CVN May 2008, page 9
The 18 Annual MassHousing Trade Fair draws big crowd
On April 3rd MassHousing held its 18th Annual Trade Fair at the Braintree Sheraton, located in Braintree, Mass. A large number of minority and women vendors were on hand to meet various housing managers throughout Massachusetts. With Thomas Gleason, the Executive Director away on important business, Mr. Robert M. Ruzzo had the honor of welcoming all the vendors to the Trade Fair.
This year special awards were presented to CWC Builders, Inc of Newton, Mass. For their contribution to MassHousing’s Subcontracting Utilization program; also on hand to receive an award was Lonnie Daniels of the Massachusetts Minority Contractor Association MMCA. MMCA received their award for sponsoring and organizing a number of business workshops designed to assist MassHousing in reaching a larger audience and have made a very significant contribution.
The CVN was on hand to photograph and video tape the various vendor tables and the always exciting raffle.. This year the CVN donated a free round trip ferry ride for two to beautiful Martha Vineyard. The trip also included a tour of the African - American trail by noted historian and educator Robert Hayden.
L-r Bernie Brown, Manager of Compliance and Diversity Division; Boston City Councilor Charles Yancy and Robert Pyne, Director of Rental Development
Sadie and her husband Donalexander Goss were big
Boston City Councilor Charles Yancy (center) made his rounds throughout the Trade Show
The Raffle
Luckey Red Sox ticket winners
Dolores Gonsalves (CV) and Adam made some valuable business contacts
Bernie Brown, MassHousing’s Manager of Compliance and Diversity seen in photos above with gray suit worked his way through the large crowd of vendors making everyone feel comfortable and at home at the Trade Fair
There is City Councilor Yancy doing more networking
Councilor Charles Yancy give the MassHousing Trade Fair thumbs up
MassHousing Trade Fair had a lot
people smiling
This vendor was open for business
Raffle winner