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, Anthony, Bill, Pat, Joan and June for your time. It was a real pleasure to meet you all and see the community. Seeing what’s being accomplished by motivated, forward-looking community leaders and members like you inspires me.

What I see when I visit with you is a group of dedicated community volunteers taking responsibility for the well-being and future of their community. I see just incredible positive results from local ownership.

Helping put communities in an ownership position and supporting their success is what defines us, both our regional TA Network and the national organization.

Thank you to VLE Directors for contributing your ideas to the ROC USA Strategic Plan and for sharing your priorities and concerns. It was good to unleash some home financing options for your community and get your marketing program rolling with Mike Bullard. I can’t wait to see your website.

ROC on! Paul

Paul Bradley began working with homeowners in manufactured home communities in 1988 as a co-op organizer, launching ROC USA in 2008 to scale the enduring community-based structural solution through a Network of affiliated nonprofits and a national team. ROC USA and its affiliates expanded resident ownership to 338 communities encompassing 23,000 homesites in 21 states during his 16-year tenure. In 2023, Paul founded Integrity Community Solutions, Inc., a ROC USA subsidiary that aims to accelerate the growth of resident ownership.

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