Greetings from the Northwest Mountain Regional meeting in Salt Lake City. When the meeting is done, I will ensure I disseminate notes for you to review.
Area Training Rep Solicitation
We are moving forward with developing Area Training Reps. Lindsay has created an extensive list of typical duties an Area Training Reps would do. If you are interested in the role, please peruse THIS and if it interests you, let me or your area rep know.
Sign up for the ZSE Step Challenge Drawing
So far, we’ve only had 3 people fill out the form to make them eligible for the ZSE step challenge drawing. The NCF Step challenge goes until May 3rd. As a reminder, here’s the previous update info:
The NATCA Charitable Foundation (NCF) Step Challenge started last week but you can still join at any time during the challenge. Your steps will backtrack to March 20th through your tracking app/device. We have a little ZSE teaming going but you may join another team, make up your own or do it alone.
As mentioned in the last update, your NATCA Events Committee will be offering 3 gift certificates for 1st ($50), 2nd ($35), and 3rd ($15) place to your choice of either Costco or REI. The Step Challenge ends on Fri, May 3rd and we will announce the winners the following week. In order to pick the winners, all the identified participants will have their name in bowl and we will randomly pick 3 names out. Just fill out the form to get your username matched with your real name, and you're in! Don't miss out on supporting the NCF—join in now!
Google Form to be eligible for the drawing HERE
Link to join the Step Challenge HERE
Southern Insurance Group (SIG) Visit Next Week
As most of you know, the Federal life insurance that people sign up for at the start of their careers loses its cost efficiency and value the older you get. NATCA has negotiated this benefit to provide you with a cost savings avenue to ensure your family is protected. Please do yourself a favor and stop by their booth in the cafeteria on Tuesday, April 23rd or Friday April 26th from 10am - 4pm. Just to provide some more info, here’s an excerpt from the email the SIG Rep sent me:
To remind you of the benefits we offer, our primary focus is on individual life insurance policies. For those who have the FEGLI group life insurance (which is a horrible deal and skyrockets in price as you get older), we sit down with them and show them a no-obligation comparison between what they have with FEGLI and what we can do for them on an individual basis. Everyone is different, based on current health and medical history, but it’s not uncommon for us to save people $20-40k, or sometimes more over the course of their career and beyond. Over 6,000 NATCA members have switched over from FEGLI, and we have saved them millions!
We can also take a look at members’ survivor annuity, which retirees can pay into with their retirement income to provide a death benefit for their family if they pass away in retirement. We can look at an individual life insurance policy as a replacement for that, which could provide a similar benefit for your family at a much lower cost.
Lastly, we specialize in UNUM disability insurance for controllers, which can protect their income if they should lose their medical clearance and are unable to work. Open enrollment for this ended in October of 2023, but should be available again this fall. I’d be glad to educate members on this, so they know the benefits of signing up next time open enrollment comes around.
Construction
Please do not enter any of the construction zones. This is for safety and liability reasons. They are being very strict about it and are reporting people who violate the barriers.
Amy Sizemore