| 2010 FEA GOLF TOURNAMENT
This year’s Free Enterprise Alliance (FEA) Golf Tournament was a great success. It was a beautiful day; perfect for being out on the course. The Belle Oaks Golf Course staff was very accommodating. Special thanks to all our winners, players and sponsors!
As usual our Legal/Legislative Committee did an excellent job planning, working and coordinating this event. Special thanks to Kal Kincaid (APAC-TX), ABC’s Legal/Legislative Chair, and Kelly Ensinger (APAC-TX), our PAC/FEA Subcommittee Chair.
Also, thanks to all our wonderful Sponsors who made it all possible – everything was FANTASTIC:
Coastal Welding Supply, Inc. – Chuck Mazoch and Louis Fontenot
(Donated: Bottled Water)
Moncla’s Catering – Randy Moncla and Joey Stovall
(Donated: Breakfast Muffins, Coffee, and Juice)
Safway Scaffolding & Access Solutions – Larry Singleton and Ray Morgan
(Donated: Breakfast Burritos)
Holes Golden Triangle – Bill VanSickler and Chris Lott
(Donated: Links and Boudain)
Munro’s – Chad Blanchard, Susan Gallier, and Josh Whitehead
(Donated: Italian Sausage)
Total Safety – Allen Torrans, Jeremy Walton, and Chuck Brittain
(Donated: Fried Fish and Trimmings)
American Personnel & Temps – Earl Frost
(Donated: Wine Gift Basket)
Belle Oaks (Donated: Round of Golf for Four)
Also, a thank you goes out to the following individuals who volunteered their time:
April Brown (ABC National, Region 3-Regional Political Mananger);
Angel Welch and Zahn Jack (Candlewood Suites);
Laura Kressman (Aramark Uniform Services);
Earl Frost, Robin Williams, Melanie Conkle, Donna Rhodes, and Veronica
Martinez (American Personnel & Temps);
Patricia Bareis (United Shutdown Safety); and
Vince Darder (Brand Energy Solutions).
We only awarded a prize for First Place, and that winning team was: Superior Energies (Players were: Terren Robinson, Sean Scott, Sam Brown, and Chuck Quebedeaux).
The Raffle Winner was Blane Benson, who won a $500.00 Visa Gift Card.
Door Prize winners were Buster Ogden who won the Belle Oaks Gift Certificate, and Johnny Collazo who won the Wine Gift Basket.
Once again, thanks to all who participated and contributed to ABC’s FEA fund; the monies raised will be sent to ABC-National in order to support free enterprise for our members and their businesses. We truly appreciate you and your companies’ continued support!
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16th ANNUAL HURRICANE PARTY
A record number attended this year’s 16th Annual Hurricane Party. Due to catastrophic Hurricane Ike, Esther’s Seafood Restaurant in Port Arthur was destroyed; therefore, the last two years we have had to find new venues for the party. This year we chose Rockin “A” Cafe in Beaumont. |
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| As always, our special guest speakers (KFDM-TV’s Meteorologist, James Brown, a/k/a “Mr. Weather”, and Jefferson County’s Emergency Management Coordinator, Greg Fountain), both had a lot to talk about at this year’s event. |
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They were very entertaining and provided all the attendees with updated information; answered various questions; as well as played out the various “what-if” scenarios, while stressing the importance of hurricane preparedness and the need to develop a plan for your family & pets.
A special thank you to “Ja-Con Mat” and “Graham Benefits” for their generous donation of door prizes—it was appreciated! Everyone in attendance not only enjoyed great steak and seafood, but they also had fun networking with the other ABC members. Thanks again for everyone’s support! |
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2010 SPRING SHUTDOWN GOLF TOURNAMENT
This year’s Golf Tournament was another great success. It was a beautiful spring day; perfect for being out on the course. The Belle Oaks Golf Course staff was very accommodating. Special thanks to all our winners, players and sponsors!
Winning teams are as follows:
1st Place - MUNRO’S SAFETY APPAREL (Chris Beane, Yevette D’Agrella, Dwight Abshire and Tony Bocca)
2nd Place - RATLIFF INDUSTRIES (David Jannise, Shawn Strawther, Aaron Bonvillion and Chase Rogers)
5th Place - NEXT GENERATION SAFETY (Barry Stelly, Bill Hanley, Nolan Frederick and Bryant Champagne)
10th Place - GUARANTY INSURANCE (Don Richardson, Martin Riley, Randy Zeringue and TJ Lingle)
“Longest Drive (Hole #14)” – Mike Joyce. He won a TaylorMade Burner driver donated by Total Safety.
The Raffle Winner was Vince Darder of Brand Energy Solutions, who won a set of Callaway Golf Clubs and Golf Bag donated by National Trench Safety, LLC.
As usual our Suppliers and Associates Committee did an excellent job planning, working and putting this event together. Special thanks go out to our wonderful sponsors – everything was FANTASTIC!!!!!!
| Aggreko |
Breakfast |
| American Personnel & Temps |
Door Prizes |
| Belle Oaks |
2 Rounds of Golf for 4 |
| Cajun Constructors, Inc. |
Food |
| Candlewood Suites |
Door Prize |
| Coastal Welding & Supply, Inc. |
Door Prizes |
| Drago Supply Co., Inc. |
Donation |
| Evergreen Fabrication |
Door Prize |
| GulfCo Industrial Equipment |
Food |
| Ja-Con Mat, Inc. |
Food |
| Mason Construction, Ltd. |
Door Prizes and Water |
| Mobley Industrial Services, Inc. |
Donation |
| Moncla’s Catering |
Cart Snack and Coffee |
| Munro’s Safety Apparel |
Food |
| National Trench Safety, LLC |
Raffle Sponsor |
| Performance Contractors, Inc. |
Food |
| RSC Equipment Rental |
Door Prize |
| Southwest Stainless & Alloy |
Door Prizes |
| Total Safety U.S., Inc. |
Longest Drive Prize |
| Triangle Waste Solutions, LLC |
Food |
| United Rentals |
Golf Cart |
Also, a thank you goes out to the following individuals that volunteered their time:
Angel Welch (Candlewood Suites); Laura Kressman (Aramark); Paula Gobert
(GTBR); Robin Williams (Prime Electrical); Julie Mooneyham (American Personnel
& Temps); Blake Young (Mobley Industrial Services, Inc.); Matt Woodard
(Southwest Stainless & Alloy); David Johnson (Total Safety U.S., Inc.) and Melinda
Frederick
Once again, thanks to all who participated and contributed; we truly appreciate you and your companies’ continued support!!!
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16th ANNUAL OUTDOOR EXTRAVAGANZA and MEMBER TRADE SHOW
On October 29th, ABC held its 16th annual Outdoor Extravaganza/Member Trade Show and it was bigger & better; it really has turned into the most popular “must attend” event of the year by everyone in the petrochemical industry. Approx. 2,400 people came out to Ford Park and bought extra chances to win over 300 door prizes, 14 guns and 4 pistols. A big thank you goes out to the entire Suppliers & Associates Council, Laura Kressman of Aramark Uniform Services, and Inez “Snoopy” Mauboules of Drago Supply Co., Inc. (ABC’s S&A Council Co-Chairs), for all their exemplary volunteerism throughout the year, and outstanding job planning and coordinating this magnificent event.
Special recognition of our various sponsors that paid for all the great food and drinks:
PLATINUM SPONSORS: BECON Construction Co., Inc.
Coastal Welding Supply, Inc.
Dual Service Welding & Industrial Supply
Fluor
Ja-Con Mat, Inc.
Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc
National Trench Safety, LLC
New Wave Welding Technology
RepconStrickland
Teton Industrial Construction, Inc.
The Infinity Group
GOLD SPONSORS: Applied Standards Inspection, Inc.
Austin Industrial
Brand Energy Solutions, LLC
Creative Resource Group
Pala-Interstate, LLC
Richard Construction, Inc.
The Mundy Company
Total Industrial Services Specialties
Triangle Waste Solutions, LLC
SILVER SPONSORS: All-Tex Pipe & Supply, Inc.
Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.
BIS TEPSCO, Inc.
CAR-BER Testing Services
Drago Supply Co., Inc.
Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corp.
IWS Gas & Supply of Texas
Saulsbury Industries
Southeast Texas Industrial Services
Sprint Safety
Tidal Tank
BRONZE SPONSORS: Blind Specialists, LLC
Bruce’s General Construction, Inc.
Gulf Coast Fabricators, LLC
Tray-Tec, Inc.
GUN SPONSORS: APAC-TEXAS
Applied Standards Inspection, Inc.
ASI Piping, LLC
Brand Energy Solutions, LLC
Brock Services, Ltd.
Brystar Contracting, Inc.
CAR-BER Testing Services
Conex International Corp.
Echo Maintenance, Ltd.
Ja-Con Mat, Inc.
Mason Construction, Ltd.
Ohmstede, Ltd.
REPCON
Southwest Stainless & Alloy
Triple “S” Industrial Corp.
Turnaround Welding Services
Turner Industries Group, LLC
In all a record 101 booths were represented in the Trade Show by members and various specialty companies. Additionally, our Chapter recruited many new members who recognized ABC as an important networking tool. Listed below are the various generous donors of money, guns, prizes, food, beverages and volunteers. These companies are the reason for the event’s fantastic success!!!
Academy
All Phase
All-Tex Pipe & Supply
American Personnel & Temps
Applied Standards Inspection, Inc.
Aramark Uniform Services
ASSE
Austin Industrial
Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.
BEAED Corp.
Betco Scaffolds
BIS TEPSCO, Inc.
Blind Specialists, LLC
Brand Energy Solutions
Brock Services, Ltd.
Buckie’s Auto Plaza
Candlewood Suites
Car-Ber Testing Services
Coastal Welding Supply, Inc.
Creative Resource Group
Diamond M Cattle & Exotics
Distribution International
Drago Supply Co., Inc.
Dual Service Welding & Industrial Supply
EADS Company
Evergreen Fabrication, LLC
FabEnCo, Inc.
FeatherFlage
Gajeske, Inc.
Germer Gertz, LLP
Golden Triangle Powersports
Gopher Industrial
Grinnell Computers
Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corp.
Hagemeyer North America
HeatEx Industries, Inc.
Holes Golden Triangle, LLC
Hydratight, Inc.
IES Industrial, inc.
IMTC, Inc.
Industrial Piping Specialists, Inc.
ISC Constructors, LLC
IWS Gas & Supply of Texas
Ja-Con Mat, Inc.
KT Maintenance Co., Inc.
Larco Industries, Inc.
Leak Sealers Environmental
M&I Electric Industries, Inc.
Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.
MMR Group
Mobley Industrial Services, Inc.
Moncla’s Catering
Mundy Companies
Munro’s Safety Apparel
National Trench Safety, LLC
New Wave Welding Technology
Ohmstede Ltd.
Oilind Safety
Overtime™
Pala-Interstate, LLC
Performance Blasting & Coating, LP
Performance Contractors, Inc.
Pneumatic Industrial Services, Inc.
Prime Electrical Services
Recon
RepconStrickland
Riceland Outfitters
Richard Construction, Inc.
RSC Equipment Rental
Safety First, Inc.
Saulsbury Industries
Seabreeze Culvert, Inc.
Southeast Texas Industrial Services, Inc.
Southwest Stainless & Alloy
Sprint Safety
Sun Coast Resources, Inc.
Superior Energies, Inc.
Talon Insurance Agency, Ltd.
Teton Industrial Construction, Inc.
The Infinity Group
Tidal Tank
Toluney-Wong Engineers, Inc.
Total Crane Services, Ltd.
Total Industrial Services
Total Safety U.S., Inc.
Transit Mix Concrete & Materials Co.
Tray-Tec, Inc.
Triangle Waste Solutions, LP
United Rentals
United Rentals Trench Safety
United Rentals Trench Pump Power & HVAC
Universal Plant Services
Wing Stinger
Xpress Care
Zachry Construction Corporation
Zampell Gulf Coast, LLC
Thanks again to all our members, volunteers and sponsors that came through for us. We appreciate and value your continued support, commitment and generosity to ABC. We’ll see you next year!
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10th ANNUAL SALTWATER FISHING TOURNAMENT
FISH ON! This year’s tournament was held on Saturday, June 13th, with 27 teams entered. Although it was a hot, it was very windy (Sabine Lake was very choppy). The weigh-in took place at SGS Causeway Bait & Tackle on Pleasure Island; special thanks to Dimitri for being our official Weigh Master. She did the honors of weighing & measuring all the tournament fish, as well as providing us with delicious hot links. In addition to the support we received from all the participants, the following members and companies also came through for us and provided some great door prizes; we appreciate their generosity:
AMERICAN PERSONNEL & TEMPS
APAC-TEXAS
APPLIED STANDARDS INSPECTION
BRAND ENERGY SOLUTIONS
CAR-BER TESTING SERVICES
EADS COMPANY
FEATHER FLAGE
SGS CAUSEWAY BAIT & TACKLE
TRIPLE “S” INDUSTRIAL CORP.
THE 2009 TEAM WINNERS ARE:
SPECKLED TROUT 1st PLACE—Earl Frost & Sheffield Bridgewater (35.11 lb. stringer)
SPECKLED TROUT 2nd PLACE—Robert Foster & Chris Cormier (24.6 lb. stringer)
REDFISH 1st PLACE—Rennie Borgabello & Yancey Foster (20.4 lb. stringer)
REDFISH 2nd PLACE—Nolan Frederick & Trey Frederick (20.4 lb. stringer)
FLOUNDER 1st PLACE—Marc Gauthier & Blake Gauthier (17.5 lb. stringer)
FLOUNDER 2nd PLACE—John Broussard & Jeffery Broussard (8.4 lb. stringer)
LARGEST “TRASH FISH” WINNER—Randy Veillon (27.1 lbs. “Alligator Gar”)
Thanks to everyone who participated; we hope to see you back next year!
**ABCSETX is a proud supporter of “CCA Texas”
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