Fraternal Adventures Fall 2023

Jennifer Stockdale • January 12, 2024

Monopoly Champs

Our team from GBU, made up of Jon Naser, Mark Aul, Steve Guidas and Ken Elliott, took home the Monopoly championship during a Corporate Monopoly Tournament which helped to raise funds for the National Kidney Foundation. The tournament took place at the Carnegie Science Center on November 9.

Red Cross Round-up

Top GBU producers gathered to pack emergency kits for the Red Cross during the 2023 Producer Incentive Trip in the Cayman Islands.

Holiday Heroes

GBU Home Office employees packed over 250 stockings for Operation Troop Appreciation’s Stockings for Soldiers campaign. Thank you to everyone who donated to sponsor a stocking for our military service men and women this season!

Kindness and Cardigans

GBU celebrated its second year of sponsoring Cardigan Day, a day of kindness in honor of Fred Rogers. This special day is led by Pittsburgh’s public broadcasting station, WQED. Home Office employees took the chance to cuddle up in their favorite cardigans for the day and spread kindness in the community.

Stop Cancer Campaign

Once again, GBU teamed up with the University of Pittsburgh Pitt Panthers to help stop cancer. GBU donated $100 to the American Cancer Society® for every third and fourth down stop made by Pitt during the season.

Why Flexibility Is Important for Older Adults

By Laqueeta Coleman • February 1, 2024
Flexibility is important, no matter one’s age, but flexibility is especially important to the overall health of older adults.

Winter Family Fun

By Timothy Rodman • January 25, 2024
With the cold winter months, it’s easy to want to stay in. But there is still a fun world, ready to explore, even when the temperatures are low. Here are some ways you can break out of the winter funk and provide a family experience that’s worthy of some good times.

Case Study: Crowdsourcing vs. Life Insurance

By Timothy Rodman • January 12, 2024
Many turn to crowdsourcing as a solution for family emergencies. But what are the implications of planning for your family’s needs using online crowdsourcing vs. life insurance?

Work–Life Balance from People Who Know

By Timothy Rodman, CPMM • October 26, 2023
As we wrap up 2023 and start to plan for 2024, it is my hope that the readers of this publication have become familiar with and now recognize the importance of the very real and achievable concept of work–life balance.

Meet GBU's 2023 Volunteer of the Year

By Mary Koczan • October 4, 2023
Introducing ... Lauren Botticelli

Fraternal Adventures Summer 2023

By Jennifer Stockdale • August 10, 2023
In April, a group of representatives from the GBU Home Office attended the American Fraternal Alliance Spring Symposium near Chicago, IL.

Music to Study By

By Timtmmusic (a.k.a., Timothy Rodman, CPMM) • July 27, 2023
Whether it’s spinning the latest single by Coldplay on vinyl or hearing a collaboration between Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding on a “New Music Friday” on Spotify, music is a form of escapism for many who enjoy it.

How to Make Friends When You're New

By Timothy Rodman, CPMM • July 26, 2023
We’ve all been there. Being the new kid or even working the first day at a new job. While it may seem like everyone else is on Season 5 of a TV show and you’re a new character, here are a few ways to help you quickly adapt and appeal to everyone’s good nature.

The Whys of Recent U.S. Bank Failures

By Frank DiLeo • July 26, 2023
It seems that every few years, the often-quiet banking sector encounters troubles, either self-inflicted or from economic stresses that upend the business model.

Give Back Group Project Spotlight: Spring Field Township Christmas Light-Up

By Jennifer Stockdale • April 4, 2023
Ken Firestone, GBU member and founder of Firestone Insurance Agency in Normalville, PA, organized a Give Back Group for the fourth annual Springfield Township Christmas Light-Up fund drive. The drive was held to benefit the Normalville Volunteer Fire Department and Springfield Township Volunteer Hose Company in Mill Run, PA.