Pike builders win national award

Milford — The Pike County Builders Association recently received an Award of Excellence in the following category from the Executive Officers Council (EOC) of the National Association of Home Builders. They won for “Best Education Plan Implemented for Construction Connection e-mail/event newsletter.” Awards were presented during the annual National Associa-tion of Home Builders’ 2009 EOC Seminar held in Louisville, Ky. The council’s membership consists of the staff executives who manage the more than 800 state and local home builders associations that comprise the National Association of Home Builders. “Winning an Association Excellence Award is truly a great honor,” said Susan Ritter, president of the executive officers council and executive officer of the Home Builders Association of Tennessee. “Each award recognizes the outstanding effort, commitment and achievement an executive officer and the association membership made to further the value of involvement in the association.” The winning entries will become part of the executive officers council’s Idea Loan File in an effort to help other executives and associations across the country provide better service to members and their community The Pike County Builders Association represents home builders and associates in the housing industry throughout the area. The association’s executive officer is Bette Eagan. Eagan was the sole award recipient from Pennsylvania and has won the prestigious award four years in a row. “I am very proud of the accomplishments of my association and the hard work of our staff,” said Bette Eagan. “To receive an Association Excellence Award and to be recognized by one’s peers is truly the ultimate compliment.” The PCBA was formed in 1978 and serves a membership base in Pike County and some surrounding areas of New York and New Jersey. For more information on the Association contact the PCBA office at 570-296-5589 or visit the PCBA website at www.pikecountybuilders.com .