Builder meeting June 9

The Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia will recognize the recipients of the association’s 2005 scholarships at its June meeting, scheduled Thursday, June 9, at Glendalough Manor in Tyrone.

The event, which will begin at 6:30 p.m., will have Dr. Ike Reighard as keynote speaker. The former senior pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Fayetteville and founding pastor of NorthStar Church, Dr. Reighard is now chief people officer for HomeBank.

The list of 2005 winners includes Bethany Barnard, McIntosh High School; Brittany Barnard, Starr’s Mill High School; Jodi-Ann Bigby, Sandy Creek High School; Jordan Waddle, Fayette County High School; Jorge Duran-Colindres, Emily England and Kristin Perry, Northgate High School; Hayden Hinton, East Coweta High School; Jarvis Jennings III and Deangelo Sanchez, Newnan High School; and Elizabeth Crawford, Pike County High School.

The association’s $1,000 scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors from the area served by the association who are entering a college in the state of Georgia. Employees of businesses related to the building industry and/or students interested in field of study related to the industry receive preference for scholarships.

The scholarship program, which is funded by the association’s Scholarship House project, was initiated 21 years ago, and to date, the association has awarded 188 scholarships totaling $251,500.

Sponsor of the meeting is HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation.

Reservations for the meeting can be made by calling the association office at 770-716-7109.

The Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia serves builders in Fayette, Coweta, Spalding, Meriwether, Heard, Pike, Upson, Lamar, Butts and Jasper counties. More information about the group can be obtained by calling Sandy Boda, executive officer.