The Fraternal Advisory Committee met on Oct. 15, 2009 for its last meeting of 2009. These topics were discussed:
**Deborah Gephart, Assistant Sr. Vice-President, reviewed the 2009 Convention and asked committee members for feedback. She gave an overview of the 2010 Convention schedule.
**Steve Wendorf, Marketing Director, gave an update on the Membership Drive and the School Raffle. The group also watched a video on the proposed name update for Catholic Aid and provided feedback.
**The committee discussed the area membership meetings for members and non-members to be held in 2010. The committee made suggestions about locations, timing, content and publicity for the meetings.
**Heather Vargo, Youth Fraternal Liaison, updated the group on current youth initiatives, such as the “Youth Financial Workshop,” the start of a Young Adult Advisory Team and the results from the NCYC (National Catholic Youth Conference) Member Benefit for high school-aged members.
CAA Management and the Fraternal Department thanked committee members Geraldine Poppler from Waconia, Leonard Seidl from Sleepy Eye and Boni Westberg from Mahtomedi as they completed a three-year term on the committee.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
The Director’s View - Kathleen Moriarty’s Column
From the November/December Issue of the Fraternal Dispatch. Written by Kathleen Moriarty.
Delegates to the CAA Convention last August had the opportunity to view CAA’s newest video, “What’s in a Name?” The video includes interviews with a variety of people close to CAA and is now available on DVD to councils through the Fraternal Department or your Field Representative.
It is encouraged for members to discuss the updating of the CAA name with your councils. Catholic Aid's goal is to present a proposed name for approval by two-thirds majority of delegates at Annual Convention in August 2010.
Here are some key points and a time line for the process ahead as our Board of Directors, management and members move forward with name selection in 2010.
**An updated name places us in a position of strength against stiff competition from commercial and mutual companies.
**We need to eliminate the name confusion with similar organizations. In a recent survey of non-member Catholics, exactly 70 percent thought CAA was a charitable organization or a disaster relief group.
**Our name must describe who we are and what we do. It must have “Catholic” in the name, and must reflect that we are a financial services organization.
What are our next steps? Catholic Aid is gathering name suggestions from members and non-members through Jan. 1, 2010. Send your ideas to President Mike McGovern or to Kathleen Moriarty. Name options will be discussed at the Board and Constitution Committee meetings during the first quarter of 2010. We will continue to publish updates on this process via video, CAA Journey magazine, Fraternal Dispatch newsletter and at council events.
Kathleen welcomes your thoughts on this important issue. Feel free to call or send an email. Our member's support is essential to this process.
Delegates to the CAA Convention last August had the opportunity to view CAA’s newest video, “What’s in a Name?” The video includes interviews with a variety of people close to CAA and is now available on DVD to councils through the Fraternal Department or your Field Representative.
It is encouraged for members to discuss the updating of the CAA name with your councils. Catholic Aid's goal is to present a proposed name for approval by two-thirds majority of delegates at Annual Convention in August 2010.
Here are some key points and a time line for the process ahead as our Board of Directors, management and members move forward with name selection in 2010.
**An updated name places us in a position of strength against stiff competition from commercial and mutual companies.
**We need to eliminate the name confusion with similar organizations. In a recent survey of non-member Catholics, exactly 70 percent thought CAA was a charitable organization or a disaster relief group.
**Our name must describe who we are and what we do. It must have “Catholic” in the name, and must reflect that we are a financial services organization.
What are our next steps? Catholic Aid is gathering name suggestions from members and non-members through Jan. 1, 2010. Send your ideas to President Mike McGovern or to Kathleen Moriarty. Name options will be discussed at the Board and Constitution Committee meetings during the first quarter of 2010. We will continue to publish updates on this process via video, CAA Journey magazine, Fraternal Dispatch newsletter and at council events.
Kathleen welcomes your thoughts on this important issue. Feel free to call or send an email. Our member's support is essential to this process.
Catholic Aid Member Drive Needs Your Help!
The 2009 Membership drive started at the Annual Convention in August and there’s still more time before the deadline. Here’s an update to remind you of details that will help you and your council. So far, 30 CAA members like you have referred 111 people to become new members.
Your participation in this effort is vital! Plus, your council could add $1,000 to spend on helping others in your community if your council refers the most people that become members! Second place and third place councils receive $750 and $500! Every council that meets the 10 new-member goal gets $200 from CAA.
Members who refer the most people who become new members can win individual prizes. 1st place is $500; 2nd place is $250; 3rd place wins $100. Just referring one new member earns a member a $20 CAA merchandise credit to our Catholic Aid online store. It’s not too late to get a Member Drive Kit if you need more promotional supplies. Contact the Fraternal Staff.
There are several ways you can help your council reach the “10 by 2010” goal. Contact Catholic Aid to learn more.
Your participation in this effort is vital! Plus, your council could add $1,000 to spend on helping others in your community if your council refers the most people that become members! Second place and third place councils receive $750 and $500! Every council that meets the 10 new-member goal gets $200 from CAA.
Members who refer the most people who become new members can win individual prizes. 1st place is $500; 2nd place is $250; 3rd place wins $100. Just referring one new member earns a member a $20 CAA merchandise credit to our Catholic Aid online store. It’s not too late to get a Member Drive Kit if you need more promotional supplies. Contact the Fraternal Staff.
There are several ways you can help your council reach the “10 by 2010” goal. Contact Catholic Aid to learn more.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Creating Wealth Beyond Money
Catholic Aid sponsors a radio show on Saturday mornings on the Relevant Radio Network called “Creating Wealth Beyond Money.” Hosted by John Tetzloff, Advanced Case Specialist at Catholic Aid, this is a call-in radio program that discusses financial matters from the Catholic Aid perspective. Tune in at 9 a.m. on Saturdays to listen live.Also, podcasts of the program will be posted on the CAA website: www.catholicaid.org/links/podcast. The Oct. 31st program is available to listen to right now, and more of the programs will be posted this week. The files are in MP3 format and can be played in Windows Media Player, iTunes or on MP3 players.
Please pass on this link to people you know. John gives solid advice of use to people from every walk of life.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Scholarships for World Youth Day 2011!
Catholic Aid will be offering scholarships for World Youth Day 2011!
Catholic Aid Association encourages young people in their Catholic spirituality and volunteerism. World Youth Day encourages these same values. Since groups are already forming for World Youth Day 2011, Catholic Aid wanted to announce that there will be 60 scholarships in the amount of $500.00 each for pilgrims. The scholarship recipients will be chosen randomly in a lottery style drawing. All Catholic Aid young people are encouraged to apply for this scholarship between now and November 2010. Please email Heather Vargo at hvargo@catholicaid.org if you would like a copy of the application and guidelines for this scholarship.
Catholic Aid is pleased to offer this benefit to our members. Please feel free to contact Heather Vargo if you have any questions about this scholarship opportunity. You can reach Heather by email at hvargo@catholicaid.org or by phone at 1.800.568.6670 ext 187.
Catholic Aid Association encourages young people in their Catholic spirituality and volunteerism. World Youth Day encourages these same values. Since groups are already forming for World Youth Day 2011, Catholic Aid wanted to announce that there will be 60 scholarships in the amount of $500.00 each for pilgrims. The scholarship recipients will be chosen randomly in a lottery style drawing. All Catholic Aid young people are encouraged to apply for this scholarship between now and November 2010. Please email Heather Vargo at hvargo@catholicaid.org if you would like a copy of the application and guidelines for this scholarship.
Catholic Aid is pleased to offer this benefit to our members. Please feel free to contact Heather Vargo if you have any questions about this scholarship opportunity. You can reach Heather by email at hvargo@catholicaid.org or by phone at 1.800.568.6670 ext 187.
Catholic schools and supporters win big through Catholic Aid Association’s 2009 Raffle
Photo by Dave Hrbacek / The Catholic SpiritCongratulations are in order for our Catholic schools! Students and educators at 18 Catholic schools in Minnesota and South Dakota pounded the pavement and rang doorbells for over a month to sell raffle tickets. Together with raffle sponsor Catholic Aid Association (CAA), these hard workers raised more than $128,575. Every penny of the money raised goes directly into school accounts thanks to CAA providing the promotion, printing and prizes involved in the raffle.
“From the beginning, we wanted every penny raised by this raffle to pay for the needs of our Catholic schools,” said Michael McGovern, president and board chairman of Catholic Aid, a fraternal life insurance and benefits company. “It is our hope that we can repeat this program every year. It fits into our mission of supporting the Catholic faith through our local schools.”
Students, parents and educators sold more than 25,000 tickets from Sept. 14 to Oct. 28. The official drawing ceremony for the CAA School Raffle was held on Oct. 30, 2009 at 11 a.m. Official winners of the raffle drawing will be announced as soon as they are verified and the winners are contacted. A complete list of all raffle winners will be available on CAA’s website, www.catholicaid.org/links/raffle.
However, CAA is happy to announce that the winning didn’t end on Oct. 30.
“The real rock stars of this program were the students, the parents and the teachers who tackled the work involved in this raffle. They did an excellent job,” said Steve Wendorf, Marketing Director for Catholic Aid. “We’re hoping for even more energy and participation from them next year because we’re going to add more schools, and there will be more competition.”
Catholic Aid’s Field Representative will be presenting prizes to the top student ticket sellers and pizza parties for top-performing classrooms at each participating school in the coming weeks.
Catholic Aid Association has been a proud supporter of Catholic schools and religious education for over 50 years.
Photo Information. Photos of the Oct. 30 Raffle Drawing Ceremony are available by calling Susan Detlefsen, 651-490-0170 ext. 169 or email ads@catholicaid.org.
About The Catholic Aid Association. The Catholic Aid Association helps every generation of the Catholic community thrive and grow. By striving to be the provider of choice for life insurance and retirement preparation for its 73,000 members and by giving back to the local communities through its 160 local councils, Catholic Aid has built a relationship with its members stretching back 131 years. Programs that provide matching grants to schools and churches, assistance to members in need, and education scholarships for young members have given millions of dollars to communities throughout Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa and North Dakota. Based in St. Paul, Minn., Catholic Aid is a professional friend, helping its members to plan for the future, for every step of every journey, for life.For more information about The Catholic Aid Association or its Foundation or Credit Union, call 651-490-0170, 1-800-568-6670 or visit online at www.catholicaid.org.
Marketing Contact: Rebecca Redlin
Oct. 30, 2009
651-765-4137 or 1-800-568-6670
Catholic Aid Association
rredlin@catholicaid.org
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