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President
Amber Townsend, CISR
President-Elect
Courtney Donato
Vice President
Chad Harrington
Treasurer
Karen Crouch
Secretary
Liz LaGrange
Immediate Past President
Brittany Davis-Stoudt
Officers
Volume 13 Number 2
October 2017
Meeting-at-a-Glance by Amber Townsend [email protected] Our October Meeting will be 10/19/2017 at Porter &
Luke’s Restaurant. This is our By-law meeting and we
will be wearing Pink in honor of Breast Cancer Aware-
ness! I hope to see everyone there! Please send in your
reservations as soon as you can to Marie Meyers.
Special points of inter-
est:
Contact Amber Townsend if
you are not receiving or
are having trouble opening
emails.
If you have any pictures
from any events, please
forward them to Angela
Falcone
([email protected]) or
Heidi Thrash
([email protected]) for the
President’s scrapbook.
October Board Meeting
10/16/17 @ 5:30 pm
IUL
2610 Edenborn Ave.
Metairie, LA
The Insurance Professionals of
Greater New Orleans
TIWOGNO Tattler
President’s Message by Amber Townsend [email protected]
“Autumn…the year’s last loveliest smile.” ~ William Cullen Bryant
Thank you to everyone for attending our 25th Annual Golf Tournament on September 28
th.
We had a very successful event and everyone in attendance had a great time! I want to sincerely thank Debbie Lee, Marie Myers, and Karen Crouch and the entire amazing Golf Tournament Committee. You all did an incredible job! We are forever grateful to our fantastic sponsors and the companies that donated door prizes and ditty bag items. Thanks again to all our golfers for participating! Since October will be Breast Cancer Awareness month, we will be raffling off a chance to win one of several wine baskets. The proceeds will go direct to the American Cancer Society in our area. If you are interested in donating wine/baskets/wine accessories or interested in purchasing or selling raffle tickets for this amazing cause, please contact Kristy Battistella or myself. The cost for the raffle is $5 for 3 tickets. We will pull for the winner at our October meeting on October 19th. You do not need to be present to win! We are also accepting cash or check donations, please contact Kathy Miller for more
information to donate directly to American Cancer Society. Don’t forget to wear PINK!.
Saturday, October 14
th, 2017 was our Community Rebuilding Day! We had a great day
with beautiful weather. We worked on a house in New Orleans. We sanded, punched nails, spackled, and painted. It was great to give back to the community and I can’t wait to see this house completely finished. Thanks again to Cheryl Caillouet for organizing and supervising, and thanks to all who gave up their Saturday morning to sweat and work for a great cause!
Mark your calendars for these upcoming events: October Meeting - By-laws / Breast Cancer Awareness - Thursday, October 19 November Meeting – Membership - Thursday, November 16 TIPOGNO Christmas Party - Thursday, December 7 DAY of CE - Tuesday, January 16 January Meeting – Education/Safety - Thursday, January 25
We will be selling 50/50 tickets at our October meeting. 3 tickets for $1
October birthday will be drawn at the October meeting.
September Winners:
50/50—Cheryl Caillouet
Birthday—September—Amanda Graves
TIWOGNO Bucks—Casey Darden & Pam Miller
THANKS to Mercury Underwriters for sponsoring the September birthday.
The October birthday drawing is sponsored by Strickland General Agency.
If your company would like to sponsor a birthday gift, please contact Niki Landry ([email protected]) or Tammy
Caro. We always mention the gift sponsor, so feel free to include a short “blurb” promoting your company that can be
read during the birthday drawing!
International Association of Insurance Professionals
General Mail:
3525 Piedmont Rd., Building 5, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone: 800-766-6249
Local Phone: (404) 789-3153
Fax: (404) 240-0998
Website: www.internationalinsuranceprofessionals.org
NAIW (International) Staff
Beth Chitnis, CAE Executive Director [email protected]
Rebecca Clusserath Director of Education [email protected]
Amanda Hammerli Director of Member Services [email protected]
Betsey Blimline Director of Marketing [email protected]
If you know of anyone who needs
TIPOGNO’s support – someone battling an
illness or grieving a recent death – please
reach out to Niki Landry
([email protected]) or Tammy Caro
([email protected]) so that a Get
Well or Sympathy card can be sent on behalf
of
TIPOGNO.
If you know of someone celebrating a joyous
occasion – a job promotion, a new marriage, a
new baby, etc. – please reach out to
Niki Landry or Tammy Caro so that
TIPOGNO can send its congratulations.
Winners/Finance By Lorelei Augustine & Kristy Battistella
Membership/Organization by Chad Harrington [email protected]
As of Thursday, October 5th, 2017 we have 89 Members total!
My goal for the year is 100 members. The date of our new member social has not been scheduled yet, but we are planning for a Wednesday or Thursday at the end of March. Goal is to get the flyer out by the 1st of the year so that we can start planning for it. Any ideas would be appreciated. Please remember to reach out to insurance friends and colleagues. If you know of any prospective members, please forward their contact information so that we can reach out to them and see if they are interested in be-coming a member of our organization. We cannot meet our membership goals without your help, so thank you for all of your support in our organization. Welcome New Member: Sherie D Daigle with Martin Agency!!
Safety/Wellness
Make sure you have a working smoke alarm
Test your alarm monthly
Change batteries yearly
Replace alarm every ten years
Have a smoke alarm in each bedroom and on each floor
Don’t put an alarm in the kitchen to reduce false alarms
Call your local fire department’s non-emergency line with questions or concerns
Review home escape plans
Have at least two exits that are easily accessible
Have a meeting place for the family
The Insurance Professional of Greater New Orleans
September 2017 General Meeting Minutes The September General Meeting of the Insurance Professionals of Greater New Orleans came to order at 5:50 P.M. The meeting was held at Five Happiness in New Orleans, LA. Attendance was 44 members of our 91 membership for which a quorum was present and 2 guests. All Officers were present. All Board Members were present except Marie Meyers and Karen Cottone. Mary Katherine Brown led the Collect and Pledge of Allegiance.
Officers Reports
Secretary: The minutes of the August general meeting were emailed to everyone. Are there any corrections to the minutes? Hearing none, the minutes were approved as published. Correspondence: We received a letter of appreciation from Kristine Smiley, president of our sister association in Hou-ston, thanking us for our offer of support for their 2 members who were impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Treasurer: Karen Crouch read the July & August reports. Are there any corrections to the treasurer’s report? Hearing none, the report will be filed for audit. President: Amber Townsend acknowledged past presidents in attendance at tonight’s meeting; discussed TIPOGNO’s intended support for members of our sister association in Houston – combined with our Past Presidents council, we will be sending $250 per person to the two Houston members. President-Elect: Courtney Donato reminded that the Christmas Party will be at Southport Hall on Thursday, 12/7/17, from 6-9PM. There will be a difference in cost between members and non-members. Planned party activities include Ug-ly Sweater contest and photo booth. Vice-President: Chad Harrington – as of 9/7/17 we have 91 members total. Membership goal for the year is 100. The New Member Social will be in Marchon a date TBD. Immediate Past President:
Standing Committee Reports Audit Committee (Chairpersons – Shelly Power & Debbie Harrington): The 4
th quarter audit was completed. Read letter
from Gloria. Explanation of PayPal charges being recorded under Association Expenses. Again, thanks to Louise for a great job. Education Committee (Chairperson – Lynn Labus): Lynn will work on a flyer announcing educational opportunities in-cluding virtual CWC class starting in October. Amber advised that the Board decided to submit an application to try to get a Grant from the IAIP Legacy Foundation in order to cover venue and speaker expenses for Day of CE.
Other Committee Reports
Arrangements Committee (Chairpersons - Marie Meyers and Baylie Babin): October meeting tentatively at Impas-tato’s; November at the Quarter View. Bulletin Committee (Chairperson – Monique O’Neill): Deadline for the September bulletin is 9/29/17. Finance/Fund Raising Committee (Chairpersons – Lorelei Augustine and Kristy Battistella): Selling raffle tickets for wine gift baskets for October Breast Cancer Awareness month. Tickets are 3 for $5; winner does not need to be present to win. TIPOGNO member who sells the most raffle tickets will win a small prize. See Kristy or Lorelei for tickets to sell. Historian/Publicity Committee (Chairpersons – Angela Falcone & Heidi Thrash): N/A Host/Courtesy Committee (Chairpersons – Niki Landry & Tammi Caro): N/A
Legislative Committee (Chairperson – Leslie Sallean): Jamee Steele from Tatman Group spoke about effective advo-cacy and how to look up your local representatives at www.legis.la.gov. Emailing is good but calling your reps is better. In 2019, the Louisiana legislature will be impacted by term limits for the first time – 40% of the legislature will be new af-ter that election. BREAK FOR DINNER at 6:17 PM RESUME at 6:52 PM Personnel Committee (Chairperson – Sheral Robinson): No jobs currently posted; there are people looking; let Sheral know if you hear of any availability. Public Relations
Charitable Giving (Chairpersons – Debbie Lee & Debbie Harrington): N/A Golf Tournament (Chairpersons – Debbie Lee & Marie Meyers): This year is the 25
th anniversary of the golf tourna-
ment. Still need golfers. Community Rebuilding Day (Chairpersons – Cheryl Caillouet): Habitat for Humanity one-day event, 10/14/17, lo-cation TBA, need about 20-25 volunteers. Scholarship (Chairperson TBD): N/A
Safety Committee (Chairperson – Angela Hochberger): Angie H. is moving to California – said thank you and goodbye to everyone in attendance and advised that we secure a new chair for this committee. Technology Committee (Chairpersons – Pam Geraci & Courtney Donato): N/A
Liaison Reports
National Alliance Amber Townsend – Working on National Alliance speaker for January meeting CPCU Cindy Paulin – Bayou Chapter 2017 Golf Tournament – 10/11/17 IIAGNO (Big I) Lynn Labus – 2017 IIABL Fall Education Conference – 10/19/17 PIA Jessica Clayton – Big Easy Bash is 10/12/17. CISR class in Kenner “Commercial Casualty” on 10/5/17 LSLA Leslie Sallean, CPIW – Mid year conference – 10/12/17 YIPS Jessica Clayton – YIPS Bowl-A-Thon has been rescheduled for 9/27/17. YIPS Glow Ball Tournament – 11/9/17 YIPS Day at the Races – 12/7/17 YIPS Annual Conference – 1/18/18 – 1/19/18 Unfinished Business: Gloria Bruno asked to assist members in Puerto Rico devastated by several hurricanes in recent weeks. New Business: Pam Miller asked for meeting notice more than 1 week in advance so that members whose employers cover the meeting costs can have time to process check requests. Discussion about donating some golf tournament proceeds to a trust or fund for Sharon Perschall’s son who was hit by a stray bullet. 50/50: $35.50 to Cheryl Caillouet Birthdays: September Birthday – Amanda Graves – sponsored by Mercury Underwriters TIWOGNO Bucks: Casey Darden & Pam Miller If there is no further business and hearing no objection, the September general meeting is adjourned at 7:05 P.M. Thank you for attending.
Personnel by Sheral Robinson [email protected] [email protected]
Please let me know if you have an opening in your office as we do have a couple of people looking. Also
please let me know if you looking for a job.
Commercial Lines Account Rep – Harahan
You may call or email me. Please note that all inquires will be held in strict confidence.
Liaisons
PIA— New Orleans Chapter meeting 11/9/17. Commercial Casualty CISR class in Kenner 10/26/17 Contact pi-
[email protected] for information.
LSLA— “ LSLA is Charting the Course” The Mid Year Conference is October 12th at Metairie Country
Club. Registration and Agenda will be available at the September Meeting. E-mail me for info at
[email protected] or www.lasurpluslines.com
Big I— 2017 Fall Education Conference 10/19/17. Rock-n-Bowl Company Appreciation Night 10/26/17. Contact Francine
Berendson 225-819-8007
National Alliance— www.scic.com
CPCU— Contact Cindy Paulin, 504-836-9620 or [email protected].
YIPs— Glow Ball Tournament 11/9/17. Day at the Races 12/7/17. Annual Conference 1/18-19/2018. Contact
[email protected] for info.
Programs by Courtney Donato [email protected]
The TIPOGNO Christmas Party will be held on December 7, 2017 at Southport Hall. We are going to keep the
Tacky Sweater tradition going. Please see the Save the Date Flyer in the Tattler.
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