Houston Area Members Led Disaster Relief Efforts Following Hurricane Beryl

Disaster Response
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Contact: Jonathan Falk
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Director, Disaster Operations
(202) 266-8005

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L to R: Representative from Fort Bend Women's Center, Scooter Nicholson, Associate Vice President, GHBA Remodelers Council, Aimee Bertrand, CEO, GHBA, Blake Cummins, Morning Star Builders, Matthew Reibenstein, President, GHBA, Carole Brady, Executive Director, HomeAid Houston, Slade Salone, Builders First Source, Matt Bradshaw, Miter Brands, Dennis Turnipseed, Eyes on Me

 

water pallet and volunteers
GHBA member volunteers unload pallets of supplies to distribute to those impacted by Hurricane Beryl
supplies distribution
GHBA member volunteers distributed supplies to those impacted by Hurricane Beryl
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Aimee Bertrand, CEO, GHBA, Jonathan Falk, Director of Disaster Operations, NAHB, Lawerence Dean, President, HomeAid Houston, Franck Bousier, CEO, Everlasting Homes tour new resilient home construction in the Houston area

Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas on July 8, resulting in widespread property damage in the Houston area. After the storm, the leadership and members of the Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) stepped up to provide disaster relief to the hardest-hit localities.

“Local HBAs can play a crucial role in supporting their communities in the aftermath of a natural disaster by leveraging the expertise of our members and resources to provide much-needed immediate assistance and help rebuild both homes and our community,” said Aimee Bertrand, GHBA CEO.

On July 17, the HBA hosted MITER Brands and local partner Builders FirstSource for a Hurricane Beryl disaster supplies distribution event held at the association’s office. J.D. Hale, Texas Builders Association (TAB) director of government affairs, and Jonathan Falk, NAHB director of disaster operations, joined HBA members in distributing water, work gloves, bleach, extension cords, batteries, flashlights and other recovery/repair necessities to community members. 

Following the distribution event, NAHB, GHBA and TAB leaders met to discuss Beryl’s impact on local businesses and toured damaged communities with HomeAid Houston Board Chair Lawrence Dean (Community Builders Advisory Services). GHBA member Franck Boursier of Everlasting Homes Building Group, LLC also led the group on tours of examples of resilient homes in the Meyerland area.

“As our region begins to rebuild, we are supporting our members and community in building back stronger and with trusted members of our industry,” said Bertrand.  

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