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UPCOMING EVENTS

2nd ANNUAL CLAY SHOOT EVENT

Thursday, October 1, 2020

8:00 am12:30 pm

Dallas Gun Club, Lewisville, Texas

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Please join us for our 2nd Annual Clay Shoot Event!

Breakfast Tacos will be available at Registration. We will cook out hot dogs and brats for lunch after the Shoot.
We will Raffle a 12 ga Citori Over & Under Shotgun with 30" Barrels. This gun retails for $2,500! Gun Raffle Tickets - $50 ea.
General Raffle Items include Yeti Tundra Cooler, Date Night Package at a Winery, Gentleman's Scotch and Cigar Package, 28" Outdoor Griddle Package, and a 70" Vizio Television.
Credit Cards accepted for Gun & General Raffles.

We will bring back our 50/50 Raffle, too! *Cash ONLY for this Raffle*

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Corporate Sponsors: Master Construction & Engineering, City Wide Mechanical, Groves Electrical Service, and Anderson Paving & Asphalt
General Contractor Sponsors: Turner Construction and Elleco Construction
Station Sponsors: The ProHunters and Frampton & Associates
Pavilion Sponsor: Complete Landsculpture
Food Sponsors: Independent Insurance Group, Donna Nuernberg, CPA, and Neuco & Associates
Raffle Sponsor: Astro Sheet Metal

**More Sponsorships Available! Please Contact Carrie for More Information!**

Dallas Gun Club
3601 S. Stemmons Freeway
Lewisville, Texas 75067
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

The Texas Conference for Employers is usually a 2-Day Event which reviews Employer Responsibilities for Employees. This year they are going virtual with a series of Lunchtime Webinars.

This webinar will cover the following topics:
*COVID-19 Paid Leave-Related Laws
*Privacy in the Workplace
*Unemployment Claims and Employer Chargeback Liability
*Payroll Tax 101 discussion

The Texas Conference for Employers is usually a 2-Day Event which reviews Employer Responsibilities for Employees. This year they are going virtual with a series of Lunchtime Webinars.

This webinar will cover the following topics:
*Unemployment Claims: General Overview for Employers
*Unemployment Taxes: Chargeback and Reimbursing Employers
*Best Practices for Maintaining a Safe Workplace
*Payroll Tax 101 discussion

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News & Events

SUPPORT

Lien Information – SAM collects information on Liens Filed in Dallas, Tarrant, and Collin Counties. We review this information at every monthly meeting, and we track the trends for the Number of Liens Filed and the Total Value of the Liens. This information is available to our members on our website in a searchable spreadsheet.

Business Practices Interchange (BPI) – Every meeting includes time for BPI. During this time, attendees may anonymously submit the names of General Contractors to learn more about them from the meeting attendees.

Educational Meeting Presentations – Our Meeting Presentations are centered around issues our subcontractors face in their businesses. Best Practices for Accounting in Construction, Department of Labor Regulations, and OSHA Safety Compliance are just a few of the broad topics that all subcontractor business owners need to remain informed about.

Seminars – Our General Counsel, Sewall “Spike” Cutler, conducts a seminar every April to share the new language General Contractors are including in their contracts. Spike conducts another seminar every November to review the process to file a lien in Texas. It is more difficult to file a lien in Texas than it is in California! In 2020 we will add an HR Seminar to our Calendar!

Training Classes – SAM offers CPR/First Aid classes each year for our members, as well as other training classes that are necessary for subcontractors.

ADVOCACY

Texas Construction Association (TCA) – Membership in the TCA is included with your membership in SAM. The Texas Construction Association is our lobbying group in Austin, Texas. They are working on behalf of SAM and several other Trade Associations to improve the laws related to construction and, more specifically, subcontractors. The TCA makes it very easy to contact lawmakers by providing information needed to make an effective phone call to your representative and/or send an effective letter to him/her. Lawmakers need to hear from subcontractors to understand our issues, and membership in the TCA helps us connect with them more easily.

Learn more about the Texas Construction Association here.

MENTORSHIP

SAM Events – Our Annual TopGolf Event has proven to be a fun environment for our members to kick back and relax. During this event, we host a Silent Auction with items donated by our members. Our Annual Clay Shoot also provides an opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors with other subcontractors.

National Subcontractors Alliance (NSA) – SAM’s national affiliation is with the NSA. The NSA hosts a Spring Conference and Executive Director Meeting annually. During these events, SAM’s Executive Committee and Executive Director connect with others from other parts of the country to learn about issues they face and how they run a successful association. This connection is invaluable to help the leaders of SAM build the best association for our members.

Learn more about the National Subcontractors Alliance here.