b'OutgoingPresidents Messagesomething I will cherish for the rest of my life.President was to be the lucky President who got to Speaking of Kevin. It just so happened that he wasannounce and present the Inaugural MRCA Family the original chair of the Young Contractors CouncilLegacy Award. This summer the MRCA Board of when that council was formed. As with most thingsDirectors voted to form the MRCA Family Legacy Kevin was involved with, he wanted the YCC to beAward. This award is intended to be presented to bigger & better and boy would he be proud of whatmulti-generational member firms who have a strong the YCC pulled off this year in Omaha. The YCCtradition of giving back to the industry through their held their traditional Conference and Expo Welcomesupport of MRCA and who are also noted for their Party, and the theme was Yellowstone/Dutton Ranch.impact in contributing to their local communities. What an absolute blast of an evening. The MRCAThis year it was my absolute honor and privilege to membership showed up in full force and it seemed asannounce the Langer Family of Langer Roofing and if all attendees got into the spirit of the YellowstoneSheet Metal, Milwaukee Wisconsin as the recipient theme. The costumes were fantastic and the generosityof the inaugural MRCA Family Legacy Award. The of those in attendance was off the charts. This yearLanger Family has done and still does incredible things the Welcome party broke records by raising overfor the MRCA. Im so proud to call Glenn Sr., Mark, $14,000.00. Proceeds from this event benefittedand Glenn Jr. my friendsand Ill always cherish the MRCA Foundation and the Heartland EquineDanny Ks friendship. Therapeutic Riding Academy. Year in and year out theYour Midwest Roofing Contractors Association is YCC does an incredible job. As some of the originalin great hands. The BOD has really begun to build YCC members are starting to age out, this is a greatgreat continuity and there are so many fantastic Board opportunity to remind you all to get your young peoplemembers that this association has yet to see its best involved in industry groups. I know for a fact that thisyears. As I hand my Gavel over to my friend Bob group is an incredible group of young people involvedPoutre of RoofTech, Stillwater Minnesota I know that in the roofing industry and I also know that thethe MRCA is in great hands. I look forward to his friendships these people have are invaluable. The moreleadership and seeing the great things he continues involved you keep your young people in the industryto help build with the MRCA. I also look forward to the less likely they will be to leave this industry.becoming a has-been Past President like my friends I Speaking of breaking records, the MRCA Foundationhave had the privilege of learning from. I would like to Auction did that again this year. After last yearsthank all Past Presidents, Board Members, Associate combined RCAT/MRCA expo and the financialMembers and Staff Members for making my year as records that the Auction fundraiser set, I didnt think itPresident the best it could possibly have been. But would be possible to break another fundraising recordmost importantly, I would like to thank you for your this year. But guess what? The generosity of thisfriendship! It is with great pride that I carry these industry was on full display and in Omaha this yearfriendships with me everywhere I go. MRCA for life!!we broke the fundraising record again. After having a fire alarm go off just as we were getting ready to start the Auction, I personally started to feel a little anxious about how the Fundraiser was going to go. That anxiety subsided quickly after we got started. Raising over $133,000.00 in less than two hours a new record-breaking bar has been set. These funds are soBill Seibertimportant to the mission of the Foundation. During the2023 MRCA Presidentyear of 2023, the Foundation allocated $34,000.00 inFisher Roofing of KearneyScholarships and $150,000.00 in industry research. One of the greatest honors of my year as MRCA www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer 5'