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Join me in a Round of Golf at
Prairie Dunes
Support the future of our Industry
I
would like to personally invite you to come
out and join me, the KAIA Board, Industry
Partners and industry folks for a round
of golf at Prairie Dunes. Before I go into what and
who this event supports, I want to share with you
the current course rankings and why I enjoy playing
there:
• 1st in Kansas: Prairie Dunes is an elite golf
course located in the middle of Kansas and
features sand dunes throughout
• 16th in the United States: This course is
challenging to score well on, but certainly makes
for a memorale round of golf. We will be playing
the white tees on a Par 70, for about 6119 yards.
• 27th in the World: Driving zones are generous
throughout. Although if you don’t land on the
fairway and instead find yourself in the junk, it
is 50/50 on whether you’ll have a decent shot at
advancing the ball or never finding it.
If you aren’t a golf guru then I encourage you to
come out and be a part of this event for what it
supports and funds...the future of our industry.
The Young Agents of Kansas are a group
who’s mission is to empower young insurance
professionals to be leaders. Through engaging
in activities and projects, members will expand
their industry knowledge and enhance their skills
propelling their agencies to evolve and grow.
They are the source where every young insurance
professional can turn to accelerate their success.
Our agency has several team members that are a
part of this initiative and I am excited to watch their
enthusiasm and impact they are making on the
Kansas industry.
If you have young professionals in your office, I
highly recommend they get involved with YAK. For
more information you can reach out to Brock Elliott
at [email protected].
LEE GLEASON
KAIA PRESIDENT
auction and live music
on Sunday, May 12th at
the Richman Arboretum
located at 2801 Dillon Ave., Hutchinson, KS. There
will be several great auction items available to bid on
both online and at the event.
Monday, May 13th we will meet at Prairie Dunes
at 9:00 a.m. to warm up and at 10:00 a.m. is a shot
gun start, four-person scramble. Cash prizes will be
awarded immediately following the tournament.
Full details and registration can be found at
www.kaia.com/events or by calling KAIA at
800-229-7048. I look forward to seeing you there.
YAK Communitiy Inititative:
“Knockout Childhood Cancer”
Noah Wilson started Noah’s Bandage
Project while he was fighing his own
battle with cancer. All he wanted to
do was help other kids. You can help
support his legacy and the Young
Agents of Kansas by donating a box
of fun bandages. Contact a member
of one of the teams or KAIA to do-
nate. Donations accepted till June 21.
Team Brocky: Brock Elliott, Chris Peterson,
Eric Schwartz, Paige Hrabe, Shannon Bower
and Dave Hulcher
Team Becker: Kyle Becker, Ashley Mitchell,
Molly Reilly, Bryce Hundley, Josh Goodman,
Beth Smoller and Joan Sutton.
President’s Classic will start off with a dinner,
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