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1 BLUEPRINTS WEAVERCOOKE S QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER April - June 2015 Growing Through Service Recent Projects Company Meeting Tech Drive Alan Butler Retires WEAVERCOOKE in the News New Employees A NEWS UPDATE FROM WEAVERCOOKE

6 F E A T U R E S 1. Recent Projects WEAVERCOOKE continues to take on new projects and expand our geographic footprint.

We judge situations not by what happens, but by how they compare to what we expected to happen. Learn to create mutually understood expectations in every situation. 5.

Alan Butler Retires Alan Butler retires from WEAVERCOOKE after serving as Business Developer and Senior VP for nineteen years. 5 3 7.

2 6 F E A T U R E S 1. Recent Projects WEAVERCOOKE continues to take on new projects and expand our geographic footprint. Several WEAVERCOOKE jobs are finishing up throughout North Carolina. 3. Company Meeting Highlights from WEAVERCOOKE s 2015 Annual Company Meeting. Set and ask for expectations. We judge situations not by what happens, but by how they compare to what we expected to happen. Learn to create mutually understood expectations in every situation. 5. Second Bi-Annual Tech Drive WEAVERCOOKE s second bi-annual tech drive continued to raise money for Greensboro Urban Ministries. We collected over 3,000 lbs of tech. 6. Alan Butler Retires Alan Butler retires from WEAVERCOOKE after serving as Business Developer and Senior VP for nineteen years WEAVERCOOKE in the News WEAVERCOOKE s upcoming project, Renaissance Shops, was featured in the Triad Business Journal. On the cover: In the lobby of the WEAVERCOOKE office in Greensboro, NC 8 New Employees WEAVERCOOKE has hired new people and welcomed back some former employees both in the office and in the field.

Asheville, NC - Completed in April 2015 Cedar Wells Apartments Hilton Head, SC -

July 2015 Forest at Duke - Additions & Renovations Durham, NC - Scheduled Completion

3 Projects Nearing Completion... Crescent Garden Apartments Wilson, NC - Completed in March 2015 Mars Hill Common Asheville, NC - Completed in April 2015 Cedar Wells Apartments Hilton Head, SC - Scheduled Completion in June 2015 Hotel Durham Durham, NC - Scheduled Completion in July 2015 Forest at Duke - Additions & Renovations Durham, NC - Scheduled Completion in August 2015 Harnett Training School Dunn, NC - Scheduled Completion in August 2015 New Projects... Renaissance - Phase III Charlotte, NC Oxford Crossing Claremont, NC Whistler s Cove Apartments Mount Airy, NC Givens Gerber Park Asheville, NC Forest at Duke - Community Center Durham, NC Renaissance Shops Greensboro, NC 1 2

A N N U A L M E E T I N G 2 0 1 5 Projects Presented: Civic Park Mars Hill Hotel Durham Carolina Meadows Dining Forest at Duke

Stepping Stones to Success. (Available as a free download to WEAVERCOOKE employees.

Service Awards: H I G H L I G H T S Alan Butler s Retirement Party After the company luncheon, WEAVERCOOKE surprised Alan Butler

Several family members and former co-workers of Alan s came out to this event, where we celebrated Alan s accomplishments and

4 A N N U A L M E E T I N G Projects Presented: Civic Park Mars Hill Hotel Durham Carolina Meadows Dining Forest at Duke Villas at Fallen Spruce Crescent Garden Coach M Kay WEAVERCOOKE s guest speaker was Marikay Tillman, life coach and co-author of Stepping Stones to Success. (Available as a free download to WEAVERCOOKE employees.) Her motivational speech to the company focused on the difference one degree of effort can make to succeeding in work and in life. Service Awards: H I G H L I G H T S Alan Butler s Retirement Party After the company luncheon, WEAVERCOOKE surprised Alan Butler with a retirement party. Several family members and former co-workers of Alan s came out to this event, where we celebrated Alan s accomplishments and contributions to WEAVERCOOKE. Alan retired June 30, after working with WEAVERCOOKE for 19 years. Jack Coleman - 30 Years Angela Blackburn - 15 Years James Baker - 10 Years Eddie Carroll - 10 Years Tom Hansell - 10 Years Sharon Harris - 10 Years Brad Holobaugh - 10 Years Jack Rathgeb - 10 Years 3 4

TECH DRIVE 2.0 Alan Butler Retires After 39 Years In Construction Alan Butler is retiring after nineteen years as a Business Developer for WEAVERCOOKE.

North Carolina. WEAVERCOOKE s second Semi-Annual Tech Drive took place on Friday, May 1st and Friday, May 7th.

51 for Greensboro Urban Ministries. This was in addition to the food donations we collected at the Company Meeting.

the Greensboro area, including the Pathways Center, Weaver House Singles Shelter, Potter s House Community Kitchen, Project Independence, and Partnership

Urban Ministry fulfills its mission by offering emergency financial assistance, food assistance, emergency and transitional shelter, and rapid re-housing in the

We have also donated over 500 pounds of food to Urban Ministries through these events. Alan graduated with a Bachelor of the Arts from Campbell University.

5 TECH DRIVE 2.0 Alan Butler Retires After 39 Years In Construction Alan Butler is retiring after nineteen years as a Business Developer for WEAVERCOOKE. Alan has been our primary point of contact for the senior living marketing, and has helped us to develop strong, on-going relationships with CCRC s throughout North Carolina. WEAVERCOOKE s second Semi-Annual Tech Drive took place on Friday, May 1st and Friday, May 7th. Between the two collection dates, WEAVERCOOKE collected 3,178 pounds of technology. By recycling this technology, we raised $ for Greensboro Urban Ministries. This was in addition to the food donations we collected at the Company Meeting. Greensboro Urban Ministries opened its first shelter for the homeless in 1981 and has since instituted a number of programs to combat homelessness and hunger in the Greensboro area, including the Pathways Center, Weaver House Singles Shelter, Potter s House Community Kitchen, Project Independence, and Partnership Village. Urban Ministry fulfills its mission by offering emergency financial assistance, food assistance, emergency and transitional shelter, and rapid re-housing in the Greensboro area. WEAVERCOOKE s Tech Drives have raised over $800 total for Urban Ministries. We have also donated over 500 pounds of food to Urban Ministries through these events. Alan graduated with a Bachelor of the Arts from Campbell University. He began his career in 1976 as Marketing Director for Hayes Howell & Associates, an architecture firm. He worked at two other architecture and engineering firms before signing on as Vice President of J.M. Thompson Company, where he worked for five years. Alan became Vice President of Client Services for WEAVERCOOKE in 1996 and was promoted to Senior Vice President in Alan s official retirement day was June 30, Tina McLeod will continue to develop the relationships that Alan established while with WEAVERCOOKE. 5 6

WEAVERCOOKE in the News New Employees The groundbreaking at Renaissance Shops, WEAVERCOOKE s new project with C2 Construction, was

Future tenants include a co-op grocery store, a financial institution, a pharmacy, a health clinic, and a police station.

NAME HIRE DATE JOB TITLE John King 4/20/15 Superintendent Piper Summers 6/8/15 Accounting Clerk Tim Woodcock 4/27/15 Project Coordinator

6 WEAVERCOOKE in the News New Employees The groundbreaking at Renaissance Shops, WEAVERCOOKE s new project with C2 Construction, was recently covered in the Triad Business Journal. After 15 years of vacancy, Renaissance Shops is now being renovated by Self-Help. Future tenants include a co-op grocery store, a financial institution, a pharmacy, a health clinic, and a police station. Click the screenshot below to see the article! NAME HIRE DATE JOB TITLE John King 4/20/15 Superintendent Piper Summers 6/8/15 Accounting Clerk Tim Woodcock 4/27/15 Project Coordinator Bryce Oakley 5/18/15 Project Coordinator Brian Conrad 6/1/15 Project Manager Stephen Ort 6/8/15 Assistant Superintendent Margaret Penn 6/15/15 CFO Happy Fourth of July! WEAVERCOOKE s office will be closed Friday, July 3rd in celebration of Independence Day. 7 8

7 WEAVERCOOKE Key Boulevard. Greensboro, NC,

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