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July brings fireworks, cookouts, boating and summer camp.  I can’t say I envy those campers spending a week in this heat, but I know from experience that spending a week outdoors at summer camp can teach a lot of good lessons.  For the second year, Forward Engineers is proud to say that we are a sponsor for the 23rd Annual Green Valley Bible Camp Golf Tournament (GVBC).  Funds from this tournament go toward providing “camperships” for campers who otherwise could not afford to attend GVBC summer camp.  You can read our full announcement or see more about participating as a team or becoming a sponsor yourself at the GVBC Tournament Facebook page.

Here’s a few other topics we were talking about this month:

1. 179d Extension: June 2017 Update – It’s time for another update on efforts to extend the 179d Tax Deduction.
2. Energy Monitoring – The management phrase, “You can’t manage what you don’t measure” is also true for building energy costs.
3. Fourth of July 2017 – Wishing you a happy and safe Fourth of July! Take a moment to remember the USA’s founding 241 years ago.

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Forward Engineers is proud to announce that we are a sponsor of the 23rd Annual Green Valley Bible Camp Golf Tournament.  This is our second year to be involved with the tournament and we are excited for the opportunity to again support GVBC!

In operation since 1965, Green Valley Bible Camp (GVBC) is a youth Bible camp near Rogers, Arkansas that provides day and overnight camp sessions for children ranging in age from first grade to high school graduation.  The camp has the capacity to serve 2000 youth campers each summer.

The funds collected during the GVBC tournament go toward providing “camperships” for campers who otherwise could not afford to attend.  The tournament will be held on August 5th at The Creeks Gold Course in Cave Springs, AR.  You can learn more about participating as a team or becoming a sponsor yourself at the GVBC Tournament Facebook page.

It’s the Fourth of July and we at Forward Engineers wish you the best!  Hopefully you are able to spend today enjoying a cookout, camping, boating, swimming, golfing or whatever your tradition is.  While we have fun and relax, take some time to remember what the founders did 241 years ago in Philadelphia.

Declaring independence from Great Britain officially started two days earlier when Congress actually voted to declare independence.  July 4th was the day that the wording of the Declaration was approved.  On July 8th, the Declaration of Independence was read publicly for the first time, but it wasn’t until August 2nd that anyone actually signed the document.  In a letter from John Adams (one of the signers) to his wife, Abigail, he said that he expected future celebrations to include “pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations.”  If by illuminations he means fireworks, than he definitely wasn’t too far off in predicting how we celebrate.  In fact, Americans spend around $1 Billion a year on fireworks alone.  If you are curious at all about the efficiency of fireworks, I will direct you to last year’s post about heating with fireworks.

Forward Engineers is proud to celebrate the Fourth of July and we all wish you a happy and safe holiday.