b'STUCKINAVACUUM ByDirector Chip Cornell MRCA .,.-"" Sitting in an airplane, heading to an NRCA meeting withThey must talk with their competition - relate their success- \\,___.,I some roofing tile in by briefcase, and thinking about thees as well as their failures in an effort to learn more about upcoming MRCAand our committee\'s programthe industry they share. Convention on asphalt shingles, I say to myself, "Our company doesn\'t even install these products - what am doing with residen This year, there is no better place to obtain this kind of vital tial products?I should be back in my office figuring myinformation than at the MRCA Convention in Minneapolis, built-up roof estimates."But then I wonder about howMinnesota.Plan on attending so you can make your commany "contractors" there are out there figuring andpany one ofsuccesses, not one of the failures. the installing roofing projects who don\'t have any knowledge of our ever changing construction trade.Are they thinkingHope to see you at the convention, but in the meantime, that if one ply offelt put down in hot tar stops a leak itinform the competition that there is a place to learn about 30# constitutes a good roof system?Are they thinking that ifgood roofing practice, and that place is the MRCA they layer heavy 250# fiberglass shingles over three layersConvention. Gfolcl shingles they can.give.ayear guarantee?CThese . 40 cases may seem extreme, but they do happen.) I guess by getting involved with associations like MRCAPARTYCONTINUED FROM3 and NRCA. I am doing what all professional roofing contractors who want to stay in business must do - keep informedDon\'t miss the event that everyone will be talking about for and stay ahead of the competition.I now understand moreyears to come!Make it a point to join your fellow MRCA how some supposedly premier roof system ofyears fiverevelers in "The North Woods of Minnesota." ago has now become outdated and lawsuits abound, etcI know that roofing professionals must also have knowledgeAlso, don\'t worry about dressing up, attire is casual.Just of sheet metal as it relates to built-up and steep roofingcome prepared to party! systems, building codes, E.P.A. and D.O.T. regulations, etcThe listand on.Contractors cannot hope to goes onFor more information on the North Woods of Minnesota survive ifcontinue to stay in a "vacuum" or become theyTheme Party orof the other events at the MRCA/ any too "specialized" in one type of roofing, and are unaware ofConvention and Trade Show, contact MRCA headquart~/ how their specialty relates to all aspects of residential andtoday, at 913-843-4888. commercial roofing as well as the associated sheet metal details.Professional roofing contractors must read the trade magazines, go to seminars, and attend conventions. 1 993 MRCAFOUNDATIONSCHOLARSNAMED ABOMRCA and the MRCA Each year the MRCA foun BRIAN GREGORYFBENJAMIN GEORGE dation awards a limitedWickliffe, OhioMcPhillipsFoundation wish these number oftoAttending the University ofGem Lake, Minnesotaindividuals the heartiest of scholarships students pursuing a post Cincinnati College ofUniversity of Minnesota congratulations.Keep up Design/ArtTwin Cities Campusthe good work! secondary curriculum thatArchitecture/ will lead to a career in theand Planning/Applied construction industry.ScienceTODD OVERDAHLFor more information on Scholarships are awardedMenasha, Wisconsinthe MRCA Foundation and DAWN M. MCMILLINUniversity ofhow to make a contribubased on such factors asWisconsinacademic performance,LaGrange, IllinoisMilwaukeetion to the MRCA employment experience,Attending Northern IllinoisFoundation Scholarship and financial need.The fol UniversityFund, contact MRCA lowing individuals haveheadquarters at 913-843-been named MRCA4888. Foundation Scholars for 1993:'