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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9 , 2007
Contact: Janay Rickwalder
(703) 383-3081
jrickwalder@nailba.org
NAILBA Charitable Foundation Announces 2007 Grant Recipients
(Fairfax, Va.) With the help of a history-making fundraising campaign, the NAILBA Charitable Foundation awarded more grants to more charities than ever before in its six year history.
This year, the Foundation awarded $250,000 in grants to 18 organizations that serve to enhance the quality of life for those less fortunate, a 100 percent increase over last year’s grant distribution.
The growth of our Foundation is a direct credit to the warmth and generosity of our membership and that of our partner companies,” stated Foundation Grants Review Committee Chairperson Gary S. Dworkin. “The Foundation has consistently increased the amount of funds raised each and every year since it began the grants program in 2002."
The following are the grant award recipients for 2007:
Child & Family Services of Newport County
Newport, RI
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$25,000.00 |
Laguna Little League/Challenger Division
Corpus Christi, TX |
$25,000.00 |
The Mary Ann Wright Foundation
Oakland, CA |
$20,000.00 |
Monarch School of New England
Rochester, NH |
$20,000.00 |
Oxford College of Emory University
Oxford, GA |
$20,000.00 |
The Foundation for Financial Service Professionals
Newton Square, PA |
$15,000.00 |
Girls Hope of Pittsburgh, Inc.
Baden, PA |
$15,000.00 |
GlassRoots
Newark, NJ |
$15,000.00 |
Spectrum Youth & Family Services
Burlington, VT |
$15,000.00 |
Delta Gamma Center for Children w/ Visual Impairments
St. Louis, MO |
$10,000.00 |
High Adventure Treks for Dads & Daughters (HATS)
Dallas, TX |
$10,000.00 |
Nassau County AHRC Foundation, Inc.
Brookville, NY |
$10,000.00 |
Our Mother's Home of Southwest Florida, Inc.
Fort Myers, FL |
$10,000.00 |
Youth in Need
St. Charles, MO |
$10,000.00 |
Amazement Square
Lynchburg, VA |
$7,500.00 |
CAPTAIN Youth and Family Services, Inc.
Clifton Park, NY |
$7,500.00 |
Friends of Rollo -- United Anglers
San Diego, CA |
$7,500.00 |
Metro Hope Ministries
Minneapolis, MN |
$7,500.00 |
All grant recipients were sponsored by NAILBA member agencies and corporate partners. "I look forward with great pride to the current number of grant requests that we were able to respond to and look forward to next year with the assurance that NAILBA will continue to react as warmly as possible toward helping those less fortunate," stated Dworkin.
To make a contribution or receive more information about the NAILBA Charitable Foundation, please contact Michelle W. Jones at mjones@nailba.org or (727) 812-7075.
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The National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies (NAILBA) Charitable Foundation is a public charity that receives gifts mainly, but not exclusively, from the membership of NAILBA and its corporate partners. The mission of the Charitable Foundation is to encourage volunteerism among the NAILBA membership and provide grant funds to worthy charitable organizations with limited operating budgets in local communities served by member agencies, with a special emphasis on those that enhance the quality of life for children.
The National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies (NAILBA) is a nonprofit trade association with 353 member agencies in the U.S. and Canada, representing 100,000 producers who deliver more than one billion dollars in first year life insurance premiums annually. NAILBA is dedicated to fostering the growth of its member agencies by providing educational resources, industry standards and a collective voice for legislative and regulatory efforts. Each of NAILBA's members commits to a statement of responsibilities to ethically and responsibly serve their clients' best interests. For more information, visit www.nailba.org.
