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The Rough Notes Company Community Service Award Recognizing independent agents who perform extraordinary service By Robert N. Kretzmer, CIC We need your help in identifying independent insurance agents or agencies who have performed extraordinary service in their local communities. Each year The Rough Notes Company seeks to formally recognize and honor independent agents and/or agencies for their philanthropic endeavors which benefit their fellow citizens. We are looking for those special charitable acts by independent agents that help make their local communities a better place to live. Over the past seven years The Rough Notes Company has had the pleasure of recognizing some incredible acts of philanthropy and has had the privilege of honoring agents and agencies that have gone “way beyond the call of duty” in securing the future of their communities. Our past winners have performed such varied altruistic endeavors as leading a United Way campaign; establishing a walk for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; running a therapeutic horseback riding clinic for handicapped and disabled children; developing and opening a Boys and Girls Club; chairing a committee to fund an emergency room for a local hospital; and operating a program to feed hungry children in America! We are certain that numerous other individual agents or agencies perform wonderful acts of philanthropy in their local communities. We need your immediate help in identifying these selfless agents. Please complete the nomination form, and remember that our deadline is December 31, 2006! Nominations are open to all independent insurance agents and agencies that perform community service. Also, we allow agents, agency personnel, insurance companies, agent associations, charities and other community service organizations to nominate a deserving agent or agency. The winner and honorable mention recipients will be honored at an awards dinner in Indianapolis in early 2007 in conjunction with the Rough Notes magazine’s 18th annual Marketing Agency of the Year celebration. In addition, Rough Notes magazine will feature an article on the winning agents/agencies. The winning charity or community service project will receive $5,000 in the name of the winning agent/agency; and, the honorable mention recipients’ charities or community service projects will each receive $1,500 in the name of the winning agent/agency. Winners will be presented with an eagle statue with an engraved plaque recognizing their contributions to their local communities. Please take time to help us by completing the accompanying nomination form and returning it to us no later than December 31, 2006. * Rough Notes Company Award Conditions and Prerequisites PURPOSE: To recognize and award an independent property/casualty broker, agent or agency that has demonstrated extraordinary community service within his/her/their local, regional or national community. And, to present the winning community service project with a check in the amount of $5,000 to help further its special cause(s). Criteria: Nominees will be judged on their overall contribution (funds raised, people helped, volunteerism, etc.) to their community service project and/or initiative, and the positive impact (both short-term and long-term) that their efforts have made toward their community service project. Nomination Period: Nominations will be accepted at the offices of Rough Notes magazine by U.S. mail, overnight delivery or hand delivery up to and including December 31, 2006. No nomination forms will be accepted after December 31, 2006. Please note that no facsimiles will be accepted. Conditions: Selection: Designated individuals from The Rough Notes Company and selected others will review all nomination forms and supporting documentation and select a winner and honorable mention recipients. The winner and honorable mention recipients will be honored and presented with their awards at the Rough Notes Magazine Awards Ceremony in Indianapolis, Indiana, in conjunction with the 18th Annual Rough Notes Magazine “Marketing Agency of the Year” award dinner. A representative of the winning community service project will also be invited to attend this function to be honored and presented with a check. Awards: Mailing: All nomination forms and supporting documents are to be sent to or received at: |
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