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nailba charitable foundation Grant Funding in Action I t is so gratifying to hear back from the charities that have received grants from the NAILBA Charitable Foundation. Grant winners are required to report back to the Foundation on how the funds were utilized. They are rightfully proud of the good things they have accomplished, but most of all, they are always so grateful for our support. We like to highlight some of the good things the NAILBA Charitable Foundation AND YOU helped make happen. Let me highlight a few grant winners from 2013. . . The Brain Tumor Foundation for Children, sponsored by James Meaders of NAILBA member agency National Insurance Brokerage, received a grant of $20,000 to temporarily ease the ﬁnancial burden placed on families as a result of their child's life-threatening brain or spinal cord tumor diagnosis, helping the family to concentrate on what is most important-their seriously ill child. That is exactly what was accomplished. Representatives from the Brain Tumor Foundation receive their grant funding from James Meaders of NAILBA member agency National Insurance Brokerage. 16 perspectives MARCH/APRIL 2015 We were considered a "major contributor" to The Butterﬂy Fund, helping to fund social workers at 22 children's medical centers in 8 states process 429 applications for ﬁnancial assistance for 222 families in the 12-month time period that our grant covered. We helped provide housing and utilities, car payments and repairs, grocery gift cards, and very sadly, funeral expenses. The NAILBA Charitable Foundation gave the largest grant they received in that ﬁscal year, making a huge difference to their relatively small budget. When asked, "Did receiving ﬁnancial assistance during your child's treatment have an indirect positive effect on your child's emotional and/or physical well being?" 90% of parents responding replied, "Yes." One responding family said, "I could have never imagined what life could be like with a child with stage 4 brain cancer. Yet people and organizations like this one keep us going. Please share with everyone that this will make a huge difference to our family. This is HUGE!" The Dream Connection of Knoxville, TN, sponsored by John Felton of Tennessee Brokerage Agency, thanked us for the fact that 100% of our grant funding went toward the dreams of children with lifethreatening illnesses. They told us about ■ A young lady ﬁghting cancer who had a dream to record her own CD. She got to meet her favorite gospel music singer, and to realize her dream ■ One little boy wanted to travel to Disney with his family, but was too ill to go. His "dream team" took Disney items to him in the intensive care unit. ■ A brave 12-year old was facing his second of likely many open heart surgeries and asked for a video game system. His "dream captains" instead gave him a full game room with special effects and games. None of these dreams, and many more, would have been possible without our assistance. John Felton of NAILBA member agency Tennessee Brokerage Agency presents grant funding to the Dream Connection.

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NAILBA Perspectives - March/April 2015

NAILBA Perspectives - March/April 2015
Contents
Chairman’s Corner
CEO Insights
State of the Industry Panel
NAILBA Charitable Foundation
Life Happens
Member Profiles
Agency Successor Networking Group
Get STREAMLINED
Reading Ahead
Calendar of Events
Index of Advertisers

NAILBA Perspectives - March/April 2015