Some 115 ABC members and their guests took to the greens of the DuPont Country Club on July 12 for the summer ABC Delaware Golf Outing, and Mother Nature waited till the gang was headed for the clubhouse before the heavy downpour.
"We had a great day," said ABC Delaware Golf Committee Chairman Frank Dobson. "Thanks to the committe members who helped put the day together--Frank Francica and Renee Ridenour--and all our sponsors as well as the golfers for turning out to make it another successful year!"
Special thanks to Wilmington Trust for again being the Lunch Sponsor. Thanks to Diver Chevrolet & Mercedes Benz Sprinter for being Hole-In-One sponsors. Thanks to the Gold Sponsors: Access Labor, Santora Group and Wheeler Wolfenden & Dwares. And thanks to the Silver Sponsors MySherpa, Pro Physical Therapy and TideWater Utilities. Many thanks as well, to all the companies who were tee sponsors and foursome sponsors for the day.
"I'd also like to thank our hole contest watchers," said Dobson. "It takes a lot of people to make the day successful and the needed witnesses for the various contests are important to the day as well. Thanks to Kim Connell, Sallie Ann Conner, Amy Eschenbrenner and Joyce Hein."
Scenes from the ABC July Golf Outing
Golf Committee Chairman Frank Dobson (far right) congratulates contest winners for closest to the pin (left to right) Joe Thompson and Becky Suppe, and longest drive winners Denis Mangifesta
and Karen Short.
There was a tie for first place, which was determined by matching of cards on the back nine. In second place with a score of 61, Team Nickle Electrical (above), and the winner was
Team USI (below) with a score of 60.
Greg Gurev of MySherpa (left) was the
winner of the 50/50 taking home over $300.
New members were welcomed, students were honored and safety awards were presented making for a very busy ABC Delaware May dinner meeting at the DuPont Country Club.
"This is always a very special dinner," said ABC Delaware President Ed Capodanno," giving us a chance to honor the students of today who are part of the construction industry's future. We look forward to having these students keep our industry on the cutting edge."
"Another highlight of the ABC year is presenting the national safety awards, STEP awards, to our members who realized the importance of safety on the jobsite," said Capodanno. "The STEP award program provides an organized approach to analyze and further develop a company's safety program. And this year, we are pleased to have 35 companies received these awards."
Scenes from the May 6 Dinner Meeting
New Members
ABC Delaware Chairman Rick Rettig welcomes new members Nora Lober (left) of JLC Associates and Kim Connell of Regional Elevator.
ABC Delaware Chairman Rick Rettig welcomes new members Richard Franey (left) of Southland Concrete and Bryan Hannum of Tricon Construction Management.
STEP Winners
Silver STEP winners (left to right) Kevin McLaughlin, Harmony Construction; John DeProphetis, MIKEN Builders; and John De Matteis, Quantum Controls with ABC Delaware Chairman Rick Rettig. Other Silver winners: Lighthouse Construction, Mumford & Miller and Nowland Associates.
Gold STEP winners (left to right) Joe Swarter, Custom Iron; Mark Wayman, Bruce Industrial; Dave Hatefield, Bancroft Construction; Joe D'Angelo, Alliance Electric; and Bill Myers Delaware Elevator with ABC Delaware Chairman Rick Rettig.
Gold STEP winners (left to right) Joe Provance, Delcard Associates; Mark Hannum, Drywall Inc.; Steve Hill, EDiS; Matt Holland, Farrell roofing; and Len Brooks, George & Lynch with ABC Delaware Chairman Rick Rettig.
Gold STEP winners (left to right) Jeromy Newton & Sean Meginniss, Nickle Electrica; Brad Leto, Guardian Construction; Ray Knight, GGA Construction; and Dave Eppleheimer; J.F. Sobieski Mechanical with ABC Delaware Chairman Rick Rettig.
Gold STEP winners (left to right) Marc Klair, RC Fabricators; Richard Eitel, Pearce & Moretto; Chuck Campagne, Quality Heating A/C; Carl Wolf, Service Unlimited; and Bryan Hannum Tricon Construction with ABC Delaware Chairman Rick Rettig.
Gold STEP winners (left to right) Tripp Wayman, Wayman Fire Protection; Dan McDonald, Willow Construction; Marie Wright, Worth Construction; and Ron Epps, Wohlsen Construction with ABC Delaware Chairman Rick Rettig.
ABC Delaware Chairman Rick Rettig with Platinum STEP winners (left to right) Matt Thrower, Nason Construction; Bob Manning, DiSabatino Construction; John Bonk, M. Davis & Sons; Marc Mancini and Time Shelton, Eastern Industrial Services.
Student Winners
From Delcastle: (above left) Chuck Campagne of Quality Heating & A/C presents Nicholas Farmer with his award and (above right) Rob Anderson of Eastern Electrical Services presented Michael Krawczyk with his award.
From Hodgson: (above left) Bill O'Hopof Quality Heating & A/C presents Anthony DelValle with his award and (above right) Rick Lambert of A & H Metals presented Matthew Miller with his award.
Above left: Eddie Cunningham of Delaware Technical & Community College presents Victor Diaz of Howard with his award. Above right: Joshua Wheatley (center) of St. George's is presented his award by Carl Wolf (left) and Brian Martinenza of Service Unlimited.
More than 150 members, new members and guests turned out for the April Networking Night at Iron Hill Brewery in Wilmington and a good time was had by all. Scenes from the Networking
Mother Nature's damp weather didn't dampen the spirits of the ABC Delaware trap shooters during the annual Sporting Clay Shoot at Ownes Station in Greenwood on March 26.
"Although the weather wasn't at its best, our members still had a great," said ABC Delaware President Ed Capodanno. "This is always a popular event and we are pleased to be able to host this event each year."
Scenes from the Sport Clay Shoot
Class 3 winners (left to right) Jeff Miller
and Jason Massey. Missing, Randy Otto.
Class 2 winners (left to right) Alex Brown, Mike
Reynolds and Rob Fernandes.
Class 1 winners (left to right) Mike Megonigal,
Russel Reed and Dave Waters.
The ABC Delaware Trade Show had a new location at the Riverfront and by all accounts was another success.
"We heard good comments from the vendors and the visitors," said ABC Delaware President Ed Capodanno. "Thanks to everyone who purchased a booth and turned out to support this event, despite the troubled economy. This turnout shows a lot about the strong ties members have to our organization even during difficult times. Thanks for your continued support."
Scenes from the Trade Show
The Future Leaders Committee held its first meeting of 2010 with guest speaker Michael Sigman of Journey Leader discussing social networking and customer service in troubled economic times.
Sigman discussed the importance of expanding your comfort zone and learning a new skills with social media and how you can keep in touch with current customers while reaching out to new. In his list of tips, he reminded attendees that while learning new skills is important, it is just as important to not abandon other forms of communication. Nothing can replace face to face contact or picking up the phone, he reviewed, but keeping up to date is very important.
In other business, Future Leader Co-Chair Rob Belfiore shared the results of the recent survey and upcoming events for this year. An evening of networking with a short seminar, such as the February 18 program, and the site visits to construction projects, as well as the golf clinic, topped the survey as favorite programs.
The next Future Leaders event is set for March 25 with a jobsite tour and networking at the soon-to-be-completed Rest Area on 1-95 between Route 273 & 896, near the Maryland border, followed by networking at Delaware Park. For details, contact Jean Toman at jtoman@abcdelaware.com.
On the eve of a huge winter storm, more than 160 ABC Delaware members and guests turned out at Cavaliers Country Club for an evening of hot food and good fun.
Scenes from February Networking Night
