(Fairfax, Va.) The National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies (NAILBA) Charitable Foundation awarded $205,000 in grants to organizations in NAILBA member communities that serve to enhance the quality of life for those less fortunate, with an emphasis on children.   Following are the grant award recipients for 2011:

*Orange County Foundation for Oncology Children and Families: $25,000
    *Recipient of the Col. J. William Felton III Grant
 Orange, CA (Sponsored by NAILBA member agency CPS Insurance Services)

LIFE Foundation— LIFE Lessons: $30,000
 Arlington, VA

Kids Corp.: $20,000
 Newark, NJ (Sponsored by NAILBA supporter Prudential)

Peaceful Acres: $18,000
 Pattersonville, NY (Sponsored by NAILBA member agency NY-National Long Term Care Brokers)

Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children: $17,000
 Atlanta, GA (Sponsored by NAILBA member agency National Insurance Brokerage)

Brain Tumor Foundation for Children: $17,000
 Atlanta, GA (Sponsored by NAILBA member agency The Milner Agency)

Children’s Oncology Services: $17,000
 Chicago, IL (Sponsored by NAILBA member agency Brown, Brown & Gomberg)

Down Syndrome Connection: $15,000
 Danville, CA (Sponsored by NAILBA member agency H. D. Mooers & Co.)

The Susan B. Anthony Project: $15,000
 Torrington, CT (Sponsored by NAILBA member agency The Thompson Agency)

Washington Gorge Action Programs: $13,000
 Bingen, WA (Sponsored by NAILBA member agency CPS Impact)

Children’s Home + Aid: $10,000
Chicago, IL (Sponsored by NAILBA member agency Resource Brokerage)

Salina AM Chapter of AMBUCS: $  8,000
 Salina, KS (Sponsored by NAILBA member agency ProducersXL)

To make a contribution or receive more information about the NAILBA Charitable Foundation, please contact Kathy Allison, NAILBA's Director of Membership and the Foundation at kallison@nailba.org or (703) 383-3072.

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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 the premiere insurance industry organization promoting financial security and consumer choice through the use of independent brokerage distribution. NAILBA member agencies represent 250,000 producers who deliver more than four billion dollars in first year life insurance premiums annually. For more information visit www.nailba.org.