As we roll into the holiday season, I want to pause for a moment and be thankful - thankful for all of our members. We had an amazing time at our Membership Appreciation event held at the Angus Barn Pavilion. I appreciate all that participated in our sports team theme, and I’m relieved that [...]
BOO! The month of October was “Good, Scary Good”! We kicked off the month with our annual Bingo for Bones event at Montague Lake, and the weather could not have been more perfect. This year we were able to raise over $4,000 for our local animal rescue partners. This chili was tasty, and the [...]
WOW! September flew by this year! If you blinked, you might have missed it. Hopefully you did not miss out on our great events this month. The highlight of this month has been our first ever Boys and Girls Club Work Week event. The chapter truly came together to make this event a success, [...]
Sadly summer is coming to a close, and school is about to be back in session or already is for some of you. But on the bright side we have a fun fall in store. Aside from football, pumpkin spice, and cooler temperatures, we have some great programs lined up. Kicking those off, on [...]
Wow has this summer been HOT! Hopefully you are enjoying ways to cool off and relax with family and friends as we progress through the summer. We kicked off our journey of “Growing Forward” with our July meeting where the Board and your Committee Chairs shared a year in review and goals for this [...]
I am so excited to move into the role of President for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. It is my hope that this year will be one of “Refreshing Growth” as we build upon our post pandemic successes. Your Board and Committee Chairs have some great programs and events planned that will continue to cultivate [...]
This year has flown by, and during my time in this role, I have learned so much about IFMA, our chapter, and myself. It has truly been a privilege to support the chapter. Thank you for the support over the past year. It is greatly appreciated. As we look back over the past IFMA fiscal [...]
by Todd Taintor, Golf Committee Co-Chair Celebrating our 25th anniversary, this year’s Mike Bradley Memorial IFMA Foundation Golf Tournament was another huge success thanks to our membership, sponsors, participants, and volunteers. The primary purpose of our annual golf tournament is to provide an opportunity to network and have fun while raising scholarship funding for future [...]
What a great golf event we had on April 26th! The weather was perfect and seeing all our chapter members, sponsors, and guests made the day even better. I saw a lot of familiar faces and some new faces. Our membership numbers continue to grow. I feel that is a testament to the community that [...]
April is here, and spring is in full swing. If you completed a NCAA bracket, good luck to you if you still have a team in the fight…me not so much. Last month we had our March Madness event, which turned out to be amazing as usual. The chapter was able to raise $3,566 [...]
On March 16th, the GTC of IFMA held a kick off the 2023 NCAA March Madness to raise funds for the Boys and Girls Club of Wake County. Congratulations to Piedmont Service Group for coming in first and second in the cornhole tournament with these dynamite tossers: Jack Davis, Austin Marx, Dillon Gleason, and Tyler Holmes. Thank you to all of [...]
March is here, and I cannot believe how fast 2023 is going. In just over a week, we are having our 4th Annual IFMA Carolinas Summit and Gala in Charlotte. For those of you who have signed up, I look forward to seeing you there as it is going to be a great event. [...]
With the 2023 year underway, we have had a lot of activity with the Chapter. As mentioned last month, we have the next 4-5 months planned out for Chapter meetings and events. Well done Programs Committee! As a reminder on Wednesday February 8th, we have Ron Staley speaking on Adaptive Reuse - Lessons Learned in the [...]
Wow! 2022 flew by, almost too fast, but you know what they say, time flies when you are having fun! As I look back on 2022, the Chapter did some amazing things. We had a record setting year for donations to Bingo for Bones and Toys for Tots, we hosted a CFM prep course [...]