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B E N E F I T I N G T H E Y O U N G A G E N T S O F K A N S A S
April 26 & 27 Salina Country Club
Registration opens Feb . 3 ! kaia . com / events
I would personally like to invite you to join fellow agents , KAIA staff , and especially our agency industry partners at this year ' s President ' s Classic Golf Tournament to be held in Salina , April 26-27 . The event will start Monday evening with dinner , drinks , plus a live and silent auction . Tuesday , we will gather at 10:00 a . m . at the Salina Country Club for a 4-person scramble . Several hole prizes will be offered , and you will have the opportunity to play one of the true classic traditional style country clubs in Kansas . Tree-lined fairways have made this course a challenge since 1912 and will be a golf adventure you won ' t soon forget !
The KAIA Young Agents of Kansas ( YAK ) will be the beneficiary of the event ' s proceeds . The YAK program is explicitly designed to help foster the growth of young insurance professionals under the age of 40 or with less than five years of industry experience . The YAK program provides networking opportunities , leadership development , technical knowledge , and confidence for our future industry leaders . By strengthening our young agents , we enhance our industry .
The progress the YAK program has made over the last five years , and their input to our state organization has been simply remarkable . They have great plans for the future , and I hope you will join us in supporting their continued efforts .
After the last year , we all need a day to get together with fellow agents and friends . I hope you all come social distance with us for a fun couple of days in Salina .
Doug Smart , KAIA President Smart Insurance , Abilene
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