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IFAPAC came into existence on August 18, 1966, and to celebrate the birthday of our political action committee, NAIFA has declared August "Back the PAC Month." Every NAIFA member who contributes to IFAPAC between May 21 (the first day of this year's Congressional Conference) and the end of August 18 will be entered into a drawing to be eligible to receive a $1,000 prize. As NAIFA leaders, please spread the word and encourage members in your chapter to contribute to IFAPAC.

NAIFA leaders, spread the word: August is NAIFA's Back the PAC Month. Everyone who contributes by the end of the day on IFAPAC's birthday, August 18, will be entered into a $1,000 gift card drawing. Contributions made during this time will commemorate NAIFA Past President Terry Headley, whose family requested that NAIFA members honor their memory of Terry by contributing to IFAPAC.

August means that Congress is out of session and Senators and Representatives return home for in-district working sessions. It also means that NAIFA members are participating in In-District meetings as a critical part of NAIFA's grassroots strategy. NAIFA announced the kickoff of the meetings earlier this week with a press release.

Be among some of the best of the best as a 2023 NAIFA award recipient. Don’t miss this opportunity to nominate yourself or a colleague to be recognized by the one and only association covering the entire insurance and financial services industry. Award winners will be honored at the Belong Awards Ceremony at NAIFA’s National Leadership Conference on December 3-5 in Washington, D.C. The deadline for awards is only 4 weeks away on August 31st.

We would like to recognize the following leaders for their participation in April Grassroots regional meetings during the second quarter of 2023! Be sure that your state attends our leadership calls to obtain the most current information. In order to accommodate schedules, leaders have the option to participate in one of three calls each month. Thanks to the chapters who were active participants in Q2. #NAIFAproud

California: Peter Buechler
Colorado: Katelyn Dain, Randy Ball
Idaho: Guy Stubbs, Garth Hassel, Emmalee Robison 
Illinois: Dennis Dean 
Iowa: Barry Delp
Kansas: Mike Holmes
Michigan: Kay Harless
Mississippi: Lee Owen
Missouri: Craig Wright
Montana: Dan Rust 
Nebraska: Mike Struebring, Michael Herring
Nevada: Neal Waters
New Mexico: Lynda Turner 
North Dakota: Kim Albert 
Oklahoma: Charlie Potts
Oregon: Kym Housley
Texas: John Wheeler, Jason Talley
Virginia: Tim Westerman

Join NAIFA Treasurer, Brock Jolly, aka The College Funding Coach, on Thursday, August 17th at 2 pm eastern as he provides some best practices to put in place so your clients can send their children to college AND still be able to retire. There's no time like the present to start planning a NAIFA watch party or inviting a non-member to watch virtually!

IFAPAC's birthday is right around the corner. NAIFA's political action committee was started 57 years ago on August 18. To commemorate the milestone, we declare August "Back the PAC Month."

As NAIFA leaders, please encourage members in your chapter to contribute to IFAPAC. Contributions help to amplify NAIFA's national and chapter-level advocacy voice in Washington, D.C., and every state capital. 

Have you had someone ask you about an email that they received from NAIFA and when you check your own inbox, that email is not to be found? It may leave you wondering why that person received the email and you did not. The answer is not as straightforward as you may think. There are a few reasons this may happen. Continue reading to learn more about why this can happen and how we can improve.

There are only six short weeks before the 2023 NAIFA award deadline on August 31st. Don’t miss this opportunity to nominate yourself or a colleague to be recognized by the one and only association covering the entire insurance and financial services industry. Award winners will be honored at the Belong Awards Ceremony at NAIFA’s National Leadership Conference on December 3-5 in Washington, D.C.