Honoring Those who serve others

Deadline for The Rough Notes Company Community Service Award approaches

This is the time of the year when we hear a lot about buying and giving. Successful independent agents know a lot about that. They know that the more they give—of their time, energy and money—the more help and hope they buy for others in need. And those sometimes intangible gifts are priceless.

The Rough Notes Company seeks to honor those agents or agencies that have gone beyond the call of duty to give of themselves in their town, region or around the globe. These men and women have humbly and passionately found ways to help those less fortunate.

Do you know of an independent agent, broker or agency that has performed extraordinary community service? Whether you represent an agent or agency, a state or national insurance trade association, an insurance company, or a charity or other community service organization, you are eligible to make a nomination for the 2010 Rough Notes Community Service Award.

In early 2010, the winner and up to four honorable mention recipients will be honored in Indianapolis, Indiana, in conjunction with Rough Notes magazine’s Marketing Agency of the Year celebration. The agent’s winning charity will be honored with a $5,000 donation in the name of the winning agent/agency/broker; the honorable mention charities will receive $1,500 in the name of the honorable mention recipient(s). Each winner will receive an engraved sculptured eagle as a memento of his or her outstanding philanthropic activities.

To nominate an agent, broker or agency for the 11th annual Community Service Award, please see the conditions and prerequisites and nomination form on the following pages. Nominations must be received at the offices of The Rough Notes Company by December 31, 2009, to be considered.

The Rough Notes Company
Community Service Award

Award Conditions and Prerequisites

Purpose: To recognize and present an award to an independent insurance broker, agent or agency that has demonstrated extraordinary community service within his/her/its 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, 2009. No nomination forms will be accepted after December 31, 2009. Please note that no facsimiles or e-mails will be accepted.

Conditions:

1. Nominators must complete the nomination form in its entirety and provide all supporting documentation;

2. All nomination forms and supporting documentation must be received at the offices of Rough Notes magazine no later than December 31, 2009;

3. No facsimiles or e-mails will be accepted;

4. All nomination forms and supporting documentation become the exclusive property of Rough Notes magazine. Further, the nomination form and supporting documentation may be used at the sole discretion of Rough Notes magazine to publicize the award and award recipient, and to promote the Community Service Award program;

5. A letter from the community service project verifying and describing the project must accompany the nomination form;

6. Incomplete nomination forms or nomination forms without supporting documents will not be considered;

7. Nominators may nominate themselves or their agency.

Note: Please detail only one service project per nominee.

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 at Rough Notes magazine’s “Marketing Agency of the Year” awards dinner in Indianapolis. 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:

1. The winning community service project will be presented with a check in the amount of $5,000 in the name of the award recipient.

2. The winning broker, agent or agency and honorable mention recipients will be presented with a sculptured engraved eagle.

3. Honorable mention projects will receive a check for $1,500 in the name of the award recipient.

4. Rough Notes magazine will publish an article to publicize the community service project, the award winner and the honorable mention recipients.

5. The awards dinner will be held in Indianapolis in early 2010.

Mailing: All nomination forms and supporting documents are to be sent to:
The Rough Notes Company
Attn: Community Service Award
11690 Technology Drive
Carmel, Indiana 46032-5600