Central Florida Chapter BOAF/ICC Inc.

CHAPTER MEETING

Chapter Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the GOBA Building located at 1953 Clayton Heritage Way, Maitland, Florida 32751  

Next meeting is November 10th. 

                         CHAPTER MEETING STARTS AT 9:00AM

Chapter Officers for 2021-2022

President -- Steven Whitmore -- Osceola County

Vice-President-- Jason Kipfinger -- Orange County

Secretary -- Ashley Ong -- Winter Park

Treasure -- Ismael Castro -- Osceola County

Chapter Director-- Matthew Fretwell

State BOAF Director -- Tom Allen -- Lake County

Past President -- Bill Wilburth--PDCS  

SERVE AS AN OFFICER

Officers serve a term of one year in their position and, subject to vote of the members, move in consecutive years through the chairs from Chapter Director to Treasurer to Secretary to Vice-President to President to Past President. 

Serving as an officer is a good opportunity to give back to and work towards improving the industry that provides your livelihood.  Let an officer know if you are interested in serving.  See our By-Laws in the "About Us" section for more information on requirements and duties of officers.    

2021 Bill Neese—Bill Tangye--Ralph W. Jones, Jr.Memorial Scholarship Awards Program

 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Time is right around the corner.  Check back by Thanksgiving for application, topics and deadlines.

     Scholarshp(s) to be awarded at the chapter picnic - date and place to be announced.

Familiar with the names Bill Neese, Bill Tangye, and Ralph Jones but don't know their contribution to the industry? Click here to find out -- HERE

PURPOSE
The Central Florida Chapter of the Building Officials Association of Florida/International Code Council (hereafter called “the Central Florida Chapter”, “the CF Chapter” or “the Chapter”) has established a scholarship fund in memory of three of its founders and lifelong contributors to honor and to further the education of persons selected by the scholarship selection committee pursuant to the criteria below. The contributions of these men to the organization and industry may be viewed at by clicking here.
The award(s) will be known as the Bill Neese—Bill Tangye--Ralph W. Jones, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Award(s) and shall be in the amount of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) awarded to as many as two (2) recipients annually. In addition, one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) will be contributed to the Building Official’s Association of Florida BOAF Scholarship Program

ELIGIBILITY

Residency
To be eligible for this award, the applicant must be a member, dependent son or daughter or dependent
stepson or stepdaughter of a member, or grandchild of a member of the Central Florida Chapter. The applicant must be sponsored by that member.

Scholastic Standing
Applicants applying as an entering freshmen must have been accepted as a full-time student, as defined by that institution, at an accredited college or community college and must have maintained a scholastic grade point average of “B” or better as defined by that institution for the two (2) years of high school study preceding their application; or if applicants are currently enrolled in an accredited college or community college, they must have carried a minimum of ten (10) hours credit or equivalent and have maintained a cumulative “B” scholastic average as defined by that institution.
Applicants shall provide documentation of the institution’s letter grade equivalency for any grade point
averages submitted.

Letters of Recommendation
Applicants making their initial application must furnish three (3) letters of recommendation, including one (1) from his or her CF Chapter sponsor attesting to the student’s scholastic ability, character and worthiness to receive a merit award to further his or her education. Previous scholarship recipients are required to submit one (1) new letter of recommendation each year.
APPLICATIONS
All applications and other required materials must be received by the CF Chapter Merit Scholarship Awards
Committee by the close of business on April 26, 2021 in order to be considered for this calendar year. Awards will
be announced/presented at the Chapter’s Annual Spring Meeting. Recipient(s) of the award will be contacted
ahead of time and should make every effort to be at the event for the presentation. 
 Completed applications must be submitted by mailing to:
Central Florida Chapter BOAF
Attn: Scholarship Awards Committee
PO Box 1762
Orlando, FL 32802

 Letters of recommendation
- New applicants – Three (3) letters required. One must be from the Chapter sponsor who shall be a member in good standing.
- Previous recipients – One (1) new letter of recommendation.


Transcripts and Test Scores
- High School Seniors: A certified copy of the student’s transcript for the preceding two (2) years
must be included and copies of the student’s SAT/ACT or other generally accepted testing service
scores.
- College freshmen: A certified copy of the college fall semester grades if you have carried a
minimum of ten (10) credit hours. If you are not a previous recipient of this scholarship include a
certified copy of the high school transcript and copies of the student’s SAT/ACT or other generally
accepted testing services scores.
- All others: A certified copy of your college transcript(s), including all semester grades.
Please make a request with your institution to have an official transcript mailed directly to the Awards
Chairman once fall grades have been processed.


A research paper from the approved topic list (attached- click on link-- Scholarship Application) must be submitted in typed form and double spaced. Electronic submittal in Word format is preferred. See additional requirements on topic list.

AWARDS
The Scholarship Selection Committee shall base its awards upon
a) scholastic achievement
b) character
c) worthiness
d) quality of research paper
Awards shall be transmitted to the academic institution or the recipient for the Fall semester of study. Failure to
request the funds within 180 days of the announcement of the awards may be grounds for forfeiture of the
award. Any excess award funds are required to be returned to the Central Florida Chapter within the year
received.
 Award recipients will be announced and introduced to the Chapter members at the annual Chapter picnic
which will be held on May 15, 2021, at the Ocoee Women’s Club located at 4 N. Lakewood Avenue, Ocoee,
FL 32761. Recipients are asked to attend the picnic if at all possible. Lunch will begin between 11:30 and

           Central Florida Chapter

2021 Bill Neese—Bill Tangye--Ralph W. Jones, Jr.

  Central Florida Chapter

Online registration of players, hole sponsorship and other types of sponsorship, click on this link--2021 BILL NEESE--BILL TANGYE--RALPH JONES JR.--MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

 If you would prefere to print a paper registration click on the appropriate link below:

      --Click here to print a paper registration to register a team or sponsor a hole

       --Click here to print a sponsorship form

Games

    All Raffle drawings are for $50.00 CASH!!!  

    Raffle Tickets are $10.00 Each OR 3 for $20.00

    Mulligans are 1 – 4 pack for $20.00 

Additional prizes are for:

   Closest to The Pin $50.00. 

   Most Accurate Drive $50.00

   Winning Team $50.00

   AND of course, 50/50 Drawing 

HOW TO REGISTER ONLINE FOR THE 2021

CFBOAF Golf Tournament

1. Click on the link above to go to the EventBrite registration page.

2. On the next screen, click on the green "Register" button.

3. On the next screen

     INDIVIDUAL - select "register as an individual if you have not collaborated with others to play on a team together.  A screen will appear that has 5 options:

   a. Tournament player (already with a team)

   b.Tournament player (single - will be added to a team)

   c. Hole Sponsorship

   d.Donations

   e. Add - 4 mulligans for $20 

      SELECT OPTION "b" to register and be added to a team.  On the drop down select 1 as the number of players and proceed to check out.  At checkout be sure and add all required information.

    ALREADY ON A TEAM -select option "a".  On the next screen you will need to select "Create Your Team" name if you are the first on your team to register and then select " If you are registering and paying for the whole team you will put in the names, email and phone numbers and select the appropriate number of players up to 4.  If you are doing the "ADD ON" it is 4 mulligans for $20.  Once all information is complete, proceed to check out.  If each person on the team is registering and paying for themselves, the first to register creates the team name and shares it with the others so that they can reference the team name when they register.  Each person enters their information and selects "1" for number of players to be charged the $100 fee.  It is helpful if you put in the names of your team mates on the appropriate line. Then  proceed to checkout.

     SPONSORING A HOLE -  Hole sponsorship is accomplished by registering as a player, even if the sponsor is not going to play.  You will see the option to sponsor a hole or prizes by clicking the link under the flyer at the top of this page and select register as an individual.

Familiar with the names Bill Neese, Bill Tangye, and Ralph Jones but don't know their contribution to the industry? Click here to find out -- HERE 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

State BOAF site seminars provide future training opportunites. This training qualifies for CEU credits for Engineers and Contractors but unfortunately the approval is pending for Architects.

 For photos from events involving the state BOAF click here

WEBINARS ON ACCESSIBILITY AVAILABLE

Did you know that webinars on the ADA are available at this link: www.accessibilityonline.org

 On the righthand menu click archives. You will have to register in order to view the live webinar sessions.  No registration is necessary to view the archived sessions. These are NOT approved for BCAIB CEUs but are very informative nonetheless.