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West Michigan Agents Host
Charity Fundraiser
The West Michigan Association of Insurance Agents
(WMAIA) has partnered with the
Kid's Food Basket to raise money for
the Sack Supper program. Sack Suppers feed
4800 kids in 31 schools every day and more
schools are on the waiting list.
The event takes place February 8th, 2012 at the
Thousand Oaks Country Club in Grand Rapids.
To learn more, or to donate,
click here.
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Berends Hendricks Stuits Agency Holds Blood
Drive
The Berends Hendricks
Stuits Insurance Agency held a blood drive on February 1st 2012
at their Grandville office. The agency has held many blood drives in
the past. For those who are interested in donating, you can
learn about upcoming blood drives by following them on their
Facebook page.
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Agents Announce Scholarships
December 16, 2011
This year, through the generosity of the YAC, MI
Future Foundation, and the West Michigan,
Oakland and Macomb Local Associations, $12,000
in scholarships are being made available to
those seeking a career in the independent
insurance agency system.
• YAC/Shawn Brown
Scholarship: $2,000
• MI Future Foundation Undergraduate:
(2) $1000
and (3) $500
• MI Future/Grange Memorial Scholarship: $1000
• Macomb County: (3) $500
• Oakland County: (2) $1500
• West MAIA: $1,000
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Young Agents Raise $2,000 for Charity
The Young Agents Council
(YACs) successfully raised $2,000 to benefit the
American Foundation for Suicide
Prevention. YAC Members participated in the
Out of the Darkness Community Walk, September 18, 2011 at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor.
Walkers included Mike & Liz Brouwer of the
Brouwers Agency in Middleville, Kelly Casey of the
Duclos Agency in Saginaw, Anthony DiPilla of the
Morris Insurance Group in Rochester, Douglas Fairbanks of
Hartland Insurance Agency in Hartland, Bill Lemanski of
Meiers & Lombardini Insurance in East Lansing and Lauren Uthes of
Lakeside Insurance Agency in Clinton Township.
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Independent Agents Continue Support of Literacy Center
The West Michigan Association of Insurance Agents
(WMAIA) donated more than $4,700 to the Literacy Center of
West Michigan again this year. Money came from the proceeds of
their annual charity golf outing held recently at the Water Mark
Golf Club in Grand Rapids. The outing had over 90 golfers and
20 hole sponsors. Literacy Center board member Lisa Buffin accepted the check on
behalf of the Center, thanking WMAIA and west
Michigan agents for their continued support. |
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Macomb Agents Support Toys for Tots
At their recent Christmas party, the
Independent
Insurance Agents of Macomb County donated dozens of toys and
$1,000 to the U.S. Marines Toys for Tots Foundation. Sgt.
Miller USMC, left, accepted the gift from Macomb President
Michael Domzalski and Treasurer
Jim Barr.
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Trusted Choice Agents Conduct 2010
Progressive Gator Bowl Coin Toss
Independent insurance agents played a role January 1, 2011 as Trusted
Choice® company partner, Progressive Insurance, sponsored the Gator
Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. The pre-game coin toss was conducted by a
Progressive representative and two Trusted Choice® agents: Michigan
graduate Robert Bois of
Bois Insurance in
Flushing and Mississippi State University graduate Scott
Lemon of Lemon-Mohler Insurance Agency. |
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