At a time of much discord and disagreement over the 2008 elections I think we must look beyond election day and realize the things we must do and not do every day to be successful and a people as a nation and even as a company.

Words of Wisdom for a country by Abraham Lincoln

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

Words of Practical Wisdom paraphrased from above for everyday by Brian Walsh

This is a time that we as individuals and as a company need to help the poor, become stronger and better stewards, and we must use this particularly challenging time to expose the character within each of us to reach deeper, to work harder and smarter and to become better for ourselves and others and for our clients.

In November the election of our next President will be over but the election of how we live the rest of our lives continues. Let's make the right daily choices -- together.

Orangewood has received the final building inspection and is awaiting CO. > More Pictures

Church In The Son is hoping to be 75% complete by December 31st > More Pictures

Happy Birthday Diane!  - Oct. 22
Happy Birthday David! - Oct . 11
Happy Birthday Steve! - Oct. 14
Happy Anniversary Felicia & Nate! - 2 Years

By now everyone should be using the
collage-usa e-mail account. We hope the transition has been smooth so far. Please
let the office know if there is anything you
may still need help with (importing contacts, deleting contacts, adding calendars, setting up groups.....or other).

Over the next few months we will be adding and revising the web site address www.collage-usa.com to our existing materials (letterhead, envelopes, forms, site signage...etc.) Let the office know if you notice where it needs to be updated. The more eyes the better Thanks!

We are excited to bring on Richard Otto, a 25 year veteran of the construction industry,
o become our Senior Estimator and work with Steve to direct our pre-construction services.