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Recently, Charlie Downey, of Downey Insurance, and two of his interns went to a local grocery store, Price Chopper, to buy some food to help “Stuff-A-Bus”. Here at Downey Insurance, we believe in helping the community, and what better way to help than to make sure everyone is fed.

This year was the third annual “Stuff-A-Bus”, Food Pantry Donation Drive. In Marlborough, 1,200 residents are served by the Food Pantry every month and out of that 1,200 are approximately 450 children. In these hard times, food is in short supply for some families, and the need for food donations has increased 30% from 2009 to 2010. With the summer coming up, the need for food is more extreme so it was a good time for Downey Insurance to help out.

Last year, “Stuff –A-Bus” had donations that reached 16,000 pounds of food and supplies! That was enough to fill the Food Pantry for the summer and into the fall. Let’s hope that this year “Stuff-A-Bus” gathered even more food and supplies and that our donations helped!

Make sure you check out our videos of the Downey Insurance gang helping “Stuff-A-Bus” on our Downey Insurance Group’s Facebook page.

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Oprah Winfrey campaigns for no cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle.

April 30^th, 2010 marks the launch of the “No Phone Zone Day” campaign headed by the well-known talk show host, Oprah Winfrey. “No Phone Zone Day” is a campaign with hope to get everyone to pledge against phone use in vehicles. This event took place throughout the country, one being at our local Boston University which was attended by our fellow Downey Insurance intern, Alycia Dafoe.   She attended this event along with students located throughout Massachusetts with other members of Marlborough High school club, SADD, Students Against Destructive Decisions.

The No Phone Zone campaign was in efforts to convince all auto drivers to pledge for no cell phone use while driving, where it has many consequences.  The options available to pledge for are as follows:

• Avoid all texting while driving.
• No texting while driving and only hands free calling if needed.
• No texting or use of phone while driving and if needed, pull over and secure the vehicle.

Along with Alycia Dafoe, at this event, was a fellow classmates who has experienced a motor-vehicle accident first-hand due to cell phone use while operating. Because of texting, the individual caused an accident resulting in minor damage. Conseqently, the individual’s vehicle auto insurance sky rocketed.

Think twice before cell phone use while operating a moving vehicle. Join the Downey Insurance Group today in signing Oprah Winfrey’s  ”No Phone Day Pledge” to make the roads in this country a safer place.

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FEMA has put a HIATIS on NFIP from issuing new and renewal flood insurance as of 3/29/2010.

Any new or renewal policy effective on or after 03/29/2010 will not be issued until the Hiatus is lifted.  IF the hiatus is lifted retroactive all policies will be issued/renewed with the date requested.  If the Hiatus is not lifted retroactive then all policies will be issued/renewed with the date the hiatus was lifted.

All policies should be returned paid in full to NFIP they will hold and issue accordingly. If the hiatus is not lifted within a “reasonable amount of time” they will return applications and payment to insured.

If you would like to read more about this hiatus please go to  www.nfsmt.com.

thank you,

Brenda J. Lando, CISR, AIAM
Personal Lines Manager
Downey Insurance Group
www.downeyinsurance.com
Marlborough, MA–Keene, NH–Brattleboro, VT
PH# 508-485-0130

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