Spring is known for a fresh start, a time to clean out the old and renew going forward. If you want to refresh, reboot, and reward yourself and your business this season boy do I have three events they'll do just that!

Refresh your home and at your design studios by spring cleaning.  For those trying to figure out what to do with old samples, art, pillows accessories and furniture. I've got the place for you in the Las Vegas Area our ASID Chapter has partnered with Habitat for Humanity holding the First Pop-up Garage Sale at Container Park. To get involved you in this event you can Donate, Shop and Support . Donations requested are décor, lamps, and furniture. Drop donations off at Habitat's main office 4580 W. Sahara #120, Las Vegas, NV deadline to drop off items is May 6^th at 3pm, make sure to ask for Cathy or Veronica, so your items are saved for the event. You can Shop the sale on May 14^th at Container Park from 10am- 2pm, and revenues made allow families in need to afford adequate homes. Support Habitat for Humanity and your ASID California Central Nevada Chapter work together for the betterment of our local communities' one family at a time. If you don't live in the Las Vegas area you can always support your local Habitat for Humanity by donating items to Habitat Restore. Restore is a place where anyone can donate lighting, furniture, any item that is salvaged in good condition from a job site or your garage they'll take it. Habitat then sells the items to the public. It's a great way to help the community! You've taken care of the big items now what to do with all those old but still good samples and old catalogs you've got piling up. I've got you covered! Our local College Design Programs (UNLV, Sac State, Chico State, Fresno State) are always happy to take your old samples for the student design library.

Now you're design studio is refreshed your ready to reboot your Design Business then you don't want to miss our Julia Molloy Time Billing and Contracts 3 hour CEU on May 5th! During the 3 hours you'll have lunch and learn about Julia's new Billing Calculation Tool to calculate what your billing rate, mark up and fees need to be to make the right margin. Understand what parts of your billing model need to be adjusted and by how much. Break down mark-up, time-billing and design fee and how they translate to different profit margins. After 3 hours you will have the tools, the knowledge and the contract to be ready to bill more effectively. That's right I said CONTRACT! Julia is giving away her own hybrid model Contract to you over a $1000 value! RSVP now don't miss Business Expert Julia Molloy May 5^th!

Reward yourself this spring by showing off all your hard work by entering our 2^nd Annual ANDYZ Awards. I'm excited to announce The ANDYZ AWARDS ARE NOW OPEN!! Find your best design and start getting it ready to submit. The deadline is Friday, June 3^rd. Who can enter? Any Designer, Design Firm, or Student based in the Western Region! Oh, you heard me right that means Nevada, California, Arizona, Utah, Oregon, Washington... you can all enter! What categories? Oh we got it all Best Student Project, Custom Furnishings/Product Design, Residential (Kitchen, Bath, Living, Dining, etc) Hospitality, and Commercial Projects. The competition just got bigger and the 2016 ANDYZ Award Winners will own the West this July at Las Vegas Summer Market! Click here to enter the 2nd Annual ANDYZ Awards Good Luck!

On a final note HD Expo is coming up May 4-6 ^th at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. If you're attending be sure to stop by the ASID National Booth and say hi to your incoming board and current board members who will be working the booth. Anyone you know who wants to become an ASID member or is interested in joining can talk to an ASID leader and find out more information about ASID.

That's a wrap for a great spring season hope to see you out at our events!