President's Message

April 6, 2009

President:
Mike Portwood
Engineered Restorations, Inc.

To The ICRI Georgia Chapter Membership:

Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your 2009 ICRI Georgia Chapter president. My hopes are that the chapter will meet your expectations and that the goals we have set forth will enable us to continue as one of ICRI’s outstanding chapters. We have had and will continue to have some very difficult times ahead as the slowing economy takes its toll on every aspect of the concrete construction and repair business. A few of our fellow members have already fallen victim to this downturn and we hope opportunities will soon develop for them.

We’ve seen some glimmers of hope regarding the economy and recently the stock market had its best week in quite some time and it appears that the banking bailout plan and the stimulus plan are taking effect and are having some positive results. Only time will tell if this is a blip or the beginning of a recovery. Let’s hope it’s the start of a recovery! Also the AGC recently released their construction Outlook for 2009. It’s pretty much as what was expected but there are some areas that are projected to increase.

As for our chapter news, we have listed a few of our goals for 2009 that have been voted on and approved:

Increase in the number of college scholarship awards, perhaps we will be able to offer 3 this year.
We added additional categories for the Georgia “Project of the Year” award.
Continue the “Best Photo Contest” for a concrete repair or protection related project.
Offer to purchase and deliver food for needy families during the holiday season.

Our monthly chapter meetings that have already been held prior to April, have been excellent topics with outstanding attendance. We hope this continues for the remainder of the year. Upcoming events include the annual golf outing, scheduled for April, Lafarge Ready Mix for May, followed by the summer break, to resume in August where we have many great presentations planned until the annual Christmas and Awards dinner.

Once again, thanks for your past and continued ICRI Georgia Chapter support. Please don’t hesitate to offer any suggestions you feel that may benefit the chapter, its mission and ultimately the results we are trying to achieve. Feel free to contact any board member if you have any questions. Plan on coming to the meetings to learn and also network with your fellow ICRI members.

Lets all do our best to make 2009 a very successful and rewarding year, both in our business and personal lives.

Sincerely,

Mike Portwood

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