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1 SAMPLEcase For members of The Order of Uited Commercial Travelers of America T H E A Frateral Beefit Society Witer 2008 Rocky Moutai high UCT s 2008 covetio is set for the Mile High City of Dever, Colo. JOIN HANDS DAY 2008 Frateralists across the Uited States ad Caada joi youg people to make a differece i their commuities The UCT Scholarship Program How studets may qualify for fiacial assistace

2 UCT Who we are ad what we do As UCT s membership icreases, ew members are expressig a iterest i the orgaizatio s history ad i our coucil system ad how it works. To help aswer some of the questios that have arise due to this iterest, we have updated our Web site at with two ew pages that members might fid helpful: UCT History ad What is UCT? If you have ew coucil members or potetial members that would like more iformatio about UCT, you might refer them to these pages o the Web site. This iformatio is also available i fact sheet form by cotactig the Public Relatios Departmet at (800) , ext. 130, or at lfisher@uct.org. The iformatio is also available for you here. UCT history ad backgroud UCT was fouded i 1888 i Columbus, Ohio, by eight travelig salesme (commercial travelers) for the purpose of providig accidet isurace for travelig salesme, protectig the rights of its members ad aidig those depedet upo them. The life of a travelig salesma i the mid to late 19th cetury was far from romatic. Trasportatio geerally cosisted of a day coach o a trai ad the a horse ad buggy provided by the local livery stable for local travel. May salesme were away from their homes ad loved oes for moths o ed. It was a rough ad ofte hazardous way to make a livig as accidets - ofte fatal accidets - occurred frequetly. I these days before the safety ets of group isurace, hospital isurace ad workers compesatio, affordable fiacial protectio for travelig salesme ad assistace for their families was early o-existet. UCT s fouders believed the frateral beefit system, begu i 1886 to provide greater privileges ad opportuities to workig people tha those offered by the existig trade uios, provided a ideal framework for fillig this eed for protectio, ad so UCT was fouded Today, UCT offers isurace products, frateral beefits, ad opportuities for commuity ivolvemet to idividuals from all walks of life. UCT has o religious or political affiliatios. The Supreme (Uited States ad Caada) Coucil is UCT s goverig body ad is resposible for the orgaizatio s overall developmet. Members workig i Grad (state ad regioal) ad local coucils carry out the majority of the orgaizatio s frateral ad commuity service projects. Frequetly Asked Questios What does it mea that UCT is a frateral beefit society? Frateral beefit societies like UCT serve a dual purpose. O the oe had, they offer affordable isurace protectio to their members ad, o the other, provide members with mutual aid ad support through frateral beefit ad discout programs. Ulike ordiary isurace orgaizatios, frateral beefit societies operate through coucils, chapters or lodges for the exclusive beefit of their members ad for altruistic good i local commuities. How is UCT orgaized? UCT has early 100,000 members orgaized ito more tha 300 local coucils i cities ad tows throughout the Uited States ad Caada. The local coucils are grouped ito 31 Grad (state ad regioal) coucils. The orgaizatio s highest goverig body is the Supreme Coucil, which cosists of represetatives of each Grad Coucil. Where do I fit ito the orgaizatio? You belog to oe of UCT s local coucils. A portio of your premium paymet remais i the local coucil, ad oly you ad other coucil members direct its disbursemet. Coucil members meet mothly to coduct busiess, welcome ew members, pla commuity service activities, ad ejoy social gatherigs. At these meetigs, you ca meet people like you, who are workig for their families, helpig ad supportig each other, ad servig their commuity. It s a woderful opportuity to meet ew people ad make frieds. What are the beefits of UCT membership? I additio to the obvious beefit of your isurace coverage, UCT offers may advatages. Amog them are the opportuity to serve your commuity through UCT projects, the security of UCT s Frateral Fud for members ad their families, the chace to save moey through the orgaizatio s may member discout programs, ad the opportuity to make ew frieds through your local UCT coucil. What causes does UCT support? UCT edorses a umber of commuity service projects icludig youth programs; public safety ad drug awareess campaigs; cacer educatio ad prevetio; ad aid to people with itellectual disabilities, the orgaizatio s No. 1 civic project for more tha 40 years. Each local coucil sposors a wide variety of activities that are of particular iterest to its members. Cotact UCT s Frateral Departmet at (800) , ext. 126, or at amarshall@uct.org, with questios or for more iformatio. 2 Witer2008

3 SAMPLEcase Volume 155, Number 1 Witer 2008 T H E WHAT Siside 2 UCT - Who we are ad what we do A brief history ad backgroud iformatio about your orgaizatio 4 Rocky Moutai high UCT s 2008 covetio is set for the Mile High City of Dever, Colo. 7 UCT s Caadia frateral products Two health plas to help you cover uexpected healthcare costs 8 Members i Actio A pictorial of UCT members helpig i their commuities 10 The Medal of Hoor Program UCT s frateral icetive program motivates coucils to get active 12 JOIN HANDS DAY 2008 May 3 is the date for this year s project that coects youg people ad adults 13 The UCT Scholarship Program How studets may qualify ad apply for importat fiacial assistace 14 I Recogitio / Membership Awards / PGC Deaths / I Memoriam 15 I Memoriam Membership Developmet Program O the cover: Called the Maroo Bells, this rage of sowcapped peaks ear Aspe is oe of the most photographed spots i Colorado. The Order of Uited Commercial Travelers of America Fouded Ja. 8, 1888 Columbus, Ohio Home Office: (614) Toll-free: (800) Caadia Office: (403) Toll-free: (800) Supreme Officers Supreme Couselor Diaa Loafma, Fort Worth, Texas Supreme Juior Couselor Keith Ward, LaGrage, Ky. Supreme Past Couselor David Piper, Jackso, Mich. Supreme Coductor James Walsh, Hookset, N.H. Supreme Page Stewart Wager, Bourboais, Ill. Supreme Setiel Rady Youg, Bato Rouge, La. Supreme Secretary-Treasurer Gleda Dickey, Sa Jose, Calif. Board of Goverors Stewart McDoald Sr., Martisburg, W.Va. Board of Goverors Darlee Gillies, Neepawa, Ma. Supreme Chaplai Thomas Hoffma, Pasadea, Texas. Home Office Maagemet Team Executive Vice Presidet Roald Hut Vice Presidet, Frateral/Marketig Mike Hammotree Vice Presidet ad Cotroller Kevi Hecker Vice Presidet, Iformatio Techology Roald Ives Chief Aget for Caada Lidsay Maxwell Home Office Departmets Claims: Ext. 550 Customer Service: Ext. 551 Frateral: Ext. 126 Public Relatios: Ext. 130 Editor Art Director Lida Fisher, lfisher@uct.org David Kapp, dkapp@uct.org UCT membership ad spirit is growig A ote from Supreme Couselor, Diaa Loafma Happy New Year to each of you. Numa ad I sed our best wishes for a happy, healthy ad productive As may of you kow, my daughter, Reé, passed away i October. The moths sice have bee very difficult, but the thoughts, prayers, support, ad hudreds of sympathy cards from all of you have helped ad have bee much appreciated. Frieds ad family are a vital ecessity. Numa ad I wat you to kow how grateful we are for our UCT family. We were ot sure how we would cope with this loss ad, though our lives will ever be the same, it has stregtheed our faith to experiece everyoe s love ad cocer as we have traveled throughout the Supreme Domai. Despite our loss, it has bee upliftig to kow how much everyoe cares. I kow it s hard to believe, but we re ow i the last quarter of the membership year, which eds o March 31. For the secod year i a row UCT is experiecig a icrease i ew members ad ew policies, ad we have our members ad member-agets to thak for this. You have doe a tremedous job of reachig beyod your limits to support ad promote UCT, ad your cotributios to the orgaizatio s growth are appreciated. As you kow, oe of the challeges for UCT throughout this year has bee to remai a strog player i the seior market. I believe the growig sales of our Medicare supplemet product are proof that we are meetig this challege. We aticipate filig ew products for the seior market i the first quarter of Please watch for more details to come. Our frateral challege this year has bee to focus o programs that reflect UCT s foudig priciple of People Helpig People. I this issue of The Sample Case, you ll fid iformatio about several of these programs, icludig the Medal of Hoor Program, JOIN HANDS DAY, ad the UCT Scholarship Program. I ecourage you to familiarize yourselves with these programs ad fid ways that you ad your local coucils might get ivolved. My thaks agai to all of you for reachig beyod your limits to meet the challeges that come with chage ad growth. The future looks bright for UCT because of your efforts, ad I kow you will keep up the good work. Diaa The Sample Case is published for $3 per year for America o-members, $3.50 for Caadia o-members ad a proportioate amout of $.50 per year for members by The Order of Uited Commercial Travelers of America, 632 N. Park St., Columbus, OH Mailed i the U.S. as stadard o-profit postage rate paid at Log Prairie, Mi. POSTMASTER: Sed address chages to The Sample Case, 632 N. Park St., P.O. Box , Columbus, OH Mailed i Caada as iteratioal publicatio mail, publicatios mail agreemet No at Widsor, Ot. Retur udeliverable Caadia addresses to: Circulatio Departmet, Shepherd St. E., Widsor, ON N8Y 4Y5. the SAMPLEcase 3

4 Rocky Moutai high UCT s 2008 covetio is set for the Mile High City DENVER Ad the Colorado Rocky Moutai high, I ve see it raiig fire i the sky. The shadows from the starlight are softer tha a lullaby. Rocky Moutai high, Colorado. Rocky Moutai high. - Rocky Moutai High by Joh Dever Whe the late sigersogwriter Joh Deutschedorf first visited Colorado as a youg ma, the majesty ad atural grace of the sceic state so awed him that it left him o doubt that it would become his permaet home. He came to love Colorado so much, i fact, that he adopted the surame Dever after the state capital. His well-kow ode to Colorado, Rocky Moutai High, has become oe of its state sogs ad the state s breathtakig beauty cotiues to ispire visitors ad residets alike. 4 Witer2008 Prepare to be ispired. July 5-8, 2008, UCT members are ecouraged to experiece ad explore this Rocky Moutai state ad its excitig capital whe the 121st Supreme Sessio takes place at Hyatt Regecy Tech Ceter i the Mile High City of Dever. After the Gold Rush A vibrat city with 300 days of aual sushie, year-roud activity ad the breathtakig Rocky Moutais i its backyard, Dever really is exactly oe mile high. By icredible good luck, there s a step o the State Capitol Buildig that is exactly 5,280 feet above sea level. Dever s history is short, but colorful. Colorado s capital city was established by a party of prospectors o November 22, 1858, after a gold Photos courtesy of Dever Metro Covetio & Visitors Bureau discovery at the cofluece of Cherry Creek ad the South Platte River. Tow fouders amed the dusty crossroads for James W. Dever, Goveror of the Kasas Territory, of which easter Colorado was the a part. Other gold discoveries sparked a mass migratio of some 100,000 i , leadig the federal govermet to establish the Colorado Territory i The city s fasciatig history lives o i museums, old gold miig villages ad hudreds of woderful, elegat Victoria buildigs foud throughout the city. From its early days as a frotier tow with a ecoomy based o servicig local miers with gamblig, saloos, livestock ad goods tradig, Dever evolved ito a hub for high plais agriculture ad maufacturig ad is today a major city with the 10th largest dowtow i the Uited States. The Mile High City is iarguably the shoppig ad etertaimet capital of the Rocky Moutai West. 16th Street Mall is the city s hub of shoppig, diig ad etertaimet that stretches for 16 blocks i the heart of dowtow. Ad, with early 500 departmet stores, boutiques

5 ad galleries, the Cherry Creek Shoppig District, also located dowtow, offers the largest ad most varied shoppig experiece betwee St. Louis ad Sa Fracisco. While dowtow Dever offers a variety of shoppig ad etertaimet optios, visitors also ejoy veturig ito the surroudig eighborhoods of the Mile High City. From moder shoppig Meccas to quait, Victoria shops filled with oeof-a-kid treasures, there are plety of excitig eighborhoods like the historic ad tredy LoDo (short for Lower Dowtow ), part of the city s Uio Statio eighborhood; Capitol Hill; Highlad; Washigto Park; Uptow, part of the North Capitol Hill eighborhood; Curtis Park, part of the Five Poits eighborhood; Alamo Placita, the orther part of the Speer eighborhood; Park Hill, a successful example of itetioal racial itegratio; ad Golde Triagle, i the Civic Ceter, to give visitors a real feel for all that Dever has to offer. Whe Dever was fouded, the city was little more tha a dusty collectio of buildigs o a log, grassy plai with a few cotorted cottowood ad willow trees o riverbaks. The city ow has the atio s largest city park system alog with 200 amed parks, 850 miles of off-road bike paths ad 90 golf courses. Dever also has more tha 40 museums ad historic attractios, from Buffalo Bill s Grave & Museum to Daiel Libeskid s amazig ew Dever Art Museum. The Mile High City dares you to be bored! For may visitors, diig i Dever is a major attractio. Wherever you go i the city, you ll discover why Dever s youg, iovative chefs have bee gaiig a atioal reputatio for the city s reaissace i fie diig. Always kow for its outstadig steak houses (servig both Colorado beef ad biso), the city ow has a wide selectio of Lati fusio ad Asia fusio restaurats, as well every other type of cuisie, ad seafood is flow i fresh daily from Mexico ad both coasts. Gettig aroud the Mile High City is easier tha you might expect. Dowtow Dever is a walkable, pedestria area, best see o foot. Free shuttle buses travel up ad dow the 16th Street Mall, stoppig o every corer as ofte as every 90 secods, ad Light Rail offers coectios to the Dever Tech Ceter ad Platte River Valley. Fares are low ad group discouts are available. Photo by Rady Brow LoDo is a 25 square block historic district that is ow home to 90 brew pubs, sports bars, discos, restaurats ad outdoor cafes ad to 30 art galleries. pool, hot tub ad su deck, ad a 24-hour fitess ceter. The Tech Ceter s ideal locatio lets visitors explore everythig the diverse area offers, from the majestic Rocky Moutais to the excitemet of dowtow Dever. Hop aboard the Light Rail just a few miutes from the hotel for a fast ad easy ride ito the city for sightseeig, sports, arts ad much more. Take advatage of the hotel s complimetary local trasportatio to ejoy a movie, shoppig, or spa services. Outdoor ethusiasts will be happy to fid themselves surrouded by the glory of the towerig Rocky Moutais ad close by attractios like the amazig Red Rocks Amphitheater, Pikes Peak, ad myriad ature ad hikig trails. From a casual burger i Garrity s Sports Bar ad Grill, to perfectly prepared steaks ad seafood i The Café, the Hyatt Regecy Tech Ceter offers a variety of temptig diig optios. Whether it s freshly brewed coffee first thig i the morig or a relaxig ightcap after a busy day, the hotel restaurats always offer friedly service i a welcomig atmosphere. The dome of the Colorado State Capitol is covered with early 200 ouces of gold. The 15th step o the west side of the buildig is exactly oe mile above sea level. The Hyatt Regecy Tech Ceter offers a little bit of luxury A outstadig hotel stay awaits guests at the recetly reovated Hyatt Regecy Tech Ceter. Much more tha simply a place to stay, this Dever luxury hotel located just south of the city offers a host of ameities desiged to make ayoe s stay memorable, icludig a glass-eclosed idoor Washigto Park is oe of 200 amed parks i Dever, part of the largest city park system i the atio. Mild weather, great shoppig, outdoor recreatio, tatalizig restaurats, history ad culture - what more could you ask for? Do t miss the chace to meet with your fellow members ad explore this city ad state that has ispired so may. The Mile High City awaits your visit. the SAMPLEcase 5

6 C o l o r a d o Explore all that this Rocky Moutai state has to offer Dever is a gateway to adveture where it s possible to gamble i a Old West miig tow, drive up the highest paved auto road i North America, view herds of elk i Rocky Moutai Natioal Park, ad still be back i the city for dier. The followig are recommeded earby sites to visit - most withi a hour s drive of the city - while i Dever. For more details about places to visit, cotact the Dever Metro Covetio & Visitors Bureau toll-free at (800) or visit its Web site at Rocky Moutai Natioal Park Elevatio: 7,522 feet/2,292 meters Oe-way distace from Dever: 71 miles/114 km Rocky Moutai Natioal Park is geerally hailed as oe of the most sceic spots i North America. A opportuity to travel above timberlie o Trail Ridge Road, the highest cotiuous highway i the atio; wildlife viewig; hikig trails; fishig; moutai lakes; ad meadows of wildflowers are just some of the attractios the park has to offer. Estes Park is a attractive resort village located at the edge of Rocky Moutai Natioal Park o the Big Thompso River. This small tow features quait shops, restaurats, flower gardes ad daily special evets. 6 Witer2008 Pikes Peak Coutry & Colorado Sprigs Elevatio: 5,980 feet/1,823 meters Oe-way distace from Dever: 70 miles/113 km Pikes Peak is the most visited moutai i North America ad the secod most visited moutai i the world behid Japa s Mout Fuji. It is the farthest east of the big peaks i the Rocky Moutai chai, which cotributed to its early fame amog explorers, pioeers ad immigrats ad made it the symbol of the 1859 Gold Rush to Colorado with the sloga, Pikes Peak or Bust. Garde of the Gods features magificet red rock formatios i a spectacular settig at the base of Pikes Peak. Cave of the Wids offers guided tours through 20 cavers of outstadig beauty. Flyig W Rach. This Old West tow from the late 1800s features a authetic chuck wago supper ad famous Flyig W Wraglers stage show. Cetral City & Black Hawk Elevatio: 8,496 feet/2,589 meters Oe-way distace from Dever: 35 miles/56 km Cetral City ad Black Hawk offer limited stakes gamblig with a $5 maximum bet. There are more tha 10,000 slot machies, blackjack tables ad poker tables i 30 differet casios, may of them housed i historic buildigs. Cetral City was oce called the Richest Square Mile o Earth. This historic miig tow is dotted with old gold mies ad hudreds of Victoria buildigs. More tha a half billio dollars of gold was mied i the area ad the tow oce boasted a populatio of 30,000. Today, there are 300 year-roud residets. Alog with Black Hawk, it s part of a Natioal Historic District. Golde, Colorado Elevatio: 5,675 feet/729 meters Oe-way distace from Dever: 14 miles/22 km Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave traces the life of the West s most famous frotier scout ad showma with historic photos, paitigs, memetos, posters ad artifacts from the Wild West Show. A paoramic view of Dever from the grave site is a plus. Coors Brewig Compay offers free tours of the world s largest sigle-site brewery with free samples of a variety of Coors products at the ed of the tour. Fouded i 1873 by Adolph Herma Joseph Coors, the brewery still uses atural Rocky Moutai sprig water to make its beers. The 868-acre Red Rocks Park ad Amphitheater, estled i the Rocky Moutai Foothills, was oce listed amog the Seve Woders of the World - ad with good reaso. Ship Rock ad Creatio Rock, the largest of the mooliths, tower 300 feet above the Red Rocks Amphitheater ad are taller tha Niagara Falls.

7 UCT s frateral products for Caadia members Two health plas to help you cover uexpected healthcare costs Oe of the most importat beefits UCT has to offer its members are carefully developed, affordably priced health plas - because you ever kow whe the uaticipated might happe. I Caada, there are two plas available for members, the Hospital Cofiemet Idemity Pla ad the Critical Illess Isurace Pla. Hospital Cofiemet Idemity Pla The Hospital Cofiemet Idemity Pla helps to offset health care costs by assistig with may of the costs you may experiece while hospitalized due to a covered accidet or illess. The pla pays a daily idemity beefit of $50 per uit for hospital cofiemet up to a maximum of 365 days of cofiemet, which is ot payable for govermet or charitable hospitals. I additio, the Hospital Cofiemet Idemity Pla pays a daily idemity beefit of $100 per uit for cofiemet i a hospital itesive care uit or coroary care uit due up to a maximum of 30 days per cofiemet. Ad, the pla pays a lump sum beefit of $250 per uit per caledar year the first time you are cofied to a hospital as a ipatiet. Up to four uits may be purchased. While covered hospital costs are a great plus, avoidig hospitalizatio is everyoe s primary goal. That s why the Hospital Cofiemet Idemity Pla also provides a Welless ad Diagostic Beefit. The Welless Beefit pays $75 for routie examiatios or other prevetative testig. The beefit is payable oce per perso per caledar year ad two times per family per caledar year ad covers the followig examiatios: mammography, pap smear, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colooscopy, cholesterol ad diabetes screeig, PSA, EKG, chest x-ray, eye examiatios, ad hearig tests. The pla also pays actual charges up to $250 per year for diagostic tests ot covered uder the Welless Beefit i cojuctio with a covered accidet or sickess. The beefit is payable oce per perso per caledar year ad two times per family per caledar year. The maximum beefit payable for all beefits uder the Hospital Cofiemet Idemity Pla is $250 per perso per caledar year. Critical Illess Isurace Pla Critical illess is certaily somethig we would all like to avoid. But, however healthy we all strive to be, life is upredictable. That s why UCT offers the Critical Illess Isurace Pla, which pays lump sum beefits for the iitial occurrece of a specified critical illess such as cacer, stroke ad heart problems. Each beefit uder the Critical Illess Isurace Pla is payable oly oce ad is subject to a lifetime maximum of $10,000, which is reduced by 50 percet after age 65. There is o survival requiremet to receive beefits. Pla beefits are subject to a 30-day waitig period ad, for idividual policies, the pla termiates whe the lifetime maximum beefit has bee paid. For family policies, coverage termiates whe 100 percet of the lifetime maximum for a covered perso has bee paid; however, the policy cotiues for the remaiig covered persos. What are you waitig for? Take charge of your health care ow by securig coverage for the future. Cotact the Calgary Office at (800) , or at lmaxwell@uct.org, for more details. the SAMPLEcase 7

8 Cogratulatios Umpqua-Roseburg Coucil 887, Roseburg, Ore., recetly doated a portable electroic scoreboard to the local Boys ad Girls Club. The scoreboard, which comes with a remote cotrol ad icludes all the fuctios of a large gym-style model, was put to immediate use at a Boys ad Girls Club volleyball touramet. Pictured with the scoreboard are coucil members PGC Duae Johso, left; Mary A Hawley; PGC Diaa Toleo; ad PGC Sid Toleo. to Jo A Pauli of Frotier Coucil 727, Cheyee, Wyo., who recetly received the Pride of Cheyee award for her outstadig service i her local commuity. Jo A was recogized through Cheyee s media outlets ad at a Chamber of Commerce lucheo. Idiaa, Pa. Coucil 598 doated $1,000 to the Salvatio Army to help purchase backpacks ad school supplies for uderprivileged childre. Thaks to the coucil s doatio, a Uited Way grat, ad cotributios from local churches, orgaizatios ad idividuals, 370 backpacks were purchased ad distributed. Pictured are Capt. Kriste Meas of the Salvatio Army, left; Do Campbell of Coucil 598; ad Patti Simmos of the Uited Way. membersi actio Photo: Greg Fulmes Capitol Coucil 95, Sprigfield, Ill., has bee a logtime supporter of the cacer hospice at St. Joh s Hospital, cotributig more tha $17,000 over the years. Here Coucil 95 s secretarytreasurer Marcia Hoos, left, presets aother doatio of $693 to hospice director Deise Pope. The wall of plaques i the backgroud commemorates all who have supported the hospice, icludig Coucil 95. p Patiet Care Maager Sadra Cook of the Foothills Medical Cetre speds a momet with Ed Verrier, ceter, ad Ly Coutts of Calgary North Coucil 1015, Calgary, Alta. Thaks to Coucil 1015 s doatios over the course of four years, the cetre was able to purchase much-eeded pagers for the staff. Supreme Couselor Diaa Loafma ad first getlema Numa Loafma take a spi o the historic 1890s Detzel Carousel at Riverside Park i Logasport, Id., durig their visit to Logasport, Id. Coucil 354. The carousel ride has become part of the coucil s traditio for Supreme Couselor visits. u 8 Witer2008

9 Albert F. Davis Jr., of St. Petersburg, Fla. Coucil 649, displays the plaque he received whe he was hoored as the 2007 Vetera of the Year by the Great Lakes Museum of Military History. A 26-year vetera of the U.S. Navy Seabees, Al saw combat i World War II, Korea ad Vietam. He was recogized for both his avy service ad his efforts to support U.S. troops by bakig ad distributig over 87,000 loaves of baaa ut bread to soldiers at home ad overseas for the past 18 years. Al is wearig the Distiguished Order of Sait Marti medal that was preseted to him i 2002 by the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corp. i Fort Lee, Va. This is the highest hoor the Army Quartermasters ca preset to a civilia. Celebratig Al Davis hoor at the Great Lakes Museum of Military History s Red, White ad Blue Ball are so William Davis ad wife Bradi, left; wife Barbara Davis ad Al; ad iece Susa Nemie ad husbad Edward. All are members of St. Petersburg, Fla. Coucil 649. Start thikig ow about your omiatio for the 2008 Frateralist of the Year Do you kow a local coucil member who goes above ad beyod the call of duty for UCT ad his or her commuity? Someoe who provides outstadig frateral ad voluteer service year-roud? If so, why ot recogize them with a Frateralist of the Year omiatio? UCT ad the 2008 Committee o Frateralism (Frateralist of the Year), appoited by Supreme Couselor Diaa Loafma, believe that every local coucil has at least oe member who goes the extra mile i their frateral ad commuity activities ad deserves to be omiated for his or her achievemets. It is vitally importat to ot let the efforts of dedicated members go urecogized Frateralist of the Year omiatio forms are beig set to all local coucil secretaries. Nomiatio forms are also available by visitig the home page of UCT s Web site at All omiatios are due by o later tha April 30, Cotact the Public Relatios Departmet at (800) , ext. 130, or at lfisher@uct.org, with questios or for more details Frateralists i Actio selected Six UCT members are recogized for their outstadig achievemets The Natioal Frateral Cogress of America s (NFCA) frateral recogitio program, Frateralists i Actio, highlights the may cotributios of frateral beefit societies ad their members to local commuities throughout the coutry ad helps to educate public officials about such societies ad the great thigs they do. The NFCA member-societies, oe of which is UCT, have bee divided ito five categories accordig to size. Oe Frateral MVP (Most Valuable Participat) from each group is radomly selected from a pool of ames ad recogized each week o the NFCA Web site at At the ed of each moth, oe MVP from each of the categories is radomly selected from that moth s weekly selected frateralists to travel to Washigto, D.C., to meet ad be recogized by their Members of Cogress. Because of their prove dedicatio to frateralism, the followig members have bee selected as UCT s 2008 Frateralists i Actio: Stephe Steve Desselles Bato Rouge, La. Coucil 499 Robert Bob Gruszecki Alliace, Ohio Coucil 261 Suzae Rufiage Tri-City Coucil 823, Fitchburg, Mass. Carol Jae Shoope Bluegrass Coucil 89, Lexigto, Ky. R. Sid Toleo Umpqua-Roseburg Coucil 887, Roseburg, Ore. Bertha Bert Zovistoski Troy, N.Y. Coucil 403 Watch for more iformatio about this year s Frateralists i Actio comig up i the sprig issue of The Sample Case. For more details about the program, cotact the Public Relatios Departmet at (800) , ext. 130, or at lfisher@uct.org. the SAMPLEcase 9

10 The Medal of Hoor Program UCT s frateral icetive program motivates coucils to get active For 14 years UCT s Medal of Hoor Program has bee istrumetal i providig coucils with icetive to icrease frateral fuctios ad become active i local commuities. The program ties membership growth ad member retetio together with iteral local coucil busiess ad ritual fuctios alog with social, frateral ad commuity service projects, motivatig coucils to get ivolved ad become their best. The Medal of Hoor Program, which rus from April 1 to March 31 each year, gives coucils set requiremets to strive to achieve o three award levels gold, silver ad broze medals of hoor ad provides opportuities to galvaize members, achieve moetary awards ad gai commuity recogitio. Coucils earig medals of hoor are ackowledged each year at UCT s aual covetio. Optios to choose from A coucil must meet 11 of 17 provided requiremets i order to achieve a gold medal of hoor. Ay coucil aimig for silver medal status must meet ie of the requiremets while a coucil goig for broze medal status must meet six. Coucils strivig to attai gold, silver or broze medals must meet two madatory requiremets: coductig a miimum of 12 coucil meetigs durig the membership year for a gold medal, ie for a silver medal, or six for a broze medal, ad achievig a et gai i frateral members for the membership year. The Neepawa Area Silver Spurs 4-H Club joied with Neepawa, Ma. Coucil 924 for its aual JOIN HANDS DAY project. The two groups came together to clea up the Ag-Complex ad Beautiful Plais Ag. Society grouds. The JOIN HANDS DAY project helped Coucil 924 ear its gold medal of hoor. The remaiig requiremets to be met, depedig o the Medal of Hoor Program level a coucil aspires to attai, iclude: Sposorig a youth activity Holdig a charitable/commuity evet Holdig a frateral/ritual activity Holdig a Friedship Program Developig/operatig a program to beefit people with itellectual disabilities Holdig a awards baquet or appreciatio ight Sposorig a guest speaker at a coucil meetig Holdig a social evet Coductig a Kow Your Beefits ight Coductig a UCT Ope House Program Publishig a local coucil ewsletter at least three times durig the membership year Doatig a miimum of $1,000 to the UCT Charities Trust Fud durig the membership year Participatig i the aual JOIN HANDS DAY evet Nomiatig a local coucil member for the Frateralist of the Year award It's importat to ote that several activities must be held i cojuctio with some of the requiremets i order for coucils to qualify for gold, silver or broze medals of hoor. Coucils participatig i the Medal of Hoor Program should make sure to have the appropriate program packet for the membership year, which may be obtaied by cotactig the Home Office s Frateral Departmet or by visitig the For Members are of UCT's Web site at Awards ad beefits Each coucil earig a gold medal of hoor is awarded $750 ad a certificate of achievemet while each coucil wiig a silver medal receives $400 ad a certificate, ad each coucil 10 Witer2008

11 Holdig or participatig i a charitable or commuity evet is a requiremet optio for ay coucil strivig for a gold medal of hoor. Here Rogee Rohweder, left, ad Veroica Johso, members of Frotier Coucil 727, Cheyee, Wyo., keep busyig makig a batch of the hudreds of cookies baked by the coucil for veteras at the Vetera s Admiistratio Medical Ceter. t attaiig a broze medal is give $200 plus a certificate. Coucils may use the award moey however the members wish. May coucils achievig medals of hoor use the moetary award to support coucil activities ad local commuity projects. I additio to the moetary awards gaied through participatio i the Medal of Hoor Program is the importat opportuity for heighteed awareess of coucils withi local commuities. A umber of coucils have reported icreased media coverage for the charitable ad commuity projects udertake i cojuctio with the program while others have foud their charitable ad commuity ivolvemet sparkig the iterest of potetial ew members eager to lear more about UCT. Qualifyig for the Medal of Hoor Program The Medal of Hoor Program has essetial guidelies that must be followed i order for coucils to qualify. All etries must be submitted to the Home Office s Frateral Departmet i otebook (three-rig bider, etc.) form. Each coucil activity qualifies as oly oe of the optioal requiremets. I other words, if a coucil awards a member with a 50-year plaque ad pi (a frateral/ritual activity) at a Christmas party (social evet), it will be cosidered i oly oe category. At the heart of the Medal of Hoor Program are UCT s local coucils. I order for coucils to qualify for the program voluteer work ad project participatio must be doe through the coucil, ot o a idividual basis. Verificatio of projects ad activities, icludig doatio ackowledgmet letters, ewspaper articles, copies of caceled checks ad photographs must be submitted to the Frateral Departmet alog with a summary of local coucil meetig miutes. Membership gai is vital to achievig a medal of hoor. Member trasfers do ot cout as part of a coucil s membership gai whe attemptig to qualify for the Medal of Hoor Program. Coucils strivig for a medal of hoor should cotact the Frateral Departmet with ay questios regardig membership status. Member motivatio, moetary awards ad commuity recogitio are all importat beefits of coucil participatio i the Medal of Hoor Program. The membership year begis April 1, Why ot start plaig ow for the Medal of Hoor Program level your coucil would like to achieve? For more details about the program or to request a Medal of Hoor Program packet, cotact the Frateral Departmet at (800) , ext. 126, or at amarshall@uct.org. Medal of Hoor Recipiets Coductig a UCT Ope House Program is also a requiremet optio for the Medal of Hoor Program. Rev. Rick Trott ad wife Joyce, members of Kaapolis, N.C. Coucil 853, ejoy themselves durig the coucil s Ope House Breakfast held at a local restaurat. The gatherig helped ear the coucil its gold medal. t All Medal of Hoor recipiets recogized at the 2007 Supreme Sessio received the gold Medal of Hoor. Gold Medal of Hoor Grad Prairie, Alta. Coucil 1018 Red Deer, Alta. Coucil 1021 Crabrook, B.C. Coucil 1023 Saskatoo, Sask. Coucil 1031 Sudbury, Ot. Coucil 1051 Orillia, Ot. Coucil 1064 Regia, Sask. Coucil 266 Frotier Coucil 727, Cheyee, Wyo. Kaapolis, N.C. Coucil 853 Pictoia Coucil 879, New Glasgow, N.S. Blomido Coucil 918, Ketville, N.S. Neepawa, Ma. Coucil 924 Miedosa, Ma. Coucil 926 Oaole & District Coucil 927, Oaole, Ma. Boissevai, Ma. Coucil 940 Gleboro, Ma. Coucil 943 There were o submissios for the silver or broze awards. the SAMPLEcase 11

12 JOIN HANDS DAY 2008 May 3 is the date for this year s project that coects youg people ad adults O Saturday, May 3, 2008, frateralists across the Uited States ad Caada will come together with youg people for the eighth aual JOIN HANDS DAY - to make a differece i their commuities through civic projects that coect youths ad adults. JOIN HANDS DAY is a opportuity for UCT members to reach out to people they do t kow, to coect geeratios ad to develop ew relatioships. JOIN HANDS DAY, which was created by the frateral beefit system, is the oly voluteer day o the Seasos of Service caledar that specifically targets ad fosters relatioships betwee youths ad adults through eighborhood voluteerig. Youg people ad adults work together o a equal basis to pla, orgaize ad implemet the day s activities. Buildig relatioships across geeratios restores cofidece, trust ad respect for each other ad creates a sese of commuity. This year, coucils that pla ad participate i a JOIN HANDS DAY project will receive ot oe, but two, credits toward the coucil s Medal of Hoor requiremet. I additio to receivig a credit for coductig a JOIN HANDS DAY evet, the coucil may also use the evet as a credit i ay of the other categories where the bous might be eeded. All JOIN HANDS DAY projects MUST BE reported to the Frateral Departmet i order for coucils to receive credits. I additio, Caadia coucils ca ow qualify for the JOIN HANDS DAY Excellece award! I order for ay project to qualify for the Excellece Award, the project must be coducted o the official JOIN HANDS DAY, Saturday, May 3, 2008, ad it must be registered through the JOIN HANDS DAY Web site by o later tha Jue 6, (See box at right for more details). For detailed iformatio about JOIN HANDS DAY or to report a JOIN HANDS DAY evet, cotact the Frateral Departmet at (800) , ext. 126, or at amarshall@uct.org. You may gather ideas by visitig the JOIN HANDS DAY Web site at or by callig (630) JOIN HANDS DAY Excellece Awards Te awards are selected from thousads of voluteer projects that develop youth ad adult parterships o JOIN HANDS DAY. Each wiig project receives a $1,000 check ad a egraved glass award. Coordiatig groups choose how the fuds are used. Some orgaizatios fid it appropriate to doate the moey to the beeficiary of the project or aother beevolet cause. Others choose to save it as seed moey for ext year s evet. The Criteria I selectig Excellece Award recipiets, the most importat cosideratio is the quality of youth ad adult parterships i plaig ad executig the evet. Other criteria iclude the quality of the project to the eighborhood or to persos i eed ad the effectiveess of the mobilizatio group. The Deadlie To be cosidered for the 2008 JOIN HANDS DAY Excellece Awards, project orgaizers must pre-register JOIN HANDS DAY projects o the JOIN HANDS DAY Web site at www. joihadsday.org. Pre-evet olie project registratio opes February Project orgaizers must also postevet register their projects by o later tha Tuesday, Jue 6. For more iformatio, visit the JOIN HANDS DAY Web site at or cotact the Frateral Departmet. 12 Witer2008

13 The UCT Scholarship Program How studets may qualify ad apply for importat fiacial assistace UCT has made helpig people with metal retardatio its top civic project for more tha 40 years. I 1997 the UCT Charities Trust Fud was established as a way to support this importat priority, primarily by providig scholarships to studets ad teachers seekig degrees or certificatio to teach people with itellectual disabilities through the UCT Scholarship Program. I 2007, 54 scholarships averagig $500 - $600 each were awarded through the UCT Scholarship Program. For some of the recipiets it was their first time receivig the scholarship while others had bee awarded scholarships i the past. For all of the recipiets, the scholarships icreased their ability to cotiue their educatio ad careers i this field. Qualificatio ad applicatio for scholarship assistace I the last 10 years early $190,000 i scholarship assistace has bee awarded. To be eligible for scholarship assistace through the UCT Scholarship Program, a applicat should meet oe or more of the followig criteria: Be a teacher of people with itellectual disabilities who eeds additioal course work to be certified or to retai certificatio. Be a experieced teacher who wishes to become certified to teach people with itellectual disabilities. Have a bachelor's or master's degree ad wish to pursue graduate work i The UCT Scholarship Program makes a sigificat differece through the allottig of scholarships to help cover registratio fees, tuitio ad text books. special educatio with a emphasis o teachig people with itellectual disabilities. Be a college juior or seior whose udergraduate course of study is special educatio specifically focusig o teachig people with itellectual disabilities. Be erolled i courses to become a certified istructor uder a structured trade, vocatioal or recreatio program at a facility for people with itellectual disabilities. Applicats teachig i areas of special educatio other tha itellectual disabilities are ot eligible for scholarship assistace. Applicats must pla to be of service to people with itellectual disabilities i the Uited States or Caada ad must demostrate a justifiable eed for fiacial assistace. Assistace Approval Qualified idividuals iterested i scholarship assistace may dowload a scholarship applicatio by visitig the UCT Scholarship Program page of UCT s Web site at or by cotactig the Frateral Departmet. Iitial applicats must also provide, i writig, a brief résumé of work experiece or course work completed i the field of special educatio with a emphasis o teachig people with itellectual disabilities. Applicatios are reviewed o a mothly basis ad applicats should allow two moths for distributio of scholarship assistace. A amout up to, but ot to exceed, $1,500 may be grated to ay oe applicat i ay oe caledar year. The scholarship assistace is a reimbursemet to help cover registratio fees, tuitio ad textbooks oly. After approval of a applicatio, paymet will be made upo receipt of positive documetatio that the applicat has actually registered ad paid for college or uiversity courses i special educatio to teach people with itellectual disabilities. For more details about the UCT Scholarship Program, cotact UCT s Frateral Departmet at (800) , ext. 126, or at amarshall@uct.org. the SAMPLEcase 13

14 MEMBERSHIPawards We exted our cogratulatios to the followig members for achievig 60 ad 50 years of membership i UCT. This list reflects membership awards for September 2007 through December Please ote that oly those members receivig their awards durig these moths are icluded i this list. 60 Years 3 David A. Bratte 4 Mark M. Holema 6 Louis R. Lyedecker 14 Athoy La Verda 14 Nick C. Wolf 15 Richard J. Hery 19 Jerry H. Patterso 29 Ward G. Dexel 29 Leoard B. Jasiski 29 Edward T. Lacey 29 Charles W. Murray 41 Raymod R. Rig 41 Wilbur G. Wallace 43 Robert H. Bader 43 Bruce R. Bradt 43 Howard J. Colto 43 Frak J. Nacarato 62 Gale G. Gu 67 Gearo Ardete 67 Staley J. Szelka 80 August C. Galvi 80 Carroll L. Greer 80 Harold E. Kullberg 81 Raymod N. Malouf 83 Gerhart H. Buhr 83 Robert E. Campbell 83 Clarece R. Escallier 83 Bert L. Naima 83 James C. Wolf 89 Joh M. Brumage 89 Gle M. Durham 89 Fred L. Lewis 100 James A. Shriver 106 Ralph V. Compto Sr 108 Harris F. Babler 115 Victor J. Riorda 119 Howard F. Hawkis 130 Joseph M. Coates 130 Earll C. Sherida 134 Edward W. Lecher 135 Clarece A. Paulso 174 Robert E. Aderso 174 F. Gerald Booth 174 Joh E. Campbell 174 Robert J. Douglas 174 Charles N. La Prade 174 Curtis E. Meador 174 Lloyd E. Norris 174 James H. Sik 176 Staley L. Corbi 176 Bill E. Sparlig 176 William C. Washbur 201 Leo L. Greco 201 Joseph H. Keey 201 Keith E. Peterso 202 Guy J. Glace 202 Joh D. Marti 203 William J. Tower 206 Sidey T. Nowell 209 Curtis W. Wilso 211 J. W. Phoeix 213 Earle F. Flit 213 Robert L. Kelley 217 Everett C. Pray 222 Iva W. Spraitzar 226 Clarece E. Carter 226 Frak C. Perio 236 Asel E. Miller 253 Richard J. Alde 255 Gle J. Feldma 275 Marvi G. Baker 281 William D. Haughawout 281 Charles G. McCoell 281 Charles T. Yarbrough 313 Charles W. Bradeberry 323 Fred A. Keller 325 Clarece J. Marti 331 Robert L. Pape 332 Elbert G. Shelto 347 Jim C. Turer 354 Gilbert E. Brow 357 Joseph M. McKiverga 393 Joseph C. Popp 403 David J. Powers 405 Jack R. Bryat 405 James E. Ritziger 414 Robert E. De Log 414 Joh H. Roberts 441 Lee G. Perry 452 Lelad A. Vace 461 Doald M. Maley 464 Ralph E. Compa 478 Clarece E. Crozier 478 William K. Delaplae 478 Eugee T. Fly 493 Lloyd G. Neblett 494 Joh F. De Log 516 Ralph W. Wilkiso 526 A. Horack 526 Joseph A. Mysza 532 Hery L. Hardaway 532 Rudolph W. Neuma 532 Herbert S. Schwacofer 535 Emil C. Berglud 535 Edward G. Daer 548 Ly R. Leavel 548 David R. Parker 576 Reube H. Nuery 591 Hubert M. Gross 591 James W. Houtz 591 Joh G. Leiter 591 Edgar Levi 598 Doald J. Bruce 598 Edward G. Kristofco 598 Raymod D. St. Clair 600 Travis F. Woodham 612 Jack C. Emhoff 626 Leo C. Larso 640 Joseph Schazebacher 655 Emilie J. Houde 665 Joseph S. Hlass 681 Beto M. Hofferber 681 Samuel B. Husto 686 Joh A. Bessette 687 Joseph C. Giaotti 687 Keeth L. Joes 687 Russel E. Schwartz 694 Howard L. Schittker 713 Alfred A. La Rochelle 718 Silas M. Hale 734 Everett F. Readett 749 Berard D. Cohe 788 Sam R. Va 808 Regiald E. Graff 823 Armad A. Larmad 823 Doald Scott 823 Frak R. Wilso 894 Lawrece R. Babie 894 Be E. Paskavitch 934 Arthur E. Harper 1014 Tom R. Hoy 1027 George W. Forsythe 1065 Cecil D. Goughour 50 Years 1 Beto D. Dempsey 3 Doald D. Ditmer 4 Maurice E. Prather 6 Hery H. Barett 6 Roald L. Mauger 6 Robert Turer 6 Leoard A. Waits 6 Richard E. Westbrook 11 Jerry H. Bower 11 Arthur O. Fai 11 Wilbur J. Fuller 11 George Haey 14 Clarece J. Culbertso 14 Jack R. Dempsey 14 Desil E. Graham 14 Joseph F. Hirsch 14 Paul A. Kelley 14 Erwi E. Kraawetter 14 Vero W. Lockwood 14 Louis J. Meiert 14 David G. Schellhase 14 Harold W. Weis 18 Doald M. Everett 20 Charles R. Baird 20 William S. Barry 29 Arde R. Hudso 29 Frederick L. Hut 29 Sherley A. Lemo 31 Sheldo E. Burr 31 Robert E. Dadurad 35 Robert H. Smith 41 Louis J. Cusma 43 Ralph W. Ball 43 Raymod W. Burba 43 Albert M. Jaetsky 43 Frak M. Polasky 43 Robert L. Rusch 43 Edwi Wascoe 53 Fred E. Black 64 James Gader 64 Claire E. Pederso 67 Athoy L. Feola 70 Keeth A. Christofferso 77 Gus C. Bosetti 77 Ava E. Brow 77 Chester W. Ober 79 Keeth C. Greewood 80 Pete J. Ageloides 80 Paul E. Barard 80 Robert G. Checchi 80 Louis J. Colio 80 Richard P. Etwistle 80 David Markham 80 Bejami J. Simpso 81 Oliver J. Ferrari 83 Walter M. Aderso 83 Staley G. Carleto 83 Willis G. Hettick 83 Doald Root 86 Joe H. Burgess 86 Pat L. Graham 86 Joh S. Kuh 89 Joe P. Carruba 89 Raymod Cole 89 Wallace E. Fizer 89 George Hackler 89 Willie B. May 89 Frak L. Robiette 93 Joh T. Fish 93 Alvi Harma 93 Max D. Johso 93 Orville C. Mueller 95 Charles E. Black 95 Edward G. Cox 95 Lewis Harmoy 95 Gle T. Jacobs 95 Harold E. Le Masters 95 William O. Pickett 99 Keeth F. Sumerwell 99 Edwi G. White 100 Robert C. Blue 103 Fracis I. Hall 106 Dale E. Cradall 106 Louis M. Hettick 106 Earl L. Keea 106 Toivo L. Koivisto 106 Frederick J. Rader 106 Joseph H. Sagar 108 Robert A. Buerki 109 George R. Aderso 109 Burdette R. Brow 109 Staley E. Lippstreu 109 Gayle E. McClure 111 Herbert J. Badelma 111 William M. Edey 111 Merle D. Sweso 115 Herbert E. Specer 119 Harold L. Feary 119 Thomas L. Williams Sr 123 Ervi W. Marzolf 123 Melvi J. Pietz 128 Robert C. Baumgart 128 Albert P. Delebreau 128 Joh J. Va De Heuvel 128 Robert C. Hueber 130 William H. Barey 130 Horace H. Floyd 130 Charles M. Padgett 130 Julia K. Taylor 133 Paul A. Motoia 133 Norma D. Walter 134 Odis A. Duca 134 Daiel G. Kozisek 134 Charles J. Mickel 144 Charles A. Kuder 144 Robert L. Specht 148 Joe Restivo 148 Luke Ruffio 154 Be J. Pelletier 160 Charles F. Marsto 174 Rev Gee D. Arold 174 Gilbert R. Barker 174 Herbert H. Blakeship 174 David L. Brittai 174 William H. Cayto 174 Clifto C. Joes 174 Wilfred C. Light 174 Leroy Mora 174 Fred O. Webster 174 Samuel D. Williams 174 Frederic A. Woodso 176 Theodore A. Estep 176 Jerry A. Ford 176 William J. Kiey 176 Eugee Miller 176 Ralph E. Patrick 176 Raymod G. Waller 179 Frederick W. Betz 179 Joh G. Eversole 179 Fracis E. Harris 179 Paul E. Myers 182 William J. Casey 182 Thatcher T. Gibso 182 Lawrece W. Kox 182 Keeth G. Lidsey 186 Leoard P. Bur 186 Arthur Truscott 195 Robert D. Sabor 200 Arthur F. Vogel 201 Hugh M. Wurmle 202 William A. Fulto 202 A. Merle Johso 202 Joh H. Stormer 202 Robert O. Wilso 204 Bobby D. Small 205 Larry E. Garber 205 Russell P. Glover 205 Luther B. Hottel 205 Fred H. Scott 205 Herald Williams 209 William P. Johso 209 Phillip N. Keller 209 Oli R. Stultz 211 Ralph D. Edwards 211 Homer E. Mior 211 Doald C. Vickers 212 Louis Delagrage 212 Douglas B. Doehrma 212 Keeth E. Gaff 216 Ver W. Hemme 223 Cleo Jekis 242 Clifford M. Turer 249 Michael N. Kae 249 Gary Ritzma 253 Robert M. Fracisco 253 Lori C. Oversmith 253 George W. Tuck 255 Robert J. Gerhard 255 Emery F. Meeker 255 Joseph D. Vogt 261 Toy W. Fedor 266 Thomas W. Wills 272 Paul Clemmos 272 Herbert H. Harper 272 Keeth C. Nixo 272 Roald E. Roberts 274 Robert J. Biggs 274 Doald R. Mealick 275 Bill M. Killough 284 J. Vicet Marti 316 Robert H. Murdock 316 Rollad D. Ohm 316 Ray E. Parsos 323 Lewis O. McCallister 325 George H. Hartma 325 Carroll H. Wikler 334 Russell R. Garvi 335 James D. Bartley 335 Doova B. Borsheim 335 Robert C. Hjelsad 337 Oscar S. Beso 337 Do E. Cazel 337 Keeth R. Stoddart 337 Joh F. Svok 338 Earl J. Schmidt 338 Doald J. Weer 339 Robert A. Barr 350 Jack H. Durrwachter 350 Melvi C. Durrwachter 350 Robert E. Johso 354 Joh R. Vietti 357 Keith L. Bilslad 357 Jerry L. Burett 357 Shirley F. Hughes 357 George S. Severso 358 David P. Focht 358 Charles A. Nork 358 S. David Palmieri 373 Dillard L. Watso 374 Norto R. Davis 374 Ray N. Hood 374 William B. Leo 374 Gwy M. Reeves 377 Lelad L. Utterback 403 Joh A. Davis 403 Raymod E. Dougall 403 Thomas H. McLea 405 Joseph Zumstei 412 Robert J. Johso 412 Doald L. Lider 414 Frak L. Acquaro 414 George P. Bucci 414 Fred J. Hayes 414 Charles A. Leo 414 George L. Lowey 414 Joh Schmidt 414 Theodore X. Schmidt 414 Morto B. Sorki 414 Joseph E. Wicker 416 Jim W. Loyd 416 Arli W. Pitts 416 Joh B. Shope 417 William H. Busch 441 C. Whiteside 444 William F. Adams 444 Gill M. Gregory 452 Max C. Hildebrad 452 Richard Kehoe 452 George Prosser 452 Phillip F. Rakocy 452 Gordo C. Sikorski 452 Waye M. Taylor 452 Harry Vaugh 452 Robert J. Vice 452 Corad F. Wotta 452 James C. Zaboick 463 Charles E. Fraser 465 David H. Hidma 465 Thomas J. Jameso 465 Joh I. Kocher 474 Ray E. Adkis 478 William A. Burwell 478 Richard B. Gridley 478 Charles E. Miller 478 Robert L. Neuma 478 Norma W. Trowbridge 494 Larry K. Cooper 494 Gerald K. Harrell 494 William S. Hite 494 George W. Log 494 Meredith G. Pearso 494 Carl A. Rose 494 James H. Russell 494 Oliver Shufflebotham 494 Harry Vautaw 494 Do J. Vawter 494 Jack R. Wheeler 499 Frak M. Rezo 516 Doald J. Armstrog 523 Murrell E. Hazel 526 Peter Dorobish 526 Joh W. Petro 526 Keeth R. Rosesteel 532 Charles T. Burford 535 Harla E. Witt 540 Harold S. Grieb 540 Ralph G. Morriso 548 Willis E. Blackwelder 548 James S. Harper 548 Elmer C. Joes 552 Lemuel D. Moore 563 James L. Sturdevat 564 Otis Jester 569 Hery A. Stratker 573 George S. Puryear 573 David E. Smoker 573 Curto H. Whittigham 584 Staley Becker 584 Gerald M. Birbach 584 Samuel J. Myers 584 George Rothma 584 Joseph E. Schwartz 587 Ralph G. Grassfield 588 David E. Scholik 590 Jack L. Haldema 590 Deto L. Herro 590 Harry Milhoa 590 Lelad Vacamp 590 Richard F. Wiggers 591 Homer H. Eckley 591 Joh H. Houser 591 James B. Rigli 591 David Rockey 591 Carl A. Sook 591 Richard W. Wilcher 594 Doald M. Deware 598 Chris Butterworth 598 Frak Harmo 598 Joh G. McLachla 598 Edmud R. Rigatti 598 Ralph F. Waldo 598 Arde L. Yoder 600 Willie R. Adrews 621 Raymod O. Larso 623 James R. Holcomb 630 Charles D. Brow 630 Robert L. Midorff 630 Doald M. Richardso 640 William L. Evely 655 Y. Gaeta Alary 655 Jea G. David 655 Jacques Lauzo 661 Keeth L. Dippell 661 Gustaf E. Olso 661 Richard D. Placek 661 E. Roger Rust 663 Walter L. Becklud 665 Burl D. Judkis 673 Marvi L. Hueber 681 Leo B. Berkeley 681 Loy L. Buley 681 Dorlo D. Himber 681 Edward C. Kig 686 Roald R. Mazzeo 687 Carl R. Horburg 687 Madore J. Laoue 694 James W. Alle 694 Thomas J. Camp 694 Robert J. Greier 694 Joh W. Houck 694 Robert Klofta 694 Orval H. Mulle PGCdeaths This list reflects reported Past Grad Couselor deaths from Sept. 1, 2007, through Dec. 31, Marti Blessat...Pittsburg, Ka. Coucil 77 James D. Calhou Jr...Hill City Coucil 130, Lychburg, Va. Robert T. Castle...Huro, S.D. Coucil 111 Robert E. Doak...O. Lloyd Darter Coucil 191, Bristol, Te. Leo F. Goodyear...Champaig-Urbaa Coucil 478, Champaig, Ill. Howard H. Gray...Johso City, Te. Coucil 552 Earl R. Shultz...Coldwater, Mich. Coucil 452 Clyde F. Wilbaks Gaiesville, Fla. Coucil 416 Charles R. Willis Jr... Cambridge, Ohio Coucil 588 A.C.T.- UCT Domiio 1017 Douglas Horbeck...5 Arkasas 204 Clarece R. Spharler...3 Atlatic 758 Erest C. Bria Raymod G. Eglehart Claire Wilt Eoil Cote Vero K. Hirtle Audrey A. MacGillivary Berard G. McNamara...3 Carolias 853 Margaret C. Helms Mary C. Adams Robert F. Norto...3 Illiois 339 Roald F. Hedgli Gary L. Deihs Elizabeth Schwartz Mary E. Kraemer James E. Loeffler James E. Pope Joseph P. Yaello...3 Idiaa 4 Michael Kurtz Charles E. Short Gerald Roemke...3 Iowa 939 Mark E. Fike Jaet L. Heig Maxell Coates Kevi Gilligham...3 Ky.-Va.-W.Va.-Md.-D.C. 130 Hery B. Eochs...5 Maitoba- Saskatchewa 266 Kathlee Chisholm Alfred W. Pfleger 694 George R. Putz 694 Gle D. Reamsyder 695 Ray Marksberry 699 Jeremiah J. Botelho 713 Joh J. Forte 729 Alto C. Corl 734 Richard R. Damo 735 Dale F. Purvis 746 Alexader Le Blac 746 Leoard L. Peters 749 Rolad E. Davis 749 Morto H. Mitchell 749 Mario A. Moore 749 Dea E. Tret 752 Hugh Weatherford 758 Berard Fly 758 Bazil N. Lud Cotiued o Page 15 INrecogitio Uited Commercial Travelers is pleased to exted its appreciatio to the followig members who have sposored three or more ew or reistated members. Numbers reflect applicatios approved by the Home Office betwee April 1, 2007, ad Ja. 4, Cidy C. Waugh Darlee A. Gillies Dave L. Poets...4 Michiga 452 David H. McKay Robert C. Russett David J. Piper...3 Mississippi-Louisiaa 499 Calvi P. Bajo...6 Missouri 534 Dorothy L. Poits...5 Motaa-Utah-Idaho 81 Ja G. Buker...4 Nebraska 104 Michael T. Roth...22 New Eglad 160 Douglas M. Larrabee...4 Ohio 144 Joh R. Bettis Mike Hammotree Martha Hammotree Melida Va Order William N. McLeod Sharo M. Hery Keith M. Ward...3 Orego-Washigto-B.C. 887 Joh C. Altma...18 Texas 934 Diaa Loafma James Cashio Ly A. Garris Thomas D. Hoffma Carl R. Maso...3 Wiscosi 335 Dorothy A. Hudso Robert E. Hudso Witer2008

15 758 Harold McGrath 768 Charles E. Myers 779 Joyce M. Bersuch 779 Jacob G. Es 779 Richard A. Lowestei 779 Hery Petracchi 779 Leo V. Wilto 781 Atoio J. Ladry 781 James K. Wood 788 Pete I. Brackis 800 Oscar L. Eades 800 Joh R. Wooto 822 Agelo P. Sacheli 853 Floyd M. Patterso 892 L. G. Smith 894 Gerard R. Boudreau 900 Alfred J. Letoureau 915 Royce E. Gregory 1002 Edward F. Joes 1014 Jack F. Lidberg 1014 Do R. Payjack 1016 Ed W. Kamiski 1018 Edward T. Fraser 1029 Joh Adrusek 1031 George D. Dacey 1046 Rolad P. Paquette 1051 Be M. Ethier 1064 Douglas R. Lockhart 1064 Gavi M. Neilse 1064 Roy D. Selch 1065 Jack E. Bedwell 1065 Curtis D. Johso 1065 Agus A. MacDoald 1065 William V. Perkis 1067 Fred G. Welsh INmemoriam Reé Rigler Reé Rigler, 33, UCT member ad daughter of Supreme Couselor Diaa Loafma, passed away o Oct. 30, Bor Nov. 29, 1973, i Fort Worth, Texas, Reé graduated from Paschal High School ad atteded Tarrat Couty College. Reé was a professioal siger ad composer who brought joy to everyoe she met ad music to their ears. She had worked for Luthera Refugee Services ad was a member of Fellowship of Weatherford Church. Reé loved her family ad was a lovig, carig ad compassioate youg woma. She battled ad survived a complex brai surgery ad struggled with the after-effects for the last 10 years. She was preceded i death by her gradparets, Shirley Adrews ad George Rigler Jr. Survivors iclude mother ad stepfather, Diaa ad Numa Loafma; father ad stepmother, Rick ad Marty Rigler; brothers, Chad ad Joatha Rigler; sister, Meredith Rigler; stepsisters, Jeifer ad Brooke Loafma; stepbrother, Joh Loafma; gradmothers, Virgiia Rigler-Du ad Ruth Rigler; gradparets, Virgil ad Sue Hughes; auts ad ucles, Brat Rigler, Judy ad Waye Johso, Caroly ad Deis Mitchell, Do Rigler, Joe ad Chelsea Hughes; great-ucle, Charles A. Rigler; ad umerous cousis. Privacy Policy for Frateral Product, Life Isurace ad Auities Customers We at Uited Commercial Travelers of America (UCT) recogize that our members purchase our products ad services because they trust that we will stad behid our promises. I tur, we pledge our commitmet to treatig our members iformatio resposibly. We have established specific policies i order to maitai this commitmet to our members. All members have bee provided with a copy of our privacy policy so that they better uderstad what o-public persoal iformatio we collect ad how we use it. We have also reassured our members that this iformatio will be i the strictest of cofidece ad will ot be shared with ay o-affiliated third party, uless such disclosure is ecessary for busiess purposes or otherwise allowed by law. We at UCT value our members ad respect their privacy rights. It is therefore our expectatio that all busiess associates of our society uphold this commitmet to our members ad safeguard all opublic persoal iformatio i accordace with our privacy policy. Uited Commercial Travelers of America s Privacy Policy for Our Members Whe we issue a isurace policy to a member, we eed to obtai ad maitai iformatio about the idividual that we are isurig. We eed this iformatio i order to provide our members with the most effective service. We share your cocers about privacy ad cosider this iformatio cofidetial. Therefore, we have take steps to protect your persoal iformatio. This policy explais what iformatio we collect, with whom we share it ad how you may request that we do ot share certai iformatio with other parties. The practices described i this policy are applicable to curret ad former members who have isurace policies issued by us, or are otherwise associated with us. Iformatio we collect ad sources of iformatio: We receive most iformatio directly from you as part of the applicatio process. If we eed to verify iformatio or require additioal iformatio, we may obtai such iformatio from third parties, icludig: adult family members, employers, other isurers or societies, cosumer reportig agecies, physicias, hospitals ad other medical persoel. Iformatio obtaied from a report prepared by a isuracesupport orgaizatio, such as the Medical Iformatio Bureau (MIB), may be retaied by that orgaizatio ad disclosed to other persos or orgaizatios. The types of iformatio collected may relate to your fiaces, employmet, health, avocatios or other persoal characteristics or to other trasactios with us. Ay iformatio that we collect about you will be cotaied i our policy records. We will refer to ad use this iformatio to issue ad service your isurace policy, evaluate beefit claims, ad to process trasactios requested by you. Who has access to this iformatio: We do ot sell member iformatio or medical iformatio, or do we share it with ay compaies, societies or orgaizatios outside of our orgaizatio that would use that iformatio to cotact you about their ow products or services. If this practice chages, we will offer you the ability to opt out of this type of iformatio sharig, allowig time for you to respod before the chage or practice takes place. We may, however, use member iformatio to commuicate with you about products, features, ad optios you have expressed a iterest i or that we believe may be of iterest to you. We may, without your authorizatio, but oly as permitted or required by law, provide member iformatio to persos or orgaizatios both iside ad outside of our society to fulfill a trasactio you have requested, service your policy, market our products to you, ivestigate ad/or hadle claims, detect ad/or prevet fraud, or to participate i isurace support orgaizatios. These may iclude compaies that perform marketig services o our behalf, other fiacial istitutios with which we have a joit-marketig agreemet for the sale of our ow products, ad your idepedet aget. If we are required to disclose iformatio i coectio with civil or crimial litigatio, subpoea, or to prevet fraud, we must comply with such laws or rules that require us to do so, but such istaces are ucommo. Security ad cofidetiality of your iformatio: Whe we share member iformatio with compaies or orgaizatios workig o our behalf, we expect those compaies to use that iformatio oly to provide the services we have asked them to perform, as permitted by law. Withi our orgaizatio, we have established physical, electroic ad procedural safeguards to protect member iformatio. All employees (or people workig o our behalf ad uder cofidetiality agreemets) may access member iformatio oly whe appropriate to do so ad to fulfill ad service our members eeds. Your rights to access ad correct your iformatio: Geerally, upo receipt of your writte request, we will make available persoal iformatio i your files pertaiig to you (except for certai documets maitaied i coectio with, or i aticipatio of, ay claim or legal proceedig, which will ot be made available). If you otify us that the iformatio is icorrect, we will review it ad, if we agree, we will correct our records. If we do ot agree, you may file a writte statemet with us describig the iformatio that you are disputig. We will sed the correctio or statemet to ayoe who received or will receive the origial iformatio. If you have questios about the right of access to or correctio of your persoal iformatio, you may write to us at: UCT, 632 N. Park St., P.O. Box , Columbus, OH Additioal Iformatio: I additio to ay other privacy otice we may provide, federal ad state laws have established ew privacy stadards ad require us to provide this summary of our privacy policy to you aually. No actio is required of you as a result of this otice. You may have additioal rights uder other applicable laws. For additioal iformatio regardig our privacy policy, please cotact us at the above address or at our Web site at the SAMPLEcase 15

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