FDM - March 2009

NKBA president
lays out 2009 goals

The newly-elected president of the National Kitchen & Bath Association, Suzie Williford, has stated four goals for the NKBA in 2009.

“The NKBA will do even more to support our members to ensure that they successfully weather this difficult economy,” said Williford.

The goals are as follows:

1. The association will provide targeted professional development courses across all industry segments.

2. The 2009 Kitchen/Bath Industry Show, April 30 to May 3 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, will provide a variety of business conference sessions.

3. Enable members to reduce their expenses and increase revenues through third-party affinity programs.

4. Renew a focus on leadership opportunities for members. For more information, visit www.nkba.org.

A donation for MATC’s Cabinetmaking & Millwork program from QuickScrews Inc.

QuickScrews joins MATC
education program

Madison Area Technical College recently added QuickScrews Inc. to its Partnership for Educational Progress program. QuickScrews president Greg Wiener donated $500 in fasteners and tools to the MATC Cabinetmaking & Millwork program.

For more information, visit www. matcmadison.edu/matc.

Samuelson Furniture
donates to children’s charity

Samuelson Fur- families by provid-niture recently ing cost-free visits made a donation of to central Florida furniture to the vil- theme park attrac-las in the Fairy Tale The villas in which the tions, according to a Forest expansion donated furniture from press release. project of Give Kids Samuelson’s will go. The Village is the World Village. located on a 70-acre

Established in 1986, resort, and the organiza-

Give Kids the World is a tion recently expanded its non-profit organization that accommodations, adding aims to fulfill the wishes of 42 villas. children with life-threat- For more information, ening illnesses and their visit www.gktw.org.

Green products big at builders’ show More than 60,000 people attended the National Association of Home Buiders International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 20-23, 2009.