Join the MCAA today and I’ll pay 50%

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Join the MCAA today and I’ll pay 50% of your first year dues!
If you are not a member of the Mason Contractors Association of America, I hope you will change that now! There are many things the MCAA is doing for you and me. We need each of you to be a part of the only national association that looks out for the good of the mason contractor! I need your membership, energy, wisdom, ideas and most of all your heart! There is much work for us to do and I want you to be a part of the future!

If you have never been a member of the MCAA, sign up today and I’ll pay half of your first year dues!

I know you’ll love being a member of the MCAA so much that I’m willing to split the cost of your first year of membership with you. Call the MCAA office at 800-536-2225 and mention, “Mackie sent me” or visit the MCAA website at www.masoncontractors.org/mackie and use the code MACKIE at checkout.

Read my President’s Message from July 2011 to learn more about what the MCAA is doing for the masonry industry and to take advantage of my special offer.

Remember: the MCAA is working for you and me - the mason contractor!
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