I was out on the road for a good reason, and found time to stop along the way to visit a cousin of mine. These are my cousin's kids Cooper, Case, and Paul on my bike. But let me tell you why I was out in the first place:

I have decided to take a few weeks off from real estate in March of 2005, and to volunteer my time helping the poor people of Honduras. I will be going as part of a Habitat Team sponsored by ProPapa Missions America. We will construct homes during our short stay to help protect Hondurans from the elements and improve their health.

The current homes in Honduras are poorly constructed 'shacks'. When finished, each family will have a solid cement block home including an indoor bathroom.

Although this will be my first trip to Honduras with the brigade, I'm sure that it won't be my last. I'll have a little digital camera to take pictures of the new friends I'm sure I'll make while working in their village.

If anyone is interested in going, be sure to visit ProPapa Missions America for more information— or of course, you can always contact me.

David Husband was surprised to be contacted by finance and investment management major Nathan Nedley. As the chief financial officer (CFO) of Vodavi Technology, a telecommunications company, Husband routinely talked to investors, but he didn't expect that his latest group of investors would be university students.

Duquesne's Investment Club, led by Nedley as its president, had never reached out to a CFO before as part of its investment research. They contacted Husband to get more information about his company's acquisition plans, strengths and weaknesses, and the outlook for its market.

The Investment Club wants to sharpen its research by contacting the CFOs of the companies they target for their portfolio. In the past five years, the club has grown the value of its portfolio from $50,000 to $75,000.

"Currently, the Investment Club students beat the market by five percent," said Assistant Professor Vashishta Bhaskar, the Club's faculty advisor.

"I'm reasonably sure that our students can outperform a lot of the investment managers that are out there in the marketplace."

Nate is now officially licensed as a Real Estate Agent, and is working
with me as a sales team. Please join me in welcoming him to the business!

You can EMAIL him if you'd like by either clicking on the EMAIL word in this
sentence, or by using nateREMOVETHECAPS@davenedley.com .

Here I am getting my sponsor's plaque from Coach Rusty Balas. It's a proud moment for me, and what great weather we had for this day! Ignore the evil glasses... they're necessary for old fellas like us!

Remember to come to the What's News Page and look for the [Orange Crush] link. It has nifty pictures and some trivia from the 2004 season.

We had great weather for Opening Day and plenty of fun, starting with the arrival of the team and their walk through the arch of balloons. We're going to have regular updates (we hope) provided by a team member's mother, and photos that will rotate through the page that you can visit here on my website.

I'll have details for you soon, but I wanted you all to know how excited I am to be sponsoring a team.

The team will go by the name The Orange Crush and carry the name of their sponsor,
DaveNedley.com everywhere they go.

Here is the roster:

#3 Mike Kearns
#22 Stephen Kearns
#24 Stephen Balas
#12 Pete Nestor
#10 Brad Fulton
#14 Brandon Vorous
#20 Alex Molt
#6 Jacob Byers
#42 Vinnie Trunzo
#99 J. J. Finholt
#1 Cody Ciongoli
#8 Harry Miller
#7 Dakota Pici
#9 Vince Sofelkanik
#2 Jimmy Locke

The coaches are Rusty Balas, Tom Kearns, and Dave Auel.

Win or lose, we're going to have a fun-filled season, so check back here for news and a photo or two. I promise I'll post more information about this fantastic new "project" as soon as I can. Good luck, fellas!

Dave

Dear David:

Congratulations!!!

You have met the criteria for the Performance Plus—Diamond Award.

Your hard work of negotiation and showing homes indicates your dedication to the real estate profession,
and we want you to know that this association takes pride in your accomplishments.

Recognition will be given at the Awards luncheon at Chesterfields, Rt. 30,
North Huntingdon PA, which we invite you to attend.

Sincerely,

Margi McCafferty,
President,
Westmoreland Realtors® Association, 2004

Check out all the "old" news from [2003] in this archived page.

Check out all the "old" news from [2002] in this archived page.

Like I said...

You asked for it. If you're here, you wanted to know this stuff.

This isn't about bragging... I want you to see what I've accomplished and how I enjoy being involved in my community. I'm proud of my achievements and I want you to know that I am serious when it comes to helping you in any way I can.

Dave