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it was announced that many HBAs had
already scheduled their local tournaments.
I’m proud to say that the West Texas Home
Builders Association reported that they will
be having a qualifying tournament, followed
by a finalist tournament. After all of that
practice, we will not be embarrassed by a
bunch of city slickers from Austin this year.
Here are some important details that
you will need to know before you start
pitching in Grapevine: there will be two
tournaments that will take place at the
HOMEPAC FUNdango on July 28 at 6 p.m.
- the statewide championship and the buy-
in tournament. To participate in the state
championship, you must be on the winning
team (a team consists of two people) from
your local HBA’s qualifying tournament. The
cost for the two players participating in the
statewide tournament is a $100 per person
ticket to the FUNdango. For the buy-in
tournament, you may either pre-purchase
an entry for $25 per person ($50 per team)
as well as your ticket to the FUNdango for
$100 online at SunbeltBuildersShow.com.
If space is available, by-ins may be purchased
on site. The winner of the statewide
tournament will have the honor and glory
of bragging rights for the entire year and
will take the trophy to their HBA. If you
didn’t participate in your HBA’s qualifying
tournament last year, I would strongly
encourage you to sign up this year. The bar
has been set pretty high to outdo the funds
we raised at last year’s FUNdango. I know
that last year was only the beginning of what
this event can grow to be and do for our PAC.
More importantly, anyone can play, and it’s a
good time for everyone.
Robert Wood is the volunteer chair of
HOMEPAC, the political action committee of
the Texas Association of Builders and owns
and operates his company Custom Homes by
Robert Wood in Lubbock, Texas.
Topgolf Event +
Washers Tournaments =
FUN & Success
By Robert Wood
N
ot even an arctic blast could thwart
the rip-roaring good time that
was had by all who attended the
HOMEPAC Topgolf fundraiser that was held
in conjunction with the TAB Winter Board
Meetings this past March.
For those who have never heard of Topgolf,
no, it is not another term for the fanciest golf
club in town, but rather a high end driving
range that allows even the most amateur of
golfers to have fun. Just picture a 240-yard
outfield with dartboard-like targets in the
ground. The closer to the center or “bull’s-
eye” you get and the farther out you hit your
microchipped balls, the more points you
receive. Hitting balls, while sipping on your
beverage of choice, and not needing a jacket
on one of the chilliest nights that Austin has
experienced this winter was nothing short
of a grand ole’ time, and to “top” it all off,
thousands of dollars were raised for our PAC.
Spring has certainly sprung and that can
only mean one thing…it is time to fire up
those barbeques, fry some catfish, and boil
those crawfish – it is WASHERS season!
Due to the wild success of last year’s local
and statewide Washers Tournaments, we
are bringing the statewide championship
back to the HOMEPAC FUNdango during
the summer board meetings on Tuesday,
July 28 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and
Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.
At our last HOMEPAC Trustees meeting
El Paso Association of Builders
Congratulations to the El Paso Association of Builders for exceeding their 2014 HOMEPAC goal by
252%, which makes them the HBA that raised the most money for HOMEPAC on a percentage basis.
The Greater Houston BA also deserves a round of applause for being the HBA that contributed the
highest total dollar amount toHOMEPAC in2014. Out of the10 local HBAs that didnot reach their 2014
HOMEPAC goal, there were two that came within 20%of reaching their goal. Let’s not let that happen
this year – if you need assistancewith fundraising please contact Molly Howard atTAB or your AreaVP.
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