MSBIA Wins Award for Best Community Service Project Conducted 

May 6, 2022 – Sarasota

The Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association has been recognized for the best Community Service Project Conducted with an Award of Excellence from the Executive Officers Council (EOC) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). 

“It is truly an honor for the hard work and professionalism of the MSBIA staff and members to be recognized with this Association Excellence Award,” said Jon Mast, CEO. “I applaud their dedication to representing our association and preserving our mission and vision. 

Every Christmas the MSBIA, selects a charity to give back to in spirit of the holiday season. To raise funds for this charity, they host a progressive Christmas dinner at Builder Members models. Not only does this event allow members to network while giving back to a great cause; it also allows Builders to display their Model Homes. This year our selected charity was The Venice Christmas Angels, a local 501c3 that funds Christmas for struggling families. 

The Association Excellence Awards is an annual program designed to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of state and local home builders’ associations and executive officers in the field of association management. EOC membership is comprised of the staff executives who direct more than 650 NAHB-affiliated state and local home builders’ associations representing more than 140,000 home builders in communities across the United States.

 “It never ceases to amaze the work product that is created by local and state HBA’s throughout our NAHB federation. The shear cumulative effort embodied by all that submitted for AEA awards is beyond impressive,” said Brian Miller, EOC President and EVP of the BIA of Northern Kentucky. 

“During these ever changing and challenging times in which we find ourselves it takes grit, determination, innovation, and a spirit of entrepreneurship to successfully navigate the headwinds that face associations today. The volunteers, leaders and staff teams that represent the 2021 winners should take pride in knowing that they embody the true excellence we see day in and day out to run a vibrant and successful association. Well done!” 

The winning entries will be added to the NAHB website, so that other executives and associations across the country can access and learn from them to provide better service to their own members and community. 

For more information on the MSBIA go to www.ms-bia.org or contact Rebecca Nardella. Learn more about the Association Excellence Awards.