NAILBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
We are builders!
Robin Landers, CLU, owns
Landers-Stein, originally
founded in 1959 by Bernie
Landers and Marty Stein. A
Chartered Life Underwriter,
she has served as president
of the Miami SFSP (CLU) and
NAIFA-Miami and is currently
President of the NAILBA
Charitable Foundation.
Robin can be reached at
[email protected].
need it most are
rance business, and helping those who
Building community, building an insu
are often actions
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committed group of NAILBA members
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really still children
of human trafficking, all of whom are
in foster care, some who are victims
their babies. OMH
in their lives and save the futures of
— already in a downward spiral — rega
with all their
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assists young girls from pregnancy unti
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From a nonprofit perspective, Janell
her community in
wonderful support that has enabled
Charities of Arkansas, speaks to the
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nteers!
Ronald McDonald’s most active volu
thanks for our
, Alberto Cortes, expresses the same
Mama’s Kitchen of San Diego, CA, CEO
Grantee.
generous support as this year ’s Felton
communities.
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to participate.
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Charitable Foundation Grant cycle ope
How can you help? The 2020 NAILBA
munity. You —
t nonprofit organization in your com
Make sure to sponsor a grant for a grea
and they — will be happy you did.
in getting more
any questions, thoughts, or interest
Reach out — let me know if you have
le Foundation.
involved with your NAILBA Charitab
Three million thanks,
– rsl
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Perspectives
Q1 2020