2008 Tour of HomesTM Checklist/Schedule

Please look over this very important information about the 2008 20th Annual COBA Tour of Homes. Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor Columbia River Bank and our Supporting Sponsors Earth Advantage, The Garner Group, Central Oregon Cable Advertising, W.L. May Company, The Bulletin, and Robberson Ford Lincoln Mercury Mazda.

Kick-Off BBQ and Party, Sponsored by Gary’s Vacuflo

The Tour of Homes Kick-off BBQ and party will be on July 15th at The Bulletin from 4-6:30pm. This is a mandatory event; someone from your company must come to pick up directional signs and other materials on this date. Don’t miss out on the great fun, food and prizes at the party. Food will be served courtesy of our sponsor, Gary’s Vacuflo.

Tour of Homes Guide, Builder or Home Information Changes and Updates

Your Tour of Homes page proof for the Guide will be faxed to you around June 10th and must be returned to the COBA office by 10am on Thursday, June 12th. Any proofs not returned by that time will be deemed correct and there will be no opportunity to make further changes. It is your responsibility to make arrangements to proof your page and make corrections for accuracy. Changes to your proof are ONLY typographical errors; no additional copy may be added during proofing and must be made in writing and returned to COBA via fax or email.

Please do not contact The Bulletin regarding proof changes. They cannot approve or make those changes for you. All changes must be made through COBA prior to June 13th.

If you want to purchase additional advertising for yourself or your sub contractors in the Tour Guide Builder page the deadline is June 18th, 2008. Please contact your ad representative at The Bulletin or call Stacie at 383-0389.

Tour Home COBA Completion Inspections for the Tour

Tour Home inspections will be done starting the week of July 7th-17th, please call Sonia Burns at 389-1058 or E-mail soniab@coba.org when your home is completed.

Tour of Homes Judging

A team of highly experienced home building industry judges from out of the Central Oregon area will view your home during the first Tour weekend. When they come through your home please feel free to greet them on their arrival and allow them to freely move throughout the home.

Booties for the Public to Use

Builders that want protective booties may order them from Protective Products on-line or from Norco Medical Supply 388-2273 (Bend), 548-1044 (Redmond).

Robberson Ford Lincoln Mercury Mazda offer Tour Builders a great car for your Tour House Driveway

As a supporting sponsor Robberson Ford Lincoln Mercury Mazda has generously agreed to work with you to provide a great car to display in the driveway of your Tour Home at no charge to you. Please call Ron Boone at - Office 541-382-4521 X 135 and Cell 541-390-8795 if you are interested. We also ask that you honor their support of the Tour as a sponsor and not display cars from other dealers as per the tour contract.

2008 Tour of Homes-Public Viewing Times

Remember this year the Tour hours will be July 18th from 12-6pm, July 19th and 20th from 10am-6pm; and July 25th from 12-6pm, July 26th and July 27th from 10am-6pm. Tour homes must be staffed during these hours.

Awards Ceremony

The date for the Tour of Homes Award Ceremony is Tuesday, July 22th. The ceremony will start at 10am at a location to be determined. All builders are encouraged to attend this event. This year’s awards will include: Best Kitchen; Best Master Suite; Best Architectural Design; Best Interior Finish; Best Landscaping; Best Special Feature; Best Value; Best of Show; Green Building Award; and Best Garage.

Green Building Award

If you have submitted an entry in this category, please prepare a detailed description and documentation of all the measures and materials utilized, whether visible or not as well as photographs and certifications for non-visible materials and structures.

Tour of Homes Shirts

Let everyone know that you are a Tour Builder. You can order Tour of Homes apparel and merchandise from Eye of the Needle; call RexAnn at 318-4250. (20% off Tour of Home garment orders). You may put your company logo on the shirts for a small additional charge.

“Future Tour Home, Coming this July” Signs Available Now at the COBA office

If you would like your “pre-tour” house signs to let people know the home will be on the Tour please come by the COBA office after June 10th and pick them up. We also have Tour of Homes posters available for your offices, your suppliers and friends that will post them at their businesses.

Marketing & Promoting the COBA Tour of HomesTM

COBA invests approximately $100,000 of advertising in the COBA Tour of HomesTM every year striving to achieve the utmost in quality brand recognition.  Over the years the COBA Tour of HomesTM has become a summer classic and synonymous with the best quality COBA builders can offer.  COBA encourages our builders to market and promote their homes as well!

As a COBA Tour of HomesTM builder, we as you to assist us in continuing to build the brand and the prestige of the tour, and we have instituted the following guidelines with regard to advertising, marketing, and promoting the COBA Tour of HomesTM.

Use Guidelines

  • For use of the COBA logo, please refer to the COBA Brand Standards available on the COBA web site http://www.coba.org/documents/COBABrandStandards.pdf   The COBA logo should only be used within the prescribed guidelines.  Logos are available by contacting the office.
  • When referring to the COBA Tour of HomesTM in your marketing, advertising, or PR, you should always refer to it as the COBA Tour of HomesTM.
    • COBA should always precede Tour of Homes
    • TM (in Superscript) should always follow Homes without a space

EXAMPLE:  COBA Tour of HomesTM

  • Failure to use the guidelines as designed is a violation of our trademark.
  • Creation of logos, award seals, medallions or other art for use in referring to an award given by COBA should only be done with the express written consent of COBA.  COBA is pursuing the creation of award seals and medallions which award recipients will be authorized to use.
  • When referring to awards, they should always be listed as follows:
    • 2008 COBA Tour of HomesTM _______________________
      • Examples might be:
        • 2008 COBA Tour of HomesTM Green Builder of the Year
        • 2008 COBA Tour of HomesTM Best In Show
        • 2008 COBA Tour of HomesTM Best Value
        • Come see us at the COBA Tour of HomesTM
  • For radio ads please use the COBA name identifier on your ads such as “Winner of the 2008 COBA Tour of HomesTM Best Value in Category” or “Winner of 2008 Central Oregon Builders Association Tour of HomesTM Best Value in Category”

 

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