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Foundation Perspective
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ROBIN LANDERS, CLU
PRESIDENT
Robin Landers is a
principal owner of Landers-
Stein & Associates, Inc.
based in Miami, FL. Robin
is a second-generation
insurance professional who
started in the business in
1974 and specializes in
impaired risk underwriting.
32 perspectives WINTER 2019
y name is Robin Landers
and I work for you.
Not a paying gig,
mind you, but it’s my work,
nonetheless. I’m your new
President for the NAILBA
Charitable Foundation.
To put it simply, the
Foundation raises money, so
we can give it away to charities
in YOUR communities. We
encourage volunteerism and
philanthropy among NAILBA
members and our valued
corporate partners. The
NAILBA Charitable Foundation
funds grants to local non-
profits organizations to better
the communities where our
members live, work and
play. Since our inception 15
years ago, the Foundation
board continues to place an
emphasis on non-profits groups
addressing children’s needs.
If you are as passionate
about our industry as I am, you
know we are in this to make
a difference, and to protect
families and our communities
from the unpredictable and
sudden changes that life can
bring. We know that about
ourselves, but it may be less
obvious to people outside our
industry.
Contributing to the
Foundation is a powerful
expression of your commitment
to community and charity. It
showcases your good work and
good will in the neighborhoods
in which you work, play, and
raise your families.
When the NAILBA Charitable
Foundation writes a check to
help an organization near you,
it not only makes a difference
in your community, it makes a
statement about you and your
business.
Of course, on a certain level it
comes down to this:
Do you have a child?
A grandchild?
Were you ever a child?
When you learn about a child
not having a bed to sleep in,
how can you NOT help?
When you learn about a child
who’s not sure if he or she will
have dinner, how do you NOT
help?
When you learn about a child
who has been abused, how do
you NOT help?
When you learn about a child
who may not have another
birthday, how do you NOT help?
So here I am. Raising money
to give it away.
But I can’t do it without you.
Since the Foundation’s start
in 2002, we have given out
more than THREE MILLION
DOLLARS. In the last year alone,
we put $265,586 back into
your communities for children
and families who couldn’t do
without it. That’s amazing. And
I think we can do more in 2019
– let’s round that number up to
$300,000.
We have big ambitions this
year. We want a donation from
EVERY member of NAILBA.
Everyone gives. Yep, that’s
right. EVERYONE. Let’s not talk
about what you gave (or didn’t
give) last year or the year’s
prior. Let’s talk about now. This
year, 2019!
I encourage you to count
your blessings and then write
a check. Even if it’s for a dollar.
Donate your coffee shop money.
Donate your one night at the
movies and popcorn money.
Donate your spare pair of name-
brand sunglasses money.
Do your part today. And
tomorrow. And the rest of the
year. And with your family and
your clients and your staff.
How can you NOT help?
“We put
$265,586
back into your
communities for
children
and families who
couldn’t do
without it. In
2019, let’s
round that
number up to
$300,000.”