of Florida (MAF) is a trade association dedicated to the success ofthe masonry contractor by expanding the market share of masonry construction in Florida. For more information, please visit www.floridamasonry.com.
