Gulf Coast PHCC News March 2014 2013 2014 Board of Directors President, Todd Iocco Epic Services Vice President, Sean Giuliani Wedgeworth Plumbing Secretary, Ignacio Alfaro Channelview Plumbing Treasurer, Phillip Johnson Air-Care Southeast Directors Eddie Hollub Modern Plumbing Josh Hollub Modern Plumbing Karen Havens Pickett Plumbing George Johnson Katy Plumbers Associate Representatives: Bob Robitshek Morrison Supply Glenn Fuller Texas Plumbing Supply Inside this issue: Service Truck Contest 1 TX Round-Up 2 Member Benefit 3 PHCC Scholarship 4 Member News 8 Product Trng/Events 10 Upcoming Events 13 Do you Have the Best Service Truck In Town? Prove it & Enter the 2014 Service Truck Contest! Join us at the March Member Dinner & Service Truck Show! Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Location: Brady s Landing What: March Member Dinner, Truck Contest & Vendor Showcase Come out to Brady s Landing on Wednesday, March 26 for the VERY first Gulf Coast PHCC Service Truck Contest & Member Dinner. We still have seats available for the dinner and a few spots available for Service Truck Contest Entries. There are no entry fee for the truck competition, they are included with your dinner price. We have several GREAT sponsors who will be bringing the newest in Service Truck Options from Chrysler, Houston Freightliner/ Sprinter, and Mercedes Benz. We will also have Sponosors: Mongoose Jetters, Spartan Tools, Milwaukee Tools, ESR and Blackmon Mooring displaying their latest equipment and service options. Please plan on joining us for Dinner and have your technicians JOIN in the FUN by entering our service truck competition. We have great prize packages for the winners and every truck contest entrant will receive a tool from Milwaukee Tools. There are also cash prizes and trophies. The Top Service truck prize package also includes a certificate for One registration for the PHCC-TX Round-up. You can get more information and register online at http://www.gulfcoastphcc.org/events.html.
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March 2014 Education Opportunities for 2014 Education is one of the great PHCC traditions. There are many opportunities to gain your continuing education hours and other classes you need to be successful in the industry. Classes are held around the state. You can register on-line and see a full listing of available educational opportunities at www.phcc-tx.org. Year Round classes are generously discounted for members and their employees
Gulf Coast PHCC News Associated Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors of Texas Charitable and Educational Foundation EIN 74-2942085 145 Trademark Drive Buda, Texas 78610 DEADLINE MARCH 31, 2014 Have A Graduating High School Senior? Looking for Scholarship Opportunities? PHCC Can Help! 2014 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Scholarships up to $2000 will be awarded each year. All applicants must be seniors in high school and graduate no later than July 15 in the year that the scholarship is awarded. Scholarship applications will be mailed out to all APHCC-Texas Contractor Members by January 25, in the year the scholarship is awarded. It is not necessary that the recipient attend a four-year college. Recipients may attend a two-year college or a building trades school. 2. All applicants must be a son/daughter of an APHCC-Texas Contractor Member or a son/daughter of an employee. 3. The membership dues of the APHCC-Texas Contractor Member Company must be current. 4. All scholarship applicants must be at least a senior in high school and require the graduation of the student from said high school. All applicants must be seniors in high school and graduate no later than July 15 in the year that the scholarship is awarded. No applicant will be excluded or favored because of gender, race, religion or national origin. 5. The institution attended by the recipient will be required to send notification to the committee if the student drops out of school before successful completion of the semester/course curriculum. If the student withdraws from the institution, he/she will be sent notification to pay the amount expended back to the Foundation. CLICK HERE FOR FULL INSTRUCTIONS AND FOR APPLICATION
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Gulf Coast PHCC News We love when members submit news articles and stories from around the state. This can be special news about your business or sharing interesting articles you have found. Today s Member News Comes from Nancy Jones with an Article from the Dallas Morning News...Have You Thanked a Plumber Today? CLICK HERE FOR ARTICLE
March 2014 A Special Good-bye In the past few weeks we have lost two important men in the PHCC-TX Family. Our Prayers and thoughts go out to the families. We have said good bye to El Paso Executive Director Robert Bobby Miles. PHCC-TX and GCPHCC have made donations in his honor to the American Heart Association. His obituary can be read at http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/elpasotimes/obituary.aspx?n=robertmiles&pid=169668407&fhid=7166 We also lost Bob Mills. Bob was a long time instructor for ABC and CEF programs. In addition to his many industry professional licenses he held a Master s degree in industrial education and training. Bob after his retirement from full time employment in our industry, had become a part time employee for CEF teaching courses for CEF for PHCC of Texas; City Square, and Dallas Independent School District. He was not only a great instructor but a great curriculum writer and facilitator. You Both Will Be Missed Greatly..
2014 PRODUCT TRAINING April 16th Houston, TX Southwest Sales 4325 W. Sam Houston Pkwy Houston, TX 8am 5pm (8hrs) Lunch Provided Condensing Tankless Water Heater TOPICS 8 Hour Session INSTALLATION OVERVIEW TEARDOWN / DIAGNOSTICS WHO SHOULD ATTEND AND WHY? Distributors, contractors, engineers and architects who wish to learn more about Rinnai s tankless water heater models. CLASS SIZES ARE LIMITED. Registration ends 7 days prior to event. To register, go to : www.trainingevents.rinnai.us ($25 class fee)*
Gulf Coast PHCC PLUMBING OLYMPICS 2014! What are the Plumbing Olympics? GCPHCC is planning and hosting the 2014 Plumbing Olympics. This is a FAMILY FUN event. The Owners and Technicians from our member companies will compete in fun, plumbing themed contest events. What type of Events??? They will compete in events like the Plunger Javelin, Toilet Seat Horseshoes, Water Heater Relay and MANY other fun events!!! There will be prizes, GOLD MEDALS, catered lunch and fun with our peers! Mark Your calendars, pick your team, start your training!!! This event will be held on SATURDAY, MAY 17 @ TD Industries. Time: TBD. Be on the look out for event details. We hope you mark your calendars and plan to attend and participate in this light-hearted, team building event.
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March 2014 Upcoming Events There are many upcoming exciting PHCC Events for our members. We have local events as well as events put on by the PHCC-TX state office. Be sure to check the websites for a full listing of events. www.gulfcoastphcc.org www.phcc-tx.org You can also visit our other local chapters: http://www.phcc-sanantonio.org http://www.phccnorthtexas.org Our monthly member lunches are usually held the 2nd Wednesday of each month (with the exception of one or two events). We host the lunch meetings at Saltgrass Steakhouse located at : 1803 Shepherd Dr. Houston, TX 77007 You can pre-register and pay for your lunch on our website events April 9 - Member Lunch, Saltgrass Steakhouse Jon Roland of Audible Thinking Getting more leads from the Internet May (Date & Location TBA) PLUMBER S OLYMPICS & Picnic JUNE Summer Vacation No events Planned July 9th Ana Arredondo Community Outreach and Resource Planning Specialist US DOL - Wage & Hour Division Aug Sept TBA October 17 GCPHCC Fishing Tournament Nov Give Thanks Luncheon Dec Totys for Tots Toy Drive MEMBERS we want your NEWS! Send us your events, industry news articles or company announcements. We will include them in the next upcoming issue of our newsletter. Please e-mail submissions to jwikins@gulfcoastphcc.org by the 5th of each month.