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    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:11:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>An Insider's Guide to Land Acquisition (October 06, 2026)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October Membership Committee Meeting (October 06, 2026)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October Governmental Affairs/Hammer &amp; Nails (October 13, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/GA%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Governmental Affairs Committee is charged with overseeing and coordinating the government affairs activities and programs of the GFWBA to execute the objectives of the Association.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee meets monthly to discuss issues from our 7- county jurisdiction.&amp;nbsp; This committee continually works to foster good working relationships with all elected officials.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee also plans and executes our annual Municipal Awards Night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;" face="Impact" color="#C12929"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;JOIN THE HAMMER &amp;amp; NAILS PAC&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://hnpac.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/HNPAC-KeyMemberBenefitsCompChart.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6345405</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Professional Women in Building Council Meeting - Estate Planning (October 14, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Estate%20Planning%20Cover.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/PWB%20Oct%2014%20Edward%20Jones%20-%20Estate%20Planning.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2026 PWB Underwriter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Web%20banner.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;

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      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6345609</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Board of Directors Orientation (October 15, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2026/2027 Board of Directors Orientation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Join your fellow Board of Directors and Executive Committee members for an engaging orientation designed to strengthen your understanding of the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association's governance, leadership structure, and board responsibilities. This session will provide an opportunity to get acquainted with your fellow leaders, share introductions, and build relationships that will contribute to a productive and effective year of service.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;During the orientation, participants will review the roles and responsibilities of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, President, and Executive Vice President. Topics will also include board meeting expectations, proper meeting decorum, attendance requirements, voting procedures, fiduciary obligations, and an overview of basic Robert's Rules of Order to help ensure meetings are conducted efficiently and professionally.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Whether you are a new board member or a returning leader, this orientation will provide valuable insight into how the Association operates and how each volunteer leader contributes to its success.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lunch is included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Attendance is limited to Board of Directors and Executive Committee Members only. No guests permitted.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October Young Professionals Committee Meeting (October 15, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Young%20Professionals%20Committee%20Promo.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6346549</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October Executive Committee Meeting (October 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Exec%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;The Executive Committee is made up of the elected officers of the GFWBA. The Executive Committee includes the President, First Vice President, and 5 Vice Presidents, and a Secretary Treasurer. With the exception of the President, they are elected by the Board at their initial meeting for the fiscal year and hold office for a term of 1 year.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Executive Committee Members only.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Associates Council Meeting - How to Get the Most Out of Your Membership (October 21, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/12Associates%20Council.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October New Member Orientation (October 22, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Orientation%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;An overview of the organization’s structure&amp;nbsp; ️&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Monthly membership meetings and special meetings&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Upcoming events and opportunities to connect&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Committees and councils within the association&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to get involved and make the most of your membership&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;We look forward to welcoming you and helping you get started! ✨&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October Board of Directors Meeting (October 27, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Board%20-%20Cover.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &amp;quot;PT Sans&amp;quot;; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; display: inline !important; float: none;"&gt;The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Association and performs those duties prescribed by the Texas Business Organizations Code and the duties prescribed by our Bylaws. The Board is responsible for establishing general policies for the management and ongoing operations of the Association. The Board consists of Builder and Associate members. Members of the Executive Committee are not elected to the Board. Also included on the Board of Directors are the GFWBA Past Presidents and GFWBA Life Directors. If you are a Builder or Associate Member and would be willing to serve on the Board of Directors, please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Executive Vice President. Your name will be given to the Nominating Committee for consideration in the next election.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Association and performs those duties prescribed by the Texas Business Organizations Code and the duties prescribed by our Bylaws. The Board is responsible for establishing general policies for the management and ongoing operations of the Association. The Board consists of Builder and Associate members. Members of the Executive Committee are not elected to the Board. Also included on the Board of Directors are the GFWBA Past Presidents and GFWBA Life Directors. If you are a Builder or Associate Member and would be willing to serve on the Board of Directors, please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:kimberly@fortworthbuilders.org"&gt;Kimberly Eaton-Pregler,&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Executive Vice President. Your name will be given to the Nominating Committee for consideration in the next election.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;ALL GFWBA MEMBERS ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND BOARD MEETINGS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October Education Committee Meeting (October 28, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838465</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Kitchen Ventilation - When to use Make-Up-Air (October 29, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Copy%20for%202026%20Homes%20Built%20Right%20-%20Event%20Cover%20(32).jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;&lt;span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Presented by Marc Block, CMKBD&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;Lunch provided&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to determine the proper CFM based on the cook surface&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Proper duct size based on blower size&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;What is make-up air and when is it needed&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>ROAD SHOW!!! November Membership Committee Meeting (November 03, 2026)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Business After Hours (November 05, 2026)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November Governmental Affairs/Hammer &amp; Nails (November 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/GA%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Governmental Affairs Committee is charged with overseeing and coordinating the government affairs activities and programs of the GFWBA to execute the objectives of the Association.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee meets monthly to discuss issues from our 7- county jurisdiction.&amp;nbsp; This committee continually works to foster good working relationships with all elected officials.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee also plans and executes our annual Municipal Awards Night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;" face="Impact" color="#C12929"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;JOIN THE HAMMER &amp;amp; NAILS PAC&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://hnpac.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/HNPAC-KeyMemberBenefitsCompChart.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Business Owner Succession Planning: Start with the End in Mind (November 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Walker%20cover.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Walker.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Walker%20cover.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Walker%20cover.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;This presentation focuses on the importance of being proactive and intentional about succession/exit planning and explores steps business owners can take now to make a successful transition on their terms.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learning Objectives&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;After attending this presentation attendees will better understand:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;·&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;" face="Times New Roman"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; What exit and succession planning is&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;·&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;" face="Times New Roman"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; Why we should start planning now&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;·&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;" face="Times New Roman"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; Five steps to get started&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here is a link to Joe Walker's bio&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.edwardjones.com/us-en/financial-advisor/joe-walker"&gt;https://www.edwardjones.com/us-en/financial-advisor/joe-walker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Joe Walker on LinkedIn&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joewalkeredwardjones/"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/joewalkeredwardjones/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Education%20Committee%201005.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Web%20banner.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2026 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November Executive Committee Meeting (November 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Exec%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;The Executive Committee is made up of the elected officers of the GFWBA. The Executive Committee includes the President, First Vice President, and 5 Vice Presidents, and a Secretary Treasurer. With the exception of the President, they are elected by the Board at their initial meeting for the fiscal year and hold office for a term of 1 year.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Executive Committee Members only.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November Board of Directors Meeting (November 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Board%20-%20Cover.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &amp;quot;PT Sans&amp;quot;; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; display: inline !important; float: none;"&gt;The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Association and performs those duties prescribed by the Texas Business Organizations Code and the duties prescribed by our Bylaws. The Board is responsible for establishing general policies for the management and ongoing operations of the Association. The Board consists of Builder and Associate members. Members of the Executive Committee are not elected to the Board. Also included on the Board of Directors are the GFWBA Past Presidents and GFWBA Life Directors. If you are a Builder or Associate Member and would be willing to serve on the Board of Directors, please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Executive Vice President. Your name will be given to the Nominating Committee for consideration in the next election.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Association and performs those duties prescribed by the Texas Business Organizations Code and the duties prescribed by our Bylaws. The Board is responsible for establishing general policies for the management and ongoing operations of the Association. The Board consists of Builder and Associate members. Members of the Executive Committee are not elected to the Board. Also included on the Board of Directors are the GFWBA Past Presidents and GFWBA Life Directors. If you are a Builder or Associate Member and would be willing to serve on the Board of Directors, please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:kimberly@fortworthbuilders.org"&gt;Kimberly Eaton-Pregler,&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Executive Vice President. Your name will be given to the Nominating Committee for consideration in the next election.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;ALL GFWBA MEMBERS ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND BOARD MEETINGS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November Education Committee Meeting (November 18, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Professional Women in Building Council Meeting (November 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Professional%20Women%20in%20Building%20Council%20(1).png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2026 PWB Underwriter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/SHW_Logo_horizontal_color.png" border="0" width="260" height="55"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Web%20banner.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November Associates Council Meeting (November 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/12Associates%20Council.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6855435</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Past Presidents Luncheon (November 19, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6858518</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November New Member Orientation (November 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Orientation%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

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&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;An overview of the organization’s structure&amp;nbsp; ️&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Monthly membership meetings and special meetings&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Upcoming events and opportunities to connect&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Committees and councils within the association&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to get involved and make the most of your membership&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Web%20banner.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November Young Professionals Committee Meeting (November 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Young%20Professionals%20Committee%20Promo.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6854559</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>GFWBA Office Closed (November 26, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838554</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>ROAD SHOW!!! December Membership Committee Meeting (December 01, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Membership%20Committee.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6826390</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Santa Claus Project Wrap Party (December 03, 2026)</title>
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      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6346639</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>December Governmental Affairs/Hammer &amp; Nails (December 08, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/GA%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Governmental Affairs Committee is charged with overseeing and coordinating the government affairs activities and programs of the GFWBA to execute the objectives of the Association.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee meets monthly to discuss issues from our 7- county jurisdiction.&amp;nbsp; This committee continually works to foster good working relationships with all elected officials.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee also plans and executes our annual Municipal Awards Night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Impact" color="#C12929" style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://hnpac.org" target="_blank"&gt;JOIN THE HAMMER &amp;amp; NAILS PAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#01131F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC&lt;/strong&gt; serves as the political arm of The Greater Fort Worth Builders Association.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;The GFWBA formed a general purpose political action committee (PAC) to have greater participation in the state and local political process. A general purpose PAC is devoted to a point of view,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;em style=""&gt;not a political party&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font&gt;. The purpose of Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC is to support local and state candidates and incumbents who understand the efforts of the local home building industry, the positive impact home building has on our local and state economy, and to organize effective political action on behalf of our members. The PAC is an important element of GFWBA’s government affairs program. It is the political voice for the GFWBA region, which consists of the following counties: Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Wise, Parker, Somervell, and Palo Pinto County. The Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC offers opportunities for GFWBA members to interact with and build relationships with local and state elected officials. You can have a voice in electing candidates who support the building industry. Interested in getting involved? Become a part of the Hammer and Nails PAC!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>December Professional Women in Building Council Meeting (December 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Professional%20Women%20in%20Building%20Council%20(1).png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2026 PWB Underwriter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/SHW_Logo_horizontal_color.png" border="0" width="260" height="55"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Web%20banner.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Flooring Best Practices - Industry Standards &amp; Manufacturers Recommendations (December 10, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Best practices for flooring prep and installation for:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Luxury Vinyl Plank and Tile:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Jobsite Readiness, Jobsite Inspection, Moisture Testing, Acclimation Requirements, Substrate Recommendations, Installation Recommendations, Expansion Space Needed, Common Problems seen during an Inspection.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Solid Wood Flooring:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Jobsite Readiness, Jobsite Inspection, Environmental Testing, Moisture Testing, Acclimation Requirements, Substrate Recommendations, Installation Recommendations, Crawlspace -v- Slab-on-Grade or Above, Expansion Space Needed, Seasonal Installation Concerns, Common Problems seen during an Inspection.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Engineered Wood Flooring:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Jobsite Readiness, Jobsite Inspection, Environmental Testing, Moisture Testing, Acclimation Requirements, Substrate Requirements, Installation Recommendations, Crawlspace -v- Slab-on-Grade or Above, Expansion Space Needed, Seasonal Installation Concerns, Common Problems seen during an Inspection.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Education%20Committee%201005.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2026 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>December Executive Committee Meeting (December 15, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Exec%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;The Executive Committee is made up of the elected officers of the GFWBA. The Executive Committee includes the President, First Vice President, and 5 Vice Presidents, and a Secretary Treasurer. With the exception of the President, they are elected by the Board at their initial meeting for the fiscal year and hold office for a term of 1 year.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Executive Committee Members only.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>December Board of Directors Meeting (December 15, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Board%20-%20Cover.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &amp;quot;PT Sans&amp;quot;; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; display: inline !important; float: none;"&gt;The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Association and performs those duties prescribed by the Texas Business Organizations Code and the duties prescribed by our Bylaws. The Board is responsible for establishing general policies for the management and ongoing operations of the Association. The Board consists of Builder and Associate members. Members of the Executive Committee are not elected to the Board. Also included on the Board of Directors are the GFWBA Past Presidents and GFWBA Life Directors. If you are a Builder or Associate Member and would be willing to serve on the Board of Directors, please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Executive Vice President. Your name will be given to the Nominating Committee for consideration in the next election.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Association and performs those duties prescribed by the Texas Business Organizations Code and the duties prescribed by our Bylaws. The Board is responsible for establishing general policies for the management and ongoing operations of the Association. The Board consists of Builder and Associate members. Members of the Executive Committee are not elected to the Board. Also included on the Board of Directors are the GFWBA Past Presidents and GFWBA Life Directors. If you are a Builder or Associate Member and would be willing to serve on the Board of Directors, please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:kimberly@fortworthbuilders.org"&gt;Kimberly Eaton-Pregler,&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Executive Vice President. Your name will be given to the Nominating Committee for consideration in the next election.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;ALL GFWBA MEMBERS ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND BOARD MEETINGS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>December New Member Orientation (December 17, 2026)</title>
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;An overview of the organization’s structure&amp;nbsp; ️&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Monthly membership meetings and special meetings&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Upcoming events and opportunities to connect&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Committees and councils within the association&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to get involved and make the most of your membership&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;We look forward to welcoming you and helping you get started! ✨&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>2026 Santa Claus Project (December 17, 2026)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>GFWBA Office Closed (December 24, 2026)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>December Education Committee Meeting (December 30, 2026)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>GFWBA Office Closed (December 31, 2026)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2027 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>January '27 Membership Committee Meeting (January 05, 2027)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2027 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>JetStream Presents Outdoor Heating (January 06, 2027)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2027 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>January '27 Business After Hours (January 07, 2027)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2027 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>January '27 Governmental Affairs/Hammer &amp; Nails (January 12, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/GA%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Governmental Affairs Committee is charged with overseeing and coordinating the government affairs activities and programs of the GFWBA to execute the objectives of the Association.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee meets monthly to discuss issues from our 7- county jurisdiction.&amp;nbsp; This committee continually works to foster good working relationships with all elected officials.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee also plans and executes our annual Municipal Awards Night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Impact" color="#C12929" style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://hnpac.org" target="_blank"&gt;JOIN THE HAMMER &amp;amp; NAILS PAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#01131F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC&lt;/strong&gt; serves as the political arm of The Greater Fort Worth Builders Association.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;The GFWBA formed a general purpose political action committee (PAC) to have greater participation in the state and local political process. A general purpose PAC is devoted to a point of view,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;em style=""&gt;not a political party&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font&gt;. The purpose of Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC is to support local and state candidates and incumbents who understand the efforts of the local home building industry, the positive impact home building has on our local and state economy, and to organize effective political action on behalf of our members. The PAC is an important element of GFWBA’s government affairs program. It is the political voice for the GFWBA region, which consists of the following counties: Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Wise, Parker, Somervell, and Palo Pinto County. The Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC offers opportunities for GFWBA members to interact with and build relationships with local and state elected officials. You can have a voice in electing candidates who support the building industry. Interested in getting involved? Become a part of the Hammer and Nails PAC!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2027 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>January Executive Committee Meeting (January 19, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Exec%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;The Executive Committee is made up of the elected officers of the GFWBA. The Executive Committee includes the President, First Vice President, and 5 Vice Presidents, and a Secretary Treasurer. With the exception of the President, they are elected by the Board at their initial meeting for the fiscal year and hold office for a term of 1 year.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Executive Committee Members only.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2027 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>January '27 Associates Council Meeting (January 20, 2027)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2027 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>January '27 Young Professionals Committee Meeting (January 21, 2027)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2027 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>January Board of Directors Meeting (January 26, 2027)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2027 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>January '27 Education Committee Meeting (January 27, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2027 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>January '27 New Member Orientation (January 28, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Orientation%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;An overview of the organization’s structure&amp;nbsp; ️&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Monthly membership meetings and special meetings&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Upcoming events and opportunities to connect&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Committees and councils within the association&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to get involved and make the most of your membership&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;We look forward to welcoming you and helping you get started! ✨&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2027 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>February '27 Membership Committee Meeting (February 02, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;The Membership Committee has the duty and responsibility for recommending policy to the Board in the area of Membership. The committee promotes increased number of members and the quality of membership, proposes and develops information meetings between members, Directors, Officers, and staff, reviews and recommends member services and education programs to the Board in conjunction with staff, has the responsibility of planning various membership activities, and recommends action to the Board on all applications for membership. The committee meets once a month.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All GFWBA members are welcome to attend the Membership Committee meetings. If you are a GFWBA Member and would like to join this committee, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:kimberly@fortworthbuilders.org" target="_blank"&gt;Kimberly Eaton-Pregler,&lt;/a&gt; Executive Vice President.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Fox Energy Specialists President Codes (February 03, 2027)</title>
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      <title>February '27 Governmental Affairs/Hammer &amp; Nails (February 09, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/GA%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Governmental Affairs Committee is charged with overseeing and coordinating the government affairs activities and programs of the GFWBA to execute the objectives of the Association.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee meets monthly to discuss issues from our 7- county jurisdiction.&amp;nbsp; This committee continually works to foster good working relationships with all elected officials.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee also plans and executes our annual Municipal Awards Night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Impact" color="#C12929" style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://hnpac.org" target="_blank"&gt;JOIN THE HAMMER &amp;amp; NAILS PAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#01131F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC&lt;/strong&gt; serves as the political arm of The Greater Fort Worth Builders Association.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;The GFWBA formed a general purpose political action committee (PAC) to have greater participation in the state and local political process. A general purpose PAC is devoted to a point of view,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;em style=""&gt;not a political party&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font&gt;. The purpose of Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC is to support local and state candidates and incumbents who understand the efforts of the local home building industry, the positive impact home building has on our local and state economy, and to organize effective political action on behalf of our members. The PAC is an important element of GFWBA’s government affairs program. It is the political voice for the GFWBA region, which consists of the following counties: Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Wise, Parker, Somervell, and Palo Pinto County. The Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC offers opportunities for GFWBA members to interact with and build relationships with local and state elected officials. You can have a voice in electing candidates who support the building industry. Interested in getting involved? Become a part of the Hammer and Nails PAC!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>February '27 Business After Hours (February 11, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2027 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>February Executive Committee Meeting (February 16, 2027)</title>
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      <title>February Board of Directors Meeting (February 16, 2027)</title>
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      <title>February '27 Associates Council Meeting (February 17, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals (YP) Committee offers an environment for educational, philanthropic, networking and career growth opportunities for Young Professionals (under 45) affiliated with the development, remodeling and homebuilding industries. The YP group meets monthly, and events contain an educational component often in the form of presentations by the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association members or industry leaders or networking events.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals Committee is active in all areas of the association. They host many events including a chili cookoff and the Santa Claus Project – providing Christmas gifts and a party for area youth in need.&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2027 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Municipal Awards Night (February 18, 2027)</title>
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GFWBA Municipal Awards Night&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Presented by (your logo) on all printed and electronic materials&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Logo on event signage&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Full page ad in program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Logo listing in program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Recognition at ceremony&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Platinum Partners $5000&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;8 complimentary tickets for dinner – Reserved Premium Table&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Inclusion in all printed marketing materials – includes printed invitation*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Logo on event signage&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Full page ad in program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Logo listing in program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Recognition at ceremony&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#A50021" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;6 complimentary tickets for dinner&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Inclusion in all printed marketing materials – includes printed invitation*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Logo on event signage&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;1/2 page ad in program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Logo listing in program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Recognition at ceremony&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;4 complimentary tickets for dinner&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Inclusion in all printed marketing materials – includes printed invitation*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;¼ page ad in program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Logo listing in program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Inclusion in all printed marketing materials – includes printed invitation*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Company Name on signage&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;img title="" alt="" src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/2019%20signature%20card.jpg" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6346635</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2027 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Rally Day - Austin Texas (February 23, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6866864</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2027 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>February '27 Education Committee Meeting (February 24, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Education%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Education Committee exists to grow and add value to the Builders Association by developing impactful educational programs for all sectors of the building industry. Its mission is to empower industry professionals through accessible learning that promotes innovation, safety, and excellence. The committee fosters collaboration, continuous learning, and skill elevation to help members stay informed about industry changes, challenges, and opportunities. New members are always welcome to contribute ideas and insights.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838461</link>
      <guid>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838461</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2027 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>February '27 New Member Orientation (February 25, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Orientation%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

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&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;An overview of the organization’s structure&amp;nbsp; ️&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Monthly membership meetings and special meetings&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Upcoming events and opportunities to connect&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Committees and councils within the association&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to get involved and make the most of your membership&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;We look forward to welcoming you and helping you get started! ✨&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Web%20banner.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838492</link>
      <guid>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838492</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2027 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>March '27 Membership Committee Meeting (March 02, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Memb%20Monthly.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Membership Committee has the duty and responsibility for recommending policy to the Board in the area of Membership. The committee promotes increased number of members and the quality of membership, proposes and develops information meetings between members, Directors, Officers, and staff, reviews and recommends member services and education programs to the Board in conjunction with staff, has the responsibility of planning various membership activities, and recommends action to the Board on all applications for membership. The committee meets once a month.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All GFWBA members are welcome to attend the Membership Committee meetings. If you are a GFWBA Member and would like to join this committee, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:kimberly@fortworthbuilders.org" target="_blank"&gt;Kimberly Eaton-Pregler,&lt;/a&gt; Executive Vice President.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6837003</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2027 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Lynn Motheral Presents Weatherization (March 03, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838569</link>
      <guid>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838569</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2027 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>March '27 Business After Hours (March 04, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Monthly%20Sponsorship%20Opportunities.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838215</link>
      <guid>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838215</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2027 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>March '27 Governmental Affairs/Hammer &amp; Nails (March 09, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/GA%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Governmental Affairs Committee is charged with overseeing and coordinating the government affairs activities and programs of the GFWBA to execute the objectives of the Association.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee meets monthly to discuss issues from our 7- county jurisdiction.&amp;nbsp; This committee continually works to foster good working relationships with all elected officials.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee also plans and executes our annual Municipal Awards Night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Impact" color="#C12929" style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://hnpac.org" target="_blank"&gt;JOIN THE HAMMER &amp;amp; NAILS PAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#01131F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC&lt;/strong&gt; serves as the political arm of The Greater Fort Worth Builders Association.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;The GFWBA formed a general purpose political action committee (PAC) to have greater participation in the state and local political process. A general purpose PAC is devoted to a point of view,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;em style=""&gt;not a political party&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font&gt;. The purpose of Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC is to support local and state candidates and incumbents who understand the efforts of the local home building industry, the positive impact home building has on our local and state economy, and to organize effective political action on behalf of our members. The PAC is an important element of GFWBA’s government affairs program. It is the political voice for the GFWBA region, which consists of the following counties: Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Wise, Parker, Somervell, and Palo Pinto County. The Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC offers opportunities for GFWBA members to interact with and build relationships with local and state elected officials. You can have a voice in electing candidates who support the building industry. Interested in getting involved? Become a part of the Hammer and Nails PAC!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6836878</link>
      <guid>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6836878</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2027 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>March Executive Committee Meeting (March 16, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Exec%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;The Executive Committee is made up of the elected officers of the GFWBA. The Executive Committee includes the President, First Vice President, and 5 Vice Presidents, and a Secretary Treasurer. With the exception of the President, they are elected by the Board at their initial meeting for the fiscal year and hold office for a term of 1 year.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Executive Committee Members only.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6825172</link>
      <guid>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6825172</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2027 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>March '27 Associates Council Meeting (March 17, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/AC%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838331</link>
      <guid>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838331</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>March '27 Young Professionals Committee Meeting (March 18, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/YP%20-%20Meetings.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals (YP) Committee offers an environment for educational, philanthropic, networking and career growth opportunities for Young Professionals (under 45) affiliated with the development, remodeling and homebuilding industries. The YP group meets monthly, and events contain an educational component often in the form of presentations by the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association members or industry leaders or networking events.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals Committee is active in all areas of the association. They host many events including a chili cookoff and the Santa Claus Project – providing Christmas gifts and a party for area youth in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838256</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2027 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>March Board of Directors Meeting (March 23, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Board%20of%20Directors%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6825091</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2027 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>March '27 Education Committee Meeting (March 24, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Education%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Education Committee exists to grow and add value to the Builders Association by developing impactful educational programs for all sectors of the building industry. Its mission is to empower industry professionals through accessible learning that promotes innovation, safety, and excellence. The committee fosters collaboration, continuous learning, and skill elevation to help members stay informed about industry changes, challenges, and opportunities. New members are always welcome to contribute ideas and insights.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838460</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>March '27 New Member Orientation (March 25, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Orientation%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

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&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;An overview of the organization’s structure&amp;nbsp; ️&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Monthly membership meetings and special meetings&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Upcoming events and opportunities to connect&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Committees and councils within the association&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to get involved and make the most of your membership&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;We look forward to welcoming you and helping you get started! ✨&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838491</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2027 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>April '27 Business After Hours (April 01, 2027)</title>
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      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838214</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2027 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>April '27 Membership Committee Meeting (April 06, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;The Membership Committee has the duty and responsibility for recommending policy to the Board in the area of Membership. The committee promotes increased number of members and the quality of membership, proposes and develops information meetings between members, Directors, Officers, and staff, reviews and recommends member services and education programs to the Board in conjunction with staff, has the responsibility of planning various membership activities, and recommends action to the Board on all applications for membership. The committee meets once a month.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All GFWBA members are welcome to attend the Membership Committee meetings. If you are a GFWBA Member and would like to join this committee, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:kimberly@fortworthbuilders.org" target="_blank"&gt;Kimberly Eaton-Pregler,&lt;/a&gt; Executive Vice President.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2027 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Guild Mortgage Presents Construction Lending (April 07, 2027)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>April '27 Governmental Affairs/Hammer &amp; Nails (April 13, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/GA%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Governmental Affairs Committee is charged with overseeing and coordinating the government affairs activities and programs of the GFWBA to execute the objectives of the Association.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee meets monthly to discuss issues from our 7- county jurisdiction.&amp;nbsp; This committee continually works to foster good working relationships with all elected officials.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee also plans and executes our annual Municipal Awards Night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Impact" color="#C12929" style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://hnpac.org" target="_blank"&gt;JOIN THE HAMMER &amp;amp; NAILS PAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#01131F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC&lt;/strong&gt; serves as the political arm of The Greater Fort Worth Builders Association.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;The GFWBA formed a general purpose political action committee (PAC) to have greater participation in the state and local political process. A general purpose PAC is devoted to a point of view,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;em style=""&gt;not a political party&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font&gt;. The purpose of Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC is to support local and state candidates and incumbents who understand the efforts of the local home building industry, the positive impact home building has on our local and state economy, and to organize effective political action on behalf of our members. The PAC is an important element of GFWBA’s government affairs program. It is the political voice for the GFWBA region, which consists of the following counties: Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Wise, Parker, Somervell, and Palo Pinto County. The Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC offers opportunities for GFWBA members to interact with and build relationships with local and state elected officials. You can have a voice in electing candidates who support the building industry. Interested in getting involved? Become a part of the Hammer and Nails PAC!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2027 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2027 GFWBA Golf Tournament (April 15, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Golf%202%20Promo.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;*Tied scores are broken by computerized scoring system following USGA rules.&amp;nbsp; Low back 9 score, low back 6 hole score, low back 3 hole score followed by low handicap hole.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#9E0B0F"&gt;All golf invoices must be paid in full before the tournament.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#9E0B0F"&gt;No refunds will be made for cancellations occurring less than 48 hours before the tournament.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#9E0B0F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2027 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>April Executive Committee Meeting (April 20, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Exec%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;The Executive Committee is made up of the elected officers of the GFWBA. The Executive Committee includes the President, First Vice President, and 5 Vice Presidents, and a Secretary Treasurer. With the exception of the President, they are elected by the Board at their initial meeting for the fiscal year and hold office for a term of 1 year.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Executive Committee Members only.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2027 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>April '27 Associates Council Meeting (April 21, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/AC%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838330</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>April '27 Young Professionals Committee Meeting (April 22, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/YP%20-%20Meetings.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals (YP) Committee offers an environment for educational, philanthropic, networking and career growth opportunities for Young Professionals (under 45) affiliated with the development, remodeling and homebuilding industries. The YP group meets monthly, and events contain an educational component often in the form of presentations by the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association members or industry leaders or networking events.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals Committee is active in all areas of the association. They host many events including a chili cookoff and the Santa Claus Project – providing Christmas gifts and a party for area youth in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838255</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2027 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>April Board of Directors Meeting (April 27, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Board%20of%20Directors%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6825090</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2027 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>April  Education Committee Meeting (April 28, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Education%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Education Committee exists to grow and add value to the Builders Association by developing impactful educational programs for all sectors of the building industry. Its mission is to empower industry professionals through accessible learning that promotes innovation, safety, and excellence. The committee fosters collaboration, continuous learning, and skill elevation to help members stay informed about industry changes, challenges, and opportunities. New members are always welcome to contribute ideas and insights.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>April '27 New Member Orientation (April 29, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Orientation%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;An overview of the organization’s structure&amp;nbsp; ️&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Monthly membership meetings and special meetings&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Upcoming events and opportunities to connect&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Committees and councils within the association&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to get involved and make the most of your membership&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2027 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>May '27 Membership Committee Meeting (May 04, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Memb%20Monthly.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Membership Committee has the duty and responsibility for recommending policy to the Board in the area of Membership. The committee promotes increased number of members and the quality of membership, proposes and develops information meetings between members, Directors, Officers, and staff, reviews and recommends member services and education programs to the Board in conjunction with staff, has the responsibility of planning various membership activities, and recommends action to the Board on all applications for membership. The committee meets once a month.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All GFWBA members are welcome to attend the Membership Committee meetings. If you are a GFWBA Member and would like to join this committee, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:kimberly@fortworthbuilders.org" target="_blank"&gt;Kimberly Eaton-Pregler,&lt;/a&gt; Executive Vice President.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2027 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Climate Control Insulation Presents High Performance Homes - New Construction &amp; Remodels (May 05, 2027)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2027 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>May '27 Business After Hours (May 06, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>May '27 Governmental Affairs/Hammer &amp; Nails (May 11, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/GA%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Governmental Affairs Committee is charged with overseeing and coordinating the government affairs activities and programs of the GFWBA to execute the objectives of the Association.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee meets monthly to discuss issues from our 7- county jurisdiction.&amp;nbsp; This committee continually works to foster good working relationships with all elected officials.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee also plans and executes our annual Municipal Awards Night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Impact" color="#C12929" style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://hnpac.org" target="_blank"&gt;JOIN THE HAMMER &amp;amp; NAILS PAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#01131F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC&lt;/strong&gt; serves as the political arm of The Greater Fort Worth Builders Association.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;The GFWBA formed a general purpose political action committee (PAC) to have greater participation in the state and local political process. A general purpose PAC is devoted to a point of view,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;em style=""&gt;not a political party&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font&gt;. The purpose of Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC is to support local and state candidates and incumbents who understand the efforts of the local home building industry, the positive impact home building has on our local and state economy, and to organize effective political action on behalf of our members. The PAC is an important element of GFWBA’s government affairs program. It is the political voice for the GFWBA region, which consists of the following counties: Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Wise, Parker, Somervell, and Palo Pinto County. The Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC offers opportunities for GFWBA members to interact with and build relationships with local and state elected officials. You can have a voice in electing candidates who support the building industry. Interested in getting involved? Become a part of the Hammer and Nails PAC!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2027 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>May Executive Committee Meeting (May 18, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Exec%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;The Executive Committee is made up of the elected officers of the GFWBA. The Executive Committee includes the President, First Vice President, and 5 Vice Presidents, and a Secretary Treasurer. With the exception of the President, they are elected by the Board at their initial meeting for the fiscal year and hold office for a term of 1 year.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Executive Committee Members only.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2027 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>May '27 Associates Council Meeting (May 19, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/AC%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838329</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>May '27 Young Professionals Committee Meeting (May 20, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals (YP) Committee offers an environment for educational, philanthropic, networking and career growth opportunities for Young Professionals (under 45) affiliated with the development, remodeling and homebuilding industries. The YP group meets monthly, and events contain an educational component often in the form of presentations by the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association members or industry leaders or networking events.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals Committee is active in all areas of the association. They host many events including a chili cookoff and the Santa Claus Project – providing Christmas gifts and a party for area youth in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2027 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>May Board of Directors Meeting (May 25, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6825089</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2027 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>May '27 Education Committee Meeting (May 26, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Education%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Education Committee exists to grow and add value to the Builders Association by developing impactful educational programs for all sectors of the building industry. Its mission is to empower industry professionals through accessible learning that promotes innovation, safety, and excellence. The committee fosters collaboration, continuous learning, and skill elevation to help members stay informed about industry changes, challenges, and opportunities. New members are always welcome to contribute ideas and insights.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838457</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>May '27 New Member Orientation (May 27, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Orientation%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

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&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;An overview of the organization’s structure&amp;nbsp; ️&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Monthly membership meetings and special meetings&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Upcoming events and opportunities to connect&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Committees and councils within the association&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to get involved and make the most of your membership&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;We look forward to welcoming you and helping you get started! ✨&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Web%20banner.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2027 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>June '27 Membership Committee Meeting (June 01, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Memb%20Monthly.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Membership Committee has the duty and responsibility for recommending policy to the Board in the area of Membership. The committee promotes increased number of members and the quality of membership, proposes and develops information meetings between members, Directors, Officers, and staff, reviews and recommends member services and education programs to the Board in conjunction with staff, has the responsibility of planning various membership activities, and recommends action to the Board on all applications for membership. The committee meets once a month.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All GFWBA members are welcome to attend the Membership Committee meetings. If you are a GFWBA Member and would like to join this committee, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:kimberly@fortworthbuilders.org" target="_blank"&gt;Kimberly Eaton-Pregler,&lt;/a&gt; Executive Vice President.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2027 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Metrocode Presents Master Code Professional H2O District - Water Codes (June 02, 2027)</title>
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      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838574</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2027 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>June '27 Business After Hours (June 03, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Monthly%20Sponsorship%20Opportunities.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838212</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>June '27 Governmental Affairs/Hammer &amp; Nails (June 08, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/GA%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Governmental Affairs Committee is charged with overseeing and coordinating the government affairs activities and programs of the GFWBA to execute the objectives of the Association.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee meets monthly to discuss issues from our 7- county jurisdiction.&amp;nbsp; This committee continually works to foster good working relationships with all elected officials.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee also plans and executes our annual Municipal Awards Night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Impact" color="#C12929" style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://hnpac.org" target="_blank"&gt;JOIN THE HAMMER &amp;amp; NAILS PAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#01131F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC&lt;/strong&gt; serves as the political arm of The Greater Fort Worth Builders Association.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;The GFWBA formed a general purpose political action committee (PAC) to have greater participation in the state and local political process. A general purpose PAC is devoted to a point of view,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;em style=""&gt;not a political party&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font&gt;. The purpose of Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC is to support local and state candidates and incumbents who understand the efforts of the local home building industry, the positive impact home building has on our local and state economy, and to organize effective political action on behalf of our members. The PAC is an important element of GFWBA’s government affairs program. It is the political voice for the GFWBA region, which consists of the following counties: Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Wise, Parker, Somervell, and Palo Pinto County. The Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC offers opportunities for GFWBA members to interact with and build relationships with local and state elected officials. You can have a voice in electing candidates who support the building industry. Interested in getting involved? Become a part of the Hammer and Nails PAC!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6836875</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2027 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>June Executive Committee Meeting (June 15, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Exec%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;The Executive Committee is made up of the elected officers of the GFWBA. The Executive Committee includes the President, First Vice President, and 5 Vice Presidents, and a Secretary Treasurer. With the exception of the President, they are elected by the Board at their initial meeting for the fiscal year and hold office for a term of 1 year.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Executive Committee Members only.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6825169</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2027 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>June '27 Associates Council Meeting (June 16, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/AC%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838328</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>June '27 Young Professionals Committee Meeting (June 17, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/YP%20-%20Meetings.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals (YP) Committee offers an environment for educational, philanthropic, networking and career growth opportunities for Young Professionals (under 45) affiliated with the development, remodeling and homebuilding industries. The YP group meets monthly, and events contain an educational component often in the form of presentations by the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association members or industry leaders or networking events.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals Committee is active in all areas of the association. They host many events including a chili cookoff and the Santa Claus Project – providing Christmas gifts and a party for area youth in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838253</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2027 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>June Board of Directors Meeting (June 22, 2027)</title>
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      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6825088</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2027 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>June '27 Education Committee Meeting (June 23, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Education%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Education Committee exists to grow and add value to the Builders Association by developing impactful educational programs for all sectors of the building industry. Its mission is to empower industry professionals through accessible learning that promotes innovation, safety, and excellence. The committee fosters collaboration, continuous learning, and skill elevation to help members stay informed about industry changes, challenges, and opportunities. New members are always welcome to contribute ideas and insights.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>June '27 New Member Orientation (June 24, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Orientation%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

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&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;An overview of the organization’s structure&amp;nbsp; ️&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Monthly membership meetings and special meetings&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Upcoming events and opportunities to connect&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Committees and councils within the association&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to get involved and make the most of your membership&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;We look forward to welcoming you and helping you get started! ✨&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Web%20banner.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838488</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2027 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>July '27 Membership Committee Meeting (July 06, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Memb%20Monthly.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Membership Committee has the duty and responsibility for recommending policy to the Board in the area of Membership. The committee promotes increased number of members and the quality of membership, proposes and develops information meetings between members, Directors, Officers, and staff, reviews and recommends member services and education programs to the Board in conjunction with staff, has the responsibility of planning various membership activities, and recommends action to the Board on all applications for membership. The committee meets once a month.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All GFWBA members are welcome to attend the Membership Committee meetings. If you are a GFWBA Member and would like to join this committee, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:kimberly@fortworthbuilders.org" target="_blank"&gt;Kimberly Eaton-Pregler,&lt;/a&gt; Executive Vice President.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>July '27 Governmental Affairs/Hammer &amp; Nails (July 13, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/GA%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Governmental Affairs Committee is charged with overseeing and coordinating the government affairs activities and programs of the GFWBA to execute the objectives of the Association.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee meets monthly to discuss issues from our 7- county jurisdiction.&amp;nbsp; This committee continually works to foster good working relationships with all elected officials.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee also plans and executes our annual Municipal Awards Night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Impact" color="#C12929" style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://hnpac.org" target="_blank"&gt;JOIN THE HAMMER &amp;amp; NAILS PAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#01131F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC&lt;/strong&gt; serves as the political arm of The Greater Fort Worth Builders Association.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;The GFWBA formed a general purpose political action committee (PAC) to have greater participation in the state and local political process. A general purpose PAC is devoted to a point of view,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;em style=""&gt;not a political party&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font&gt;. The purpose of Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC is to support local and state candidates and incumbents who understand the efforts of the local home building industry, the positive impact home building has on our local and state economy, and to organize effective political action on behalf of our members. The PAC is an important element of GFWBA’s government affairs program. It is the political voice for the GFWBA region, which consists of the following counties: Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Wise, Parker, Somervell, and Palo Pinto County. The Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC offers opportunities for GFWBA members to interact with and build relationships with local and state elected officials. You can have a voice in electing candidates who support the building industry. Interested in getting involved? Become a part of the Hammer and Nails PAC!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>July '27 Young Professionals Committee Meeting (July 15, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/YP%20-%20Meetings.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals (YP) Committee offers an environment for educational, philanthropic, networking and career growth opportunities for Young Professionals (under 45) affiliated with the development, remodeling and homebuilding industries. The YP group meets monthly, and events contain an educational component often in the form of presentations by the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association members or industry leaders or networking events.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals Committee is active in all areas of the association. They host many events including a chili cookoff and the Santa Claus Project – providing Christmas gifts and a party for area youth in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838252</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2027 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>July Executive Committee Meeting (July 20, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Exec%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;The Executive Committee is made up of the elected officers of the GFWBA. The Executive Committee includes the President, First Vice President, and 5 Vice Presidents, and a Secretary Treasurer. With the exception of the President, they are elected by the Board at their initial meeting for the fiscal year and hold office for a term of 1 year.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Executive Committee Members only.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6825168</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>July '27 New Member Orientation (July 22, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Orientation%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

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&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;An overview of the organization’s structure&amp;nbsp; ️&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Monthly membership meetings and special meetings&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Upcoming events and opportunities to connect&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Committees and councils within the association&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to get involved and make the most of your membership&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;We look forward to welcoming you and helping you get started! ✨&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Web%20banner.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>July Associates Council Meeting (July 22, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2027 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>July Board of Directors Meeting (July 27, 2027)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2027 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>July '27 Education Committee Meeting (July 28, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Education%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Education Committee exists to grow and add value to the Builders Association by developing impactful educational programs for all sectors of the building industry. Its mission is to empower industry professionals through accessible learning that promotes innovation, safety, and excellence. The committee fosters collaboration, continuous learning, and skill elevation to help members stay informed about industry changes, challenges, and opportunities. New members are always welcome to contribute ideas and insights.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2027 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>August '27 Membership Committee Meeting (August 03, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;The Membership Committee has the duty and responsibility for recommending policy to the Board in the area of Membership. The committee promotes increased number of members and the quality of membership, proposes and develops information meetings between members, Directors, Officers, and staff, reviews and recommends member services and education programs to the Board in conjunction with staff, has the responsibility of planning various membership activities, and recommends action to the Board on all applications for membership. The committee meets once a month.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All GFWBA members are welcome to attend the Membership Committee meetings. If you are a GFWBA Member and would like to join this committee, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:kimberly@fortworthbuilders.org" target="_blank"&gt;Kimberly Eaton-Pregler,&lt;/a&gt; Executive Vice President.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2027 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Ebode Presents Layers of Light (August 04, 2027)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2027 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>August '27 Business After Hours (August 05, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Monthly%20Sponsorship%20Opportunities.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>August '27 Governmental Affairs/Hammer &amp; Nails (August 10, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/GA%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Governmental Affairs Committee is charged with overseeing and coordinating the government affairs activities and programs of the GFWBA to execute the objectives of the Association.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee meets monthly to discuss issues from our 7- county jurisdiction.&amp;nbsp; This committee continually works to foster good working relationships with all elected officials.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee also plans and executes our annual Municipal Awards Night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Impact" color="#C12929" style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://hnpac.org" target="_blank"&gt;JOIN THE HAMMER &amp;amp; NAILS PAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#01131F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC&lt;/strong&gt; serves as the political arm of The Greater Fort Worth Builders Association.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;The GFWBA formed a general purpose political action committee (PAC) to have greater participation in the state and local political process. A general purpose PAC is devoted to a point of view,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;em style=""&gt;not a political party&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font&gt;. The purpose of Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC is to support local and state candidates and incumbents who understand the efforts of the local home building industry, the positive impact home building has on our local and state economy, and to organize effective political action on behalf of our members. The PAC is an important element of GFWBA’s government affairs program. It is the political voice for the GFWBA region, which consists of the following counties: Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Wise, Parker, Somervell, and Palo Pinto County. The Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC offers opportunities for GFWBA members to interact with and build relationships with local and state elected officials. You can have a voice in electing candidates who support the building industry. Interested in getting involved? Become a part of the Hammer and Nails PAC!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>August '27 November Young Professionals Committee Meeting (August 12, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals (YP) Committee offers an environment for educational, philanthropic, networking and career growth opportunities for Young Professionals (under 45) affiliated with the development, remodeling and homebuilding industries. The YP group meets monthly, and events contain an educational component often in the form of presentations by the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association members or industry leaders or networking events.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals Committee is active in all areas of the association. They host many events including a chili cookoff and the Santa Claus Project – providing Christmas gifts and a party for area youth in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2027 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>August Executive Committee Meeting (August 17, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Exec%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;The Executive Committee is made up of the elected officers of the GFWBA. The Executive Committee includes the President, First Vice President, and 5 Vice Presidents, and a Secretary Treasurer. With the exception of the President, they are elected by the Board at their initial meeting for the fiscal year and hold office for a term of 1 year.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Executive Committee Members only.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2027 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>August '27 Associates Council Meeting (August 18, 2027)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2027 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2027 CLAY SHOOT CHALLENGE (August 19, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/11Clay%20Shoot%20-%20Right%20(1).jpg" alt="" title="" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Clay%20Shoot%20-%20Right.jpg" alt="" title="" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2027 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>August Board of Directors Meeting (August 24, 2027)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2027 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>August '27 Education Committee Meeting (August 25, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Education Committee exists to grow and add value to the Builders Association by developing impactful educational programs for all sectors of the building industry. Its mission is to empower industry professionals through accessible learning that promotes innovation, safety, and excellence. The committee fosters collaboration, continuous learning, and skill elevation to help members stay informed about industry changes, challenges, and opportunities. New members are always welcome to contribute ideas and insights.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>August '27 New Member Orientation (August 26, 2027)</title>
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;An overview of the organization’s structure&amp;nbsp; ️&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Monthly membership meetings and special meetings&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Upcoming events and opportunities to connect&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Committees and councils within the association&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to get involved and make the most of your membership&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2027 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Parats Consulting Presents Budgeting, Contract Types &amp; Proper Spec Sheets (September 01, 2027)</title>
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      <title>September '27 Business After Hours (September 02, 2027)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2027 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>September '27 Membership Committee Meeting (September 07, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;The Membership Committee has the duty and responsibility for recommending policy to the Board in the area of Membership. The committee promotes increased number of members and the quality of membership, proposes and develops information meetings between members, Directors, Officers, and staff, reviews and recommends member services and education programs to the Board in conjunction with staff, has the responsibility of planning various membership activities, and recommends action to the Board on all applications for membership. The committee meets once a month.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All GFWBA members are welcome to attend the Membership Committee meetings. If you are a GFWBA Member and would like to join this committee, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:kimberly@fortworthbuilders.org" target="_blank"&gt;Kimberly Eaton-Pregler,&lt;/a&gt; Executive Vice President.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>September '27 Governmental Affairs/Hammer &amp; Nails (September 14, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Governmental Affairs Committee is charged with overseeing and coordinating the government affairs activities and programs of the GFWBA to execute the objectives of the Association.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee meets monthly to discuss issues from our 7- county jurisdiction.&amp;nbsp; This committee continually works to foster good working relationships with all elected officials.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee also plans and executes our annual Municipal Awards Night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Impact" color="#C12929" style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://hnpac.org" target="_blank"&gt;JOIN THE HAMMER &amp;amp; NAILS PAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#01131F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC&lt;/strong&gt; serves as the political arm of The Greater Fort Worth Builders Association.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;The GFWBA formed a general purpose political action committee (PAC) to have greater participation in the state and local political process. A general purpose PAC is devoted to a point of view,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;em style=""&gt;not a political party&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font&gt;. The purpose of Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC is to support local and state candidates and incumbents who understand the efforts of the local home building industry, the positive impact home building has on our local and state economy, and to organize effective political action on behalf of our members. The PAC is an important element of GFWBA’s government affairs program. It is the political voice for the GFWBA region, which consists of the following counties: Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Wise, Parker, Somervell, and Palo Pinto County. The Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC offers opportunities for GFWBA members to interact with and build relationships with local and state elected officials. You can have a voice in electing candidates who support the building industry. Interested in getting involved? Become a part of the Hammer and Nails PAC!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2027 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>September '27 Associates Council Meeting (September 15, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>September '27 Young Professionals Committee Meeting (September 16, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/YP%20-%20Meetings.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals (YP) Committee offers an environment for educational, philanthropic, networking and career growth opportunities for Young Professionals (under 45) affiliated with the development, remodeling and homebuilding industries. The YP group meets monthly, and events contain an educational component often in the form of presentations by the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association members or industry leaders or networking events.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals Committee is active in all areas of the association. They host many events including a chili cookoff and the Santa Claus Project – providing Christmas gifts and a party for area youth in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2027 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>September Executive Committee Meeting (September 21, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Exec%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;The Executive Committee is made up of the elected officers of the GFWBA. The Executive Committee includes the President, First Vice President, and 5 Vice Presidents, and a Secretary Treasurer. With the exception of the President, they are elected by the Board at their initial meeting for the fiscal year and hold office for a term of 1 year.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Executive Committee Members only.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2027 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>September '27 Education Committee Meeting (September 22, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Education%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Education Committee exists to grow and add value to the Builders Association by developing impactful educational programs for all sectors of the building industry. Its mission is to empower industry professionals through accessible learning that promotes innovation, safety, and excellence. The committee fosters collaboration, continuous learning, and skill elevation to help members stay informed about industry changes, challenges, and opportunities. New members are always welcome to contribute ideas and insights.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>September '27 New Member Orientation (September 23, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Orientation%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

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&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;An overview of the organization’s structure&amp;nbsp; ️&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Monthly membership meetings and special meetings&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Upcoming events and opportunities to connect&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Committees and councils within the association&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to get involved and make the most of your membership&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;We look forward to welcoming you and helping you get started! ✨&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Web%20banner.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2027 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>September Board of Directors Meeting (September 28, 2027)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2027 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October '27 Membership Committee Meeting (October 05, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Memb%20Monthly.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Membership Committee has the duty and responsibility for recommending policy to the Board in the area of Membership. The committee promotes increased number of members and the quality of membership, proposes and develops information meetings between members, Directors, Officers, and staff, reviews and recommends member services and education programs to the Board in conjunction with staff, has the responsibility of planning various membership activities, and recommends action to the Board on all applications for membership. The committee meets once a month.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All GFWBA members are welcome to attend the Membership Committee meetings. If you are a GFWBA Member and would like to join this committee, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:kimberly@fortworthbuilders.org" target="_blank"&gt;Kimberly Eaton-Pregler,&lt;/a&gt; Executive Vice President.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2027 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October '27 Business After Hours (October 07, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October '27 Governmental Affairs/Hammer &amp; Nails (October 12, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/GA%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Governmental Affairs Committee is charged with overseeing and coordinating the government affairs activities and programs of the GFWBA to execute the objectives of the Association.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee meets monthly to discuss issues from our 7- county jurisdiction.&amp;nbsp; This committee continually works to foster good working relationships with all elected officials.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee also plans and executes our annual Municipal Awards Night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Impact" color="#C12929" style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://hnpac.org" target="_blank"&gt;JOIN THE HAMMER &amp;amp; NAILS PAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#01131F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC&lt;/strong&gt; serves as the political arm of The Greater Fort Worth Builders Association.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;The GFWBA formed a general purpose political action committee (PAC) to have greater participation in the state and local political process. A general purpose PAC is devoted to a point of view,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;em style=""&gt;not a political party&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font&gt;. The purpose of Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC is to support local and state candidates and incumbents who understand the efforts of the local home building industry, the positive impact home building has on our local and state economy, and to organize effective political action on behalf of our members. The PAC is an important element of GFWBA’s government affairs program. It is the political voice for the GFWBA region, which consists of the following counties: Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Wise, Parker, Somervell, and Palo Pinto County. The Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC offers opportunities for GFWBA members to interact with and build relationships with local and state elected officials. You can have a voice in electing candidates who support the building industry. Interested in getting involved? Become a part of the Hammer and Nails PAC!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2027 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October Executive Committee Meeting (October 19, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Exec%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;The Executive Committee is made up of the elected officers of the GFWBA. The Executive Committee includes the President, First Vice President, and 5 Vice Presidents, and a Secretary Treasurer. With the exception of the President, they are elected by the Board at their initial meeting for the fiscal year and hold office for a term of 1 year.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Executive Committee Members only.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2027 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October '27 Associates Council Meeting (October 20, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/AC%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October '27 Young Professionals Committee Meeting (October 21, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/YP%20-%20Meetings.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals (YP) Committee offers an environment for educational, philanthropic, networking and career growth opportunities for Young Professionals (under 45) affiliated with the development, remodeling and homebuilding industries. The YP group meets monthly, and events contain an educational component often in the form of presentations by the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association members or industry leaders or networking events.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals Committee is active in all areas of the association. They host many events including a chili cookoff and the Santa Claus Project – providing Christmas gifts and a party for area youth in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2027 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October Board of Directors Meeting (October 26, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Board%20of%20Directors%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2027 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October '27 Education Committee Meeting (October 27, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Education%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Education Committee exists to grow and add value to the Builders Association by developing impactful educational programs for all sectors of the building industry. Its mission is to empower industry professionals through accessible learning that promotes innovation, safety, and excellence. The committee fosters collaboration, continuous learning, and skill elevation to help members stay informed about industry changes, challenges, and opportunities. New members are always welcome to contribute ideas and insights.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October '27 New Member Orientation (October 28, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Orientation%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;An overview of the organization’s structure&amp;nbsp; ️&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Monthly membership meetings and special meetings&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Upcoming events and opportunities to connect&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Committees and councils within the association&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to get involved and make the most of your membership&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;We look forward to welcoming you and helping you get started! ✨&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Web%20banner.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2027 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November '27 Membership Committee Meeting (November 02, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Memb%20Monthly.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Membership Committee has the duty and responsibility for recommending policy to the Board in the area of Membership. The committee promotes increased number of members and the quality of membership, proposes and develops information meetings between members, Directors, Officers, and staff, reviews and recommends member services and education programs to the Board in conjunction with staff, has the responsibility of planning various membership activities, and recommends action to the Board on all applications for membership. The committee meets once a month.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All GFWBA members are welcome to attend the Membership Committee meetings. If you are a GFWBA Member and would like to join this committee, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:kimberly@fortworthbuilders.org" target="_blank"&gt;Kimberly Eaton-Pregler,&lt;/a&gt; Executive Vice President.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>November '27 Business After Hours (November 04, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838209</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2027 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November '27 Governmental Affairs/Hammer &amp; Nails (November 09, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/GA%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Governmental Affairs Committee is charged with overseeing and coordinating the government affairs activities and programs of the GFWBA to execute the objectives of the Association.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee meets monthly to discuss issues from our 7- county jurisdiction.&amp;nbsp; This committee continually works to foster good working relationships with all elected officials.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee also plans and executes our annual Municipal Awards Night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Impact" color="#C12929" style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://hnpac.org" target="_blank"&gt;JOIN THE HAMMER &amp;amp; NAILS PAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#01131F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC&lt;/strong&gt; serves as the political arm of The Greater Fort Worth Builders Association.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;The GFWBA formed a general purpose political action committee (PAC) to have greater participation in the state and local political process. A general purpose PAC is devoted to a point of view,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;em style=""&gt;not a political party&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font&gt;. The purpose of Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC is to support local and state candidates and incumbents who understand the efforts of the local home building industry, the positive impact home building has on our local and state economy, and to organize effective political action on behalf of our members. The PAC is an important element of GFWBA’s government affairs program. It is the political voice for the GFWBA region, which consists of the following counties: Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Wise, Parker, Somervell, and Palo Pinto County. The Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC offers opportunities for GFWBA members to interact with and build relationships with local and state elected officials. You can have a voice in electing candidates who support the building industry. Interested in getting involved? Become a part of the Hammer and Nails PAC!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6836870</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2027 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Donny Couto Presents Scale a Business to the Next Level (November 11, 2027)</title>
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      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838577</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2027 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November '27 Young Professionals Committee Meeting (November 11, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/YP%20-%20Meetings.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals (YP) Committee offers an environment for educational, philanthropic, networking and career growth opportunities for Young Professionals (under 45) affiliated with the development, remodeling and homebuilding industries. The YP group meets monthly, and events contain an educational component often in the form of presentations by the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association members or industry leaders or networking events.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Young Professionals Committee is active in all areas of the association. They host many events including a chili cookoff and the Santa Claus Project – providing Christmas gifts and a party for area youth in need.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838249</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2027 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November Executive Committee Meeting (November 16, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Exec%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;The Executive Committee is made up of the elected officers of the GFWBA. The Executive Committee includes the President, First Vice President, and 5 Vice Presidents, and a Secretary Treasurer. With the exception of the President, they are elected by the Board at their initial meeting for the fiscal year and hold office for a term of 1 year.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Executive Committee Members only.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6825163</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2027 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November Board of Directors Meeting (November 16, 2027)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6825083</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2027 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November '27 Associates Council Meeting (November 17, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/AC%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838322</link>
      <guid>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838322</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2027 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November '27 New Member Orientation (November 18, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Orientation%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

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&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;An overview of the organization’s structure&amp;nbsp; ️&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Monthly membership meetings and special meetings&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Upcoming events and opportunities to connect&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Committees and councils within the association&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to get involved and make the most of your membership&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;We look forward to welcoming you and helping you get started! ✨&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Web%20banner.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838483</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2027 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November '27 Education Committee Meeting (November 24, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Education%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Education Committee exists to grow and add value to the Builders Association by developing impactful educational programs for all sectors of the building industry. Its mission is to empower industry professionals through accessible learning that promotes innovation, safety, and excellence. The committee fosters collaboration, continuous learning, and skill elevation to help members stay informed about industry changes, challenges, and opportunities. New members are always welcome to contribute ideas and insights.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838451</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2027 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Tim Lansford Education (December 01, 2027)</title>
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      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838580</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2027 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>December '27 Membership Committee Meeting (December 07, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Memb%20Monthly.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Membership Committee has the duty and responsibility for recommending policy to the Board in the area of Membership. The committee promotes increased number of members and the quality of membership, proposes and develops information meetings between members, Directors, Officers, and staff, reviews and recommends member services and education programs to the Board in conjunction with staff, has the responsibility of planning various membership activities, and recommends action to the Board on all applications for membership. The committee meets once a month.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All GFWBA members are welcome to attend the Membership Committee meetings. If you are a GFWBA Member and would like to join this committee, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:kimberly@fortworthbuilders.org" target="_blank"&gt;Kimberly Eaton-Pregler,&lt;/a&gt; Executive Vice President.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6836992</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2027 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>December '27 Governmental Affairs/Hammer &amp; Nails (December 14, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/GA%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Governmental Affairs Committee is charged with overseeing and coordinating the government affairs activities and programs of the GFWBA to execute the objectives of the Association.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee meets monthly to discuss issues from our 7- county jurisdiction.&amp;nbsp; This committee continually works to foster good working relationships with all elected officials.&amp;nbsp; The Government Affairs Committee also plans and executes our annual Municipal Awards Night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Impact" color="#C12929" style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://hnpac.org" target="_blank"&gt;JOIN THE HAMMER &amp;amp; NAILS PAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#01131F" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC&lt;/strong&gt; serves as the political arm of The Greater Fort Worth Builders Association.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;The GFWBA formed a general purpose political action committee (PAC) to have greater participation in the state and local political process. A general purpose PAC is devoted to a point of view,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;em style=""&gt;not a political party&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font&gt;. The purpose of Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC is to support local and state candidates and incumbents who understand the efforts of the local home building industry, the positive impact home building has on our local and state economy, and to organize effective political action on behalf of our members. The PAC is an important element of GFWBA’s government affairs program. It is the political voice for the GFWBA region, which consists of the following counties: Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Wise, Parker, Somervell, and Palo Pinto County. The Hammer &amp;amp; Nails PAC offers opportunities for GFWBA members to interact with and build relationships with local and state elected officials. You can have a voice in electing candidates who support the building industry. Interested in getting involved? Become a part of the Hammer and Nails PAC!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6836869</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2027 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>December '27 Associates Council Meeting (December 15, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/AC%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6838321</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2027 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>December Executive Committee Meeting (December 21, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Exec%20-%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;The Executive Committee is made up of the elected officers of the GFWBA. The Executive Committee includes the President, First Vice President, and 5 Vice Presidents, and a Secretary Treasurer. With the exception of the President, they are elected by the Board at their initial meeting for the fiscal year and hold office for a term of 1 year.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Executive Committee Members only.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6825162</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2027 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>December Board of Directors Meeting (December 21, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Board%20of%20Directors%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.gfwbatx.com/event-6825082</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2027 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>December '27 Education Committee Meeting (December 22, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Education%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Education Committee exists to grow and add value to the Builders Association by developing impactful educational programs for all sectors of the building industry. Its mission is to empower industry professionals through accessible learning that promotes innovation, safety, and excellence. The committee fosters collaboration, continuous learning, and skill elevation to help members stay informed about industry changes, challenges, and opportunities. New members are always welcome to contribute ideas and insights.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/WEB%20BANNER%203.0.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2027 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>December '27 New Member Orientation (December 30, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://www.gfwbatx.com/resources/Pictures/Orientation%20Header.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;An overview of the organization’s structure&amp;nbsp; ️&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Monthly membership meetings and special meetings&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Upcoming events and opportunities to connect&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Committees and councils within the association&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

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