Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans
2424 North Arnoult Road, Metairie, LA 70001
Phone: (504) 837-2700 Fax: (504) 837-4663
www.home-builders.org

April 18, 2008

C/o: Mr. Scott White
Chair, Parade of Homes
HBA of Mississippi Coast

Dear Mr. White:

It is with great pleasure that I recommend E & M Consulting, Inc. for their stellar services as a Parade of Homes consultant.

For the past several months, we at the HBA of Greater New Orleans have been working with E & M on our 2008 Parade. As you fully appreciate, a successful Parade involves months of planning, requiring attention to a myriad of details. One of E & M’s greatest strengths is their organizational skill and their command of the nuances associated with a superior Parade. Rather than having to check in with them, the friendly staff of E & M called on us, pro-actively, to facilitate the smooth flow of information from the HBA to various Parade participants, including builders, materials suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, and the media.

The array of E & M’s services is vast. They were particularly effective in assisting our HBA with the solicitation of participating builders and vendors, not to mention the tremendous job that they did with advertising and sponsorship sales. In fact, with E & M’s assistance, we were able to triple the number of builder participants over last year’s Parade. Moreover, E & M created and marketed our Parade of Homes Tour guide and helped us in developing a very dynamic Parade website.

We strongly recommend E & M Consulting, Inc., a professional, dedicated team who will enhance the sophistication and prosperity of your Parade of Homes.

Sincerely,

Jon W. Luther

Executive Vice President

HBA of Greater New Orleans