Congratulations to GIPHCC Contractor of the Year, Eugene Schuler, Schuler Plumbing.  Eugene was honored at the April Annual Meeting of Members.  He was lauded for his work on the Skytrak commercials and the Hire a Licensed Plumber, It’s the Law campaign.  Dave Heffner, Heffner Plumbing, Cathy Stegmoeller, Steg Pumbing, and Eric Damon, Kellie Plumbing were elected as new members of the Board of Directors.  Outgoing Board members were applauded for their service:  Mark Helm, P.I.P.E., Laura Ciriello-Benedict, Ciriello Plumbing, and Eugene Schuler, Schuler Plumbing.

The next GIPHCC event will be the May 16 golf outing at Dye’s Walk in Greenwood.

A class on the 2012 Indiana Plumbing Code will be held on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Primo’s Banquet Center, 2615 National Avenue, Indianapolis from 8:00 a.m to 10:00 a.m.  Registration is required.  You can register online here.

The Greater Indianapolis PHCC chapter will hold its January 2013 chapter meeting at Primo’s South, Indianapolis on January 16th at 11:30 a.m.  Guest speaker will be Denny Smith, Mutual Fund Store, speaking on the current economic market.  Denny has been a resident of central Indiana his whole life.  He was born here, grew up here, was educated here, and has been a businessman here for nearly 40 years.  In short, his heart and soul are part of central Indiana and he is deeply passionate about sharing and debating the issues important to our way of life here in Indiana.   Denny, who works with The Mutual Fund Store in Indianapolis, is a graduate of Speedway High School and Marion College, and completed coursework at Boston University’s Institute of Finance.  He is a Registered Investment Advisor who has also earned the designations of CRPC® (Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor) and CMFC® (Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor) from the College of Financial Planning.   Before opening his investment business, Denny owned and operated a well-known local plumbing company.  He also directed the multi-state plumbing operations of a national mechanical firm.  He is a licensed Master Plumber and a licensed Heating & Air Conditioning Contractor.  He has always been in the business of business and finance, and for many years he has been a speaker and instructor nationwide for both business and investing.