Helping Those Who Serve For Us
websitebuilder • November 28, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, GBU's Operation Reach
Out program
will look a little different this year.
If you have had the chance to volunteer
for Operation Reach Out packing day in
the past, you know that this event is a
fun day of elbow-to-elbow sorting and
packing. Although we waited to make
our decision in the hopes that
Covid-19 would be behind us, the
safety of our members and community
is still at the front of our minds. This
year, to keep everyone safe, we will be
managing Operation Reach Out a bit
differently than in the past.
When we met with Operation Troop
Appreciation, the Pittsburgh-based
organization that we worked with last
year to facilitate Operation Reach Out,
we found that it was not receiving the
funding it needed this year to fully
support our deployed units and veterans
in need. This decline in support is due to
funding and grants being rerouted to
focus on the Covid-19 pandemic. That's
why, this year, we've decided to refocus
Operation Reach Out to provide support
to Operation Troop Appreciation for the
next six months. It is expected that we
will help nearly 7,000 deployed, active duty
service members and returning
veterans during this time and provide
much-needed and wished for supplies for
their safety and comfort.
Here's how you
can help this year:
1) Send a card
:
Download a card to color or send a
note of thanks via the Operation
Reach Out website.
2) Donate
:
Donate top-requested items using
Operation Troop Appreciation's
Amazon wish list, or donate any
amount to the project!
3) Volunteer:
Volunteer to help on one of our
designated, limited volunteer days. These days are limited to just 25
volunteers per day.
As we move into the second quarter of another exciting year, I want to take a moment to reflect on our accomplishments and share some of the new initiatives we are implementing in the realms of sales, marketing and community engagement. Over the past year, GBU Life has reached significant milestones thanks to the dedication and hard work of our team and the trust and support of our members. Our sales department has exceeded targets, and we have expanded our reach to more communities than ever before. We have launched several successful marketing campaigns that have not only increased our visibility but have also strengthened our brand's presence in the industry. For this year, our focus will be educating potential new members on the importance of securing their financial futures through life insurance and annuity products while serving their communities as part of our great Society. Looking ahead, we are committed to enhancing our sales strategies to better serve you. We are introducing some tools for our agents to enhance our products. One new tool is our Defined Benefit Annuity program which combines the Future Flex Fixed Index Annuity (FIA) with a software tool that can help determine retirement savings needs and break them down into contributions over time to help you meet your retirement goals. Be sure to keep in touch with your GBU agent to review your plans and products to see how adding an FIA to your retirement planning can help boost your savings efforts
GBU members between the ages of three and nine years old can enter their colored page in this year's contest, which is themed Pawprints on My Heart. Three age categories will be judged as follows: Category I: Ages three and four Category II: Ages five and six Category III: Ages seven, eight and nine Entrants may use crayons, colored pencils, markers or watercolor paints. Entries will be accepted through Monday, August 18, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EST. The picture on the next page can be reproduced, or copies can be obtained by calling the Community Engagement Team at the GBU Home Office (800-765-4428) or by printing the image above. Cash Prizes for Each Category First prize: $75 Second prize: $50 Third prize: $30 How to Enter Send the three- to nine-year-old GBU member's coloring contest entry with their name and address on the colored page to: GBU Life ATTN: Member Benefits 4254 Saw Mill Run Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15227-3394. Or email contest@gbu.org with "Coloring Contest Entry” as the subject line. General Information Judges reserve the right to accept or reject any or all entries. Their decisions will be final. Artwork will be handled at the GBU Home Office with the utmost care. GBU reserves the right to reproduce entries for whatever use it wishes, provided proper credit is given. Permission does not include the sale of such work.
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