b'MRCA Affiliate Relations By Dave Ti/sen, MRCA President As of thisIreturned writing,have from attending the National Roofing ContractorsAssociationConvention (NRCA) in Atlanta. Inopinmy ion the NRCA had aI-attended wel I and successfuevent. My presence at the NRCA show marks one of many events that the MRCA hasparticipated induring the past few months.repre long-range and strategic planninglate JohnDrewby establishinga MRCA sentativesh visitedaffiliateprocess willfocused on increas clear vision,missionandplan. I avebe functionsinOhio,Chicago,anding thevalue and returnon yourlook forward to reporting the results isTennessee.Unfortunately aasaser snowItthe intent ofongoingduesinvestmenttotheof thiswellthe oth develops rmpreventeda visittotheMRCA.ments,fromour springboardof tothe MRCA Board ofNortheastRoofingContractorsI amveryeagertobeginthisdimeeting in next mrectors\'onth\'s Association(NERCA)showinprocess and inso will e issue. Directors to continuedoingmu-Rhode Island. It is theof the intent attending and partic MRCA Board of Directors to continue attending and participating in 0ipating in the meet- themeetings andeventsheldby- -~AMERICA\'S LARGEST ings and events heldouraffiliatesandotherindustry- - -organizations.- - ~byour affiliates andThe increased level of participa - ROOFING, SIDING & ~-~- -~ - .___,WINDOWS WHOLESALER tion with our affiliates is not aSupplyinc. other industrynewCo. concept forMRCA. Past Presithe organizations.dentJohnDrewestablishedthe45 MIDWEST LOCATIONS MRCA Affiliate Relations Committee aleyears ago. Theevo Baraboo, WI920-921-1=Pontiac, MlWest Allis, WI coup of608-355-0011414-471-8600 Freeport, IL248-334-3072 lutionofthiscommitteehasBurlington~.Wl81 5-232-0808West Chicago, IL 262-71\\3-3047Rochelle, IL630-293-1222 resultedfrom avision, mis Cape Girardeau, MOGrand F,lapids, Ml815-561-0333 clear611-4848 573-335-7222s-s/,Roscoe, IL form m.~i~Jg~,IAB20-499\'142j, Saginaw, Ml sion, and plan by aer leader.Gr;en Bay, WI\'815-637-6977 At the spring board of directors ,Hazel Park, Ml517-752-4198\' meetinginMadison,Wis.theChampaign, IL248-542\'2730 217-356-4090Sou1h Bend, IN membersof theMRCA Execu Chippewa Fall.s, WI,!nc:lianapoJi~. 1N219-289-9888 tive317783-3488 715-726-()411Southfield, Ml Committee,alongwith technicalKalamaaoo, Ml 248-353-6343 Cicero, JL6!6-;349j978 adviserReneDupuis,met witha708-222-8222Spring1ield, IL Lawrence. IN.217-789,4450 facilitatorfromtheUniversityofCollinsvllle, IL~l7-!i4fh3100St. Louis. MO 618-345-1500314-6445055 Louisville. K.Y Wisconsin SchoolofBusiness to502-6378877\'Ml begin formalizedlong-rangeand~fi~i~~s~tTaylo(. 734,946-i!l36 , Dearborn, Ml~tad1t~:$ 7inl Park, IL ~0ey strategic planningMRCA.313-846-060Q708-699,1222 \' for:Jt!1~\2i\'"\' Des Moines, IA We arehopefulthat this initial515-265-6135Mirrer, IN\'lf~~is?a~29 , solid219-9384164 meeting will lay afoundationDubuque, IAWarre-0.,Mt 319-557-9920~t0,\'757-3500 future~120MN, for theof MRCA to be builtElkhart, INW!2~G- . 219-295-2466Waterloo, t!;\\ upon. You can be assured that theFarmington, MOMU/ldeleiQ, IL~ ,311J,287-77~Z,. BJ7-9492440\'wausau, WI 573-4317076 Muskegon Hts., - 715-845-6271 M1 Fond du Lac, WI231-733-1264'