MHISC Chapter Holiday Events

December 1st - Midlands Chapter Golf Tournament
and Christmas Party
Charwood Golf Course. Tee Time - Noon
Christmas Party at 6:30 Carolina Wings and Rib House
Please bring a canned good or donation for Harvest Hope Food Bank
Contact Mark Eberflus for details: 419-680-0996

December 4th - Upstate Chapter Holiday Celebration
Sue's Wings and Things - 7:30 PM
Low Country Broil and Heavy hors d'œuvres
Contact Henry Drury for details 864-907-4848

December 8th - Pee Dee Chapter
Care House Benefit Drawing and Presentation of Donations
Tickets are available through December 8th
For more details contact Ronnie Boyce 843-664-8400

December 16th - Charleston Chapter Soiree
Gilligan's in Goose Creek 6:30 PM
TurkeyShoot, White Elephant Gift Exchange and
Lowcountry Orphan Relief
For more details contact: Melissa Petersen 843-552-3600
or Sherran Wingler 843-556-1641

December 18th - Pee Dee Chapter Christmas Party
BBQ at Clayton Homes of Florence
1619 East Palmetto Street; Florence 29506
For more details contact: Ronnie Boyce 843-664-8400
or Al Randall 843-617-3779

New Committee Focuses on Land-lease Communities

There will be a day when South Carolina's manufactured home community managers will look back with appreciation at the work done by these MHISC Members:

Marti Dickson, Sheila Jurgensmeyer, Joe Esposito, Carol Marsh, Shirley Shamlin and Sherran Wingler

These six leaders are the founding members of MHISC's New Community Managers Committee. At the group's organizational meeting the committee got to work, identifying the key factors that the association can tackle to help our land-lease communities to thrive. The Committee looked at factors like finance and image. Their plan is to pick a project each year that will make a real difference in the properity and future of our "parks."

The group will finish their feasibility study and, in December, pick a project and lay out a game plan. Their emphasis is on real-world practical improvements that be made at the state association level.

MHISC is Growing

Three new MHISC members this week: Equity Homes, Hat-Fields, and Hawks Nest. Our industry WILL thrive again the way the association is doing! And a new group: MHISC's Community Managers Committee meets Friday to map a plan to help our state's MH communities. Thanks to Marti Dickson, Joe Esposito, Sheila Jergensmeyer, Carol Marsh, Bob Peebles, Shirley Shamblin and Sherran Wingler.

Recognize any of these names?

MHISC's committees play an important role in the association and in the manufactured home industry. Here are MHISC leaders appointed to committee posts for the 2090-2010 association year

MHISC DEALER ROUNDTABLE
Richard Bagwell, Larry Emauelson, Mitch Gault, Mitch Howard
Trey Ledbetter, Tony Massarelli, Barry MacDowell, Sid Moore
Art Newton, Van Wells

SC MODULAR STEERING COMMITTEE
Henry Drury, Larry Emanuelson, Bobby Hounsell, Dennis Jones,
Joe Manis, Michael McLean, Marion Moore, Art Newton,
Ramon Sanchez-VinasChip Smith, Hiller Spann, Mark Winstead


IMAGE AND PROFESSIONALISM COMMITTEE
Allison Blankenship, Tim Cavanaugh, Sherman Currin, Ben Flores
Mike “Happy” Jackson, Sheila Jurgensmeyer, David Kinney, Dale Lackey
Melissa Petersen, Sheila Roelleke, Brian Rowland, Kim Sibley,
Joey Wildes

MHISC MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Alison Blankenship, Sherman Currin, Brian Donnelly, Ben Flores
Sam Gamble, David Kinney, Marie Layfield, Rob Nunn
Robert Rizzetta, Mike Smith, Joey Wildes

MHISC LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Dale May, Steve Merrick, Ray Paulk, Melissa Petersen
John Polk, Mike Stone, Mike Smith, Ira Usry
Joe Walden

We THINK that everybody who volunteered has been placed in their first or second choice committee. If you were accidentially omited from the lists above, please contact mdillard@mhisc.com.

Thank you to these leaders who are donating their time to serve in these leadership position.

In the works: a powerful, revamped MHISC Political Committee.

New MHISC Committee Appointments Announced

MHISC's committees play an important role in the association. Our Chair, Trey Ledbetter, has appointed committee members for the 2009-2010 association year.

As you'll note the members are a Who's Who of the manufactured home industry in SC.
Listed below are members of the Dealer Roundtable, SC Modular Steering Committee and the MHISC Membership Committee.

Some of the committees filled up quickly this year, but I think we have assigned everyone who expressed an interest to at least their first or second choice assignment. If we accidentally missed you, please let me know by emailing mdillard@mhisc.com or calling me at (803) 771-9046.

MHISC Dealer Roundtable

Richard Bagwell
Larry Emauelson
Mitch Gault
Mitch Howard
Trey Ledbetter
Tony Massarelli
Barry MacDowell
Sid Moore
Art Newton
Van Wells

SC Modular Steering Committee

Larry Emanuelson
Bobby Hounsell
Dennis Jones
Joe Manis
Michael McLean
Marion Moore
Art Newton
Ramon Sanchez-Vinas
Chip Smith
Hiller Spann
Mark Winstead

MHISC Membership Committee

Alison Blankenship
Sherman Currin
Brian Donnelly
Ben Flores
Sam Gamble
David Kinney
Marie Layfield
Rob Nunn
Robert Rizzetta
Mike Smith
Joey Wildes

On the next posting: MHISC’s Image and Professionalism, Political Committee and Leadership Council.

Pee Dee Chapter Meeting

The Pee Dee Chapter meets Thursday night, August 27 at 6:30 at Nik's Home Cooking Cafe
3027 East Palmetto Street. (803) 412-0460.
Programs: FHA Loans - Brenda Anderson. Foundation Systems - Larry Parker,
$5 - a bargain price for a greet meeting.

Menu: Appetizers: Spring rolls and shrimp cocktain. Ribs and Chicken.

Nik's is also known as The Brass Lantern. Don't ask; it's a Florence thing.

Upstate Meeting Focuses on How to Increase Sales by Offering High-efficiency Homes

MHISC Upstate Chapter members got tips on how to increase sales with Energy Star homes at Tuesday night's meeting. Members were surprised to learn that several retail centers in the Upstate are ordering nothing but Energy Star Homes.

Charlie Burkett, as usual, won the door prize.

Johnny Hunnicutt, QA manager for Schult's Rockwell plant, explained the nuts and bolts for qualifying customers for over $1000 in tax incentives for buying an Energy Star Home.