Our goal is to sell 200 $8 plates of BBQ from 11AM – 2PM!

We cannot do it without your help!

Please visit stanberry-ins.com/bbq for more details!

If you are not in town or would just like to make a donation to the cause, please go here stanberry-ins.com/donate

Thank you!

p.s. We love you Linda! Although you are retired, you are just as big a part of the Stanberry Insurance family now as you have ever been!

The Hot Pink Mamas will be sponsoring Full Throttle For The Tatas a benefit Motorcycle Poker run to raise awareness for Breast Cancer.  The funds raised will pay for mammograms for women in the local area that do not have insurance and do not qualify for Medicaid.  Funds will also be donated to the Med West Breast Cancer Center, to purchase
Post -Op garments for women that can’t financially afford to purchase them.

A Beautiful Ride For A Worthwhile Cause
When:  October 22, 2011
Where:  Starts @ Jackson County Justice Center

Stops along the way:

• Cherokee Harley Davidson
• Mile Post 462 Blue Ridge Parkway Big Witch Overlook
• Milepost 451.2 Blue Ridge Parkway Water Rock Knob Visitor’s Center
• WNC Cancer Care  Parking lot located in MedWest Physicians Park Upper Level
• Final Stop Mark Watson Park

Cost :  $20.00 per Rider.   This includes, t-shirt, poker hand, and meal ticket.

• First Bike out @ 9am
• Last Bike out @11 am
• Last Bike in @ 1pm****

• $150.00 Best Hand
• $50.00 Worst Hand
• Door Prizes
• BBQ Dinner after Run

Full-Throttle For The Tatas Poker Run Pre-Registration Form and T-Shirt Order Form

To Reserve your spot and ensure your T-Shirt size, please click on the Pre-Registration Form. Mail it and your check for $20.00 to the address on the form. Be sure to get it back by October 19, 2011

On October 7 the event will be held at Smoky Mountain High School from 8 AM to 6 PM. This year the potential for increased funding is significantly higher than years past. The basic formula will still be used: a $20 donation will be made by Andy Shaw Ford and Ford Motor Company for each of the first 300 test drives of a new Ford vehicle. However, if 200 of those same drivers take an additional test drive in the newly redesigned 2012 Focus an additional $2000 will be donated. During that same time frame students will be producing a video which features the new Focus and if chosen as a winner, the School can win an additional $7000 for a total of $15,000. “I am really excited about this year’s program and the increased funding,” said Larry Hinton, General Manager of Andy Shaw Ford. “It’s a great way for our High School to get some desperately needed money,” he added. Principal Jay Grissom echoed Hinton’s remarks when he said, “We can certainly put the money, all $15,000 of it, to good use.”

All community members are encouraged to come out on the 7^th and Drive One 4 “Their” School.

Join the Fight!

MedWest’s Fall Fight is a collaborative effort of all our caregivers that have a hand in the fight against breast cancer! The state-of-the-art technology, our exceptional physicians and staff, and vast resources on our MedWest campuses make up our team against breast cancer.

One way to get involved is to purchase a MedWest Fall Fight T-shirt! Proceeds from sales go to providefree mammograms to women in our service area that don’t qualify for medical coverage. Short Sleeve $15. Long Sleeve $20. Call 828-631-8893 or email krysta_cooper@westcare.org to purchase. Join the Fight!

http://www.fullspectrumfarms.org/

Besides me, we are going to have WCU Chancellor Dr. David O. Belcher and his wife Susan Brummell Belcher, our Sherriff Jimmy Ashe, Chief of Police Davis Woodard, WCU Athletic Director Chip Smith, WCU Football Coach Dennis Wagner, Men’s Basketball Coach Larry Hunter, Woman’s Basketball coach Karen Middleton , Jackson County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jack Debnman and Jackson County Manager Chuck Wooten.

Please come out and support Full Spectrum Farms while at the same time you get to have a wonderful lunch and probably have a few laughs. Please forward this to everyone you know that might be interested. Also, if you own a business or have a friend that does please print off this PDF file and put on your front door!

Thanks to everyone and I hope to see you there!!

Kevin

Calvin E. Taylor Memorial Masonic Toy Ride:  September 10th 2011

Calvin Taylor was a Master Trooper in the North Carolina Highway Patrol, a Mason and a man dedicated to his family and the betterment of his community. Calvin was killed in the line of duty on October 3, 2001.  One of the things Calvin noticed during his daily duties at the scene of many accidents was the need to have toys on hand to comfort the younger victims involved.  This need was felt by all Emergency Response Personnel, as well as by the Emergency Room staffs, of the area hospitals. In answer to this need, Calvin, who was also a Master Mason, got together with some fellow troopers and members of his Lodge and began the Toy Ride to start addressing this need in our area. Sadly, Calvin did not get to participate in the actual Ride of 2001, as it was held on the day of his funeral.

Start Times & Places:

• Lowe’s Exit 44 off 40 left third light Patton Ave, Ashville, NC- 10:00 am to 12:15 pm
• Roses- Jackson Plaza: Sylva, NC- Hwy 74 Exit 83 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
• TRL Motorsports old Ghost Town H-D Waynesville-By-Pass: 10:00 am to 12:15 pm
• Ending Location Stomping Ground, Maggie Valley (3116 Soco Road, Maggie Valley, NC 28751)

There will be door prizes, a raffle, food, and live music! A $10 cash donation or a new toy is collected at the event sight. The toys benefit children in hospitals and WNC Christian Ministries; the cash benefits the Masonic Home for Children. Donations in the form of checks may be mailed to:

Calvin E. Taylor Toy Ride

PO Box 576

Canton, NC 28716.

Sponsored By:

THE MASONIC LODGES OF THE 40th MASONIC DISTRICT
NC HIGHWAY PATROL

For more information:

Gene Canter at: 648-2135 or 734-3439

calvinetaylortoyride.com

Over a 14 day period in May and June of this year, the state of North Carolina cited more than 12,000 drivers and passengers for seat belt and child passenger safety violations.

The attention that missing seat-belts brought helped officers catch more than 2,000 impaired drivers and over 7,200 criminals with violations for drugs, stolen cars and fugitives that are now captured.

The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program’s “Click It Or Ticket” campaign’s 6,700 check points may not be patrolled all year long, but the habit of putting on your seat-belt is one that should.  Not only are you following the law as you should, but you are helping to keep you personal expenses down both in fines and insurance premiums.

(Information source – Insurance Journal)

If you need help with claims when we are not in office, here is a list of phone numbers and websites that can help you. If you have suffered a loss, please do not hesitate to call us and let us do all we can to help.

Personal:

• Aegis
  • Submit a claim
  • Claims Questions: claimsq@aegisfirst.com
  • Toll Free: (800) 233-2160

• American Modern Insurance Group
  • File a claim
  • Claims contact info: 800-375-2075

• Auto-Owners
  • Claims
    • Reg Hours: (517) 323-1200
      Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm EDT, Mon-Fri
    • Emergency After Hours Claims: 1-888-252-4626
      Hours: 4:30pm to 8:00am EDT, Mon-Fri, 24 hours a day Saturday, Sunday and all holidays.

• Erie Insurance
  • File a Claim
  • Claims phone numbers:
    • General: 800.367.3743
    • Auto Glass: 800.552.3743

• Foremost Insurance Group
  • File a claim
  • Phone Numbers
    • Claims: 1.800.527.3907

• General Casualty
  • Report A Claim: 888.737.8256
  • General Claim Information: 800.362.5448

• GMAC Insurance
  • File A Claim

  • 1-800-325-1088 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

• Harleysville
  • File a claim
  • Claims – Auto & Home: 800.892.8877

• Hartford
  • File an auto glass claim
  • File an auto claim
  • File a home claim
  • Check status of a claim
  • Phone Numbers
    • Claims – Auto Glass: 1-800-892-8484
    • Claims – Auto & Home: 1-866-574-4833

• Montgomery Insurance
  • File a claim
  • Claims – Auto & Home: 1-800-561-0178

• Progressive Insurance
  • File an auto glass claim
  • File a claim
  • Claims: 1-800-561-0178

• Travelers Insurance
  • Payments, Policy Service & Claims
  • Claims – Auto & Home: 800.252.4633

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Continue to read for more contest information:
Stanberry Insurance customer referral contest will run through September 30th 2011.

All you have to do to get your name entered into the random drawing is recommend everyone you know or meet to go to stanberry-ins.com/refer, and enter your name in as the person they were referred by. If the information we receive is a qualified referral, you will get THREE entries into the drawing that will take place on Monday, October 11th, 2011.

Q: The people that I want to refer do not have internet access, how can I refer them?
→A: Write to us to at Stanberry Insurance Referral Contest c/o Ken Peck 715 E Main St Sylva, NC 28779. We will send you three postage paid postcards that your referrals can fill out and mail back.

1. iPad 2

2. $500 Gas Card

3. $500 Wal-Mart Gift Card

Stanberry Insurance customer referral contest started April 7th 2011 and will run through September 30th 2011.

The prize up for grabs will be determined by you and will be announced 6/1/11!

All you have to do to get your name entered into the random drawing is recommend everyone you know or meet to go to stanberry-ins.com/refer, and enter your name in as the person they were referred by. If the information we receive is a qualified referral, you will get THREE entries into the drawing that will take place on Monday, October 11th, 2011.

How does a referral become a qualified referral?:

• The person you refer fills out the form and electronically authorizes Stanberry Insurance to contact them
• Stanberry Insurance is able to contact the referral and complete a quote
• The referral has not had a personal insurance policy with Stanberry Insurance within the prior 365 days

Here are some frequently asked questions (updated 1/3/11):

• Q: Do I have to have a personal policy with Stanberry Insurance to refer someone to you to get a quote? →A: No.
• Q: Can I refer myself and use this as an entry? →A: Three part answer:

1. If you are a business owner and have a commercial policy and refer yourself for personal, life, or health insurance
2. If you have your personal insurance with us and you refer your business, life, or health insurance
3. If the above do not apply then you cannot refer yourself

• Q: Does the person I refer to you have to buy the policy you quote for them? →A: No.
• Q: How many times will you attempt to contact the person I refer to you? →A: We will attempt to contact the referral three times; if we do not receive a response we will not attempt again unless prompted by the referral.
• Q: Can members of your staff win this prize? →A: No, staff members nor members of their household are eligible for this contest. They have their own contests to worry about
• Q: Do I have to purchase anything to win? →A: No
• Q: Where can I find out more about the prize(s) you are giving away? →A: When the votes are in we will place a link here to view more information about the prize
• Q: The people that I want to refer do not have internet access, how can I refer them →A: Write to us to at Stanberry Insurance Referral Contest c/o Ken Peck 715 E Main St Sylva, NC 28779. We will send you three postage paid postcards that your referrals can fill out and mail back.