What is the Foundation Club?
Someone once said, “Dues are the rent you pay for the space you occupy in the industry.” So, if Dues are the rent, then Foundation Club is the leasehold improvement. Your Association is a better Association because of Foundation Club support that allows us to do the following:
Image Improvement
Through public relations efforts like our Home Builders Care projects, our scholarship program and donations to local charitable projects, we can make strides toward changing the public image of the building industry from a caricature to a true picture. We are members of our communities and we care about community problems. Our scholarship program is a 100% return to members of our community. We can devote the time and effort to make these efforts successful because we have Foundation Club backing us up in other areas.
Professional Training
Our industry suffers from a high turnover rate and an expensive learning curve. Through seminars, we are able to improve the technical and business expertise our members possess, making them more successful and our industry more sound. Foundation Club funds make it possible to put on many of our seminars without bothersome calls for event sponsorships.
Industry Awareness
Consumer education, weekly publication of our bulletins and briefings, operation of our website, direct mailing of information requested by potential clients and homeowners, assembly and dissemination of economic information that is focused on our market and our business all increase our operating costs. Considering and planning for the future may make the difference to the survival of a business. We are an organization dedicated to providing education, awareness, information and tools for the success of our membership.
Regulatory Representation
When we are faced almost weekly with the leadership of the municipalities and counties seeking new ways to limit growth on the Outer Banks through more and more regulations, including proposals for increased or additional fees, increased open space, decreased lot coverage, taxes, additions to the existing building codes, more rigid zoning ordinances and the use of moratoria that will all serve to drive up the cost of construction… how are we able to keep up? The Foundation Club provides some of the support that is needed to answer these challenges with employment of a governmental affairs specialist.
Builder-Diamond Level:
Reliant Construction LLC-Blair Meads
Builder-Silver Level
Sandmark Custom Homes Inc-Mark Martin
Builder-Bronze Level:
Compass Edge Construction-David Buchanan, Excel Contracting LLC-Jennifer Adams-Falconer, Haddon Homes-Tom Haddon, Neal Contracting Group Inc-Matt Neal, Overton Contracting LLC-Jake Overton, SAGA Realty & Construction-Amit Gupta
Builder-Brass Level:
Beach Realty & Construction-Jimbo Ward, Coastal Cottage Contracting LLC-Vaughan Robinson, DeBoy Construction & Remodeling-John DeBoy, Dream Builders Construction & Development-Ali Amini, Ken Green & Associates-Ken Green
Builder-Patron Level:
Carl Worsley & Associates Inc-Carl Worsley, RM Saunders General Contractor-Randy Saunders, Sea Country Homes OBX LLC-Skip Jones, Storm Coast Homes LLC-Dave Stormont
Associate-Legacy Level:
Kellogg Supply Co-Steve Garza, Kempsville Building Materials-Michael Gandy
Associate-Diamond Level:
Dominion Energy NC-Robin Newhouse
Associate-Silver Level:
Cozy Kitchens Group-Nathan Neal, FullTilt Blinds & Shutters-Jonathan Daniels, Towne Bank Mortgage-Kaye Jones
Associate-Bronze Level:
ABC Supply Co-Sean Severson, Atlantic Elevators-Joey Austin, Atlantic Flooring Inc-Josh Deal, Elite Insurance Agency-Jackie Chann, Guy C Lee Building Materials-JJ Allen, One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning-Brian McDonald, Southern Bank-Jason Waughtel,
Associate-Brass Level:
Beach House Flooring & Tile-Tony Collie, Florez Design Studios Inc-Michael Florez, Island Woodcrafts LTD-Jason Hadrava, Michael D O'Steen P.E.-Michael O'Steen, Outer Banks Elevator-Wayne Chiselbrook Outer Banks Furniture-Jimmy Creza, Pella Window & Door-Toddie Lewis-Dawdy, SoundSide Pools Inc-Jason Conley