Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 According to a recent IBTS report, in 1998 there were more than 13,000 HUD-code manufactured home retail sales centers in the U.S. By the end of 2014, some 16 years later, there are … More »
President’s Blog
Maine’s ROC members know how to throw a party!
It was great to attend the gathering of the five Maine ROCs last Saturday. It’s always good to see old friends, Fay, Linda and Dawn – who attended the Community Leadership Institute last fall in Cincinnati – and … More »
Love in the tidy towns of Ireland
Our anniversary trip . . . Martha and I celebrate our 25th year of marriage in August. Our present to ourselves was a trip with our daughters, Lila (17) and Jane (14) during the first two weeks of … More »
Meetings with meaning
Greetings from ROC USA’s new offices in Concord. After seven years of being hosted and housed by the NH Community Loan Fund, ROC USA has outgrown the space available and has moved out on our own. More on … More »
N.H. Community Leadership Address
I was happy to be the keynote speaker for the 2015 class of community leaders last Friday night. My remarks followed Paul Jerome’s address. Paul was elected by his classmates to speak for the class. His remarks dovetailed … More »
Thank you Venture Lake Estates!
I had to be in NYC last Thursday for a presentation at the Ford Foundation so I took the opportunity to visit with the Board of Directors at Venture Lake Estates in beautiful Hyde Park, N.Y. Thank you, … More »
Downright inspiring: Clarence Hall
I had the privilege of attending the National Credit Union Foundation’s Herb Wegner Memorial Award ceremony on Monday night in Washington, D.C. All four awardees were very impressive, but one brought tears to my eyes. Clarence Hall is … More »
Start of the year, end of the year
I have been heads down with report writing the last month and I’ve missed getting my blog together. Well, 2014 was quite a year! Many individual ROCs accomplished great things in 2014, including Wheel Estates in North Adams, … More »
Happy Holidays to All
This Christmas, I offer you this piece of wisdom that has touched many, including me. Happy Holidays, all. Desiderata Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far … More »
ROC USA Board of Directors adopts ROC leader priorities!
The ROC USA Board of Directors met last week in Washington, D.C., and adopted four priorities put forth by the 23 ROC leaders who attended this year’s Community Leadership Institute! While ROC USA’s formal Strategic Plan isn’t due … More »