Fraternity-Testvériség, 2006 (84. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
2006-07-01 / 3. szám
Attendees kept the exhibitors busy on Thursday. The various sections of the NFCA, including Communications, Fraternal, Fluman Resources, Presidents, Secretaries and State Fraternal Congresses, also held breakfast meetings—many of which had guest speakers. Several meeting-related luncheons occurred during the Annual Meeting, including the Celebration of Fraternalism, the Fraternal 50, Past Chairs of the Board and the Women Executives' Luncheon. The Annual Meeting concluded with the Grand Banquet, during which new officers and directors of the Board were sworn in. "I enjoyed it all, especially the Main Platform speakers," said Chris Martin, Controller, Woman's Life Insurance Society. "They were very energetic and really 'pumped me up' to return to our organization and start to make changes." About the NFCA The 120-year-old NFCA unites 75 not-for-profit fraternal benefit societies operating in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. The association represents 10 million fraternalists in 36,000 local chapters, making it one of America's largest member-volunteer networks. Fraternal benefit societies provide their members with leadership, social, educational, spiritual, patriotic, scholarship, financial and volunteer-service opportunities. Combined, the NFCA's member-societies maintain more than $324 billion of life insurance-in-force and, in 2005 alone, contributed almost $400 million to charitable and fraternal programs, and volunteered 93 million hours for community-service projects. These statistics demonstrate the commitment that fraternals have to those in need and exemplify the true meaning of the NFCA signature phrase: Joining Hands to Touch Lives. Networking - a key activity at the annual meeting. Page 21 Fraternity - Testvériség
