The American Supply Association announced its exclusive recommendation of Federated Mutual Insurance Co., a leading insurance provider in plumbing-heating-cooling construction, to its distributor members.

As of press time amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Nearly 2,000 employees of American Supply Association member companies had visited a special ASA Take Action page on the ASA website and sent nearly 7,800 emails to President Trump, their U.S. senators and local congressmen in support of declaring the PHCP-PVF industry essential.

Emerge: E-merge. Definition: To move out of or away from something and come into view.

Twelve years ago, the American Supply Association launched its inaugural winter leadership meeting where some 70 volunteer leaders gathered in the Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida area to develop ASA’s first extensive long-term strategic action plan — a launching pad that aimed the association on a growth and success trajectory that continues to this day.

My number-one goal as 2020 ASA president is to drive ASA programs deeper into our member organizations.