Westchester/Albany Tournament Raises Nearly $50,000
Croton-On-Hudson, NY, June 28, 2006 – Preferred Services Group of NY won the Chubb Charity Challenge’s regional golf tournament at the Hudson National Golf Club and will move on to compete for a $50,000 donation to the American Cancer Society in the championship in Naples, Fl.
On October 15, the Preferred Services Group (PSG) team will compete against 44 other regional tournament winners from the United States and Canada in the national championship. The team consists of PSG’s Lou Finkelstein, President; David Maxham, VP Operations; Rick Blank, property and sales manager; and Barry Carron, life and benefits sales manager. The PSG team is competing for the American Cancer Society, the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem through research, education, advocacy, and service.
"The Preferred Services Group team worked hard to outplay some tough competition at a very touch course," said Jody Specht, Chubb’s Westchester branch manager. "Every team and player at this year’s Westchester/Albany tournament deserves recognition for their charitable efforts. One-hundred percent of every entry fee will go to worthy local charities."
"We are very proud that our agency had the opportunity to participate in the Chubb Charity Challenge. This year’s event was as good as it gets. The participants had a great day of golf at a great venue; this event supports and encourages a sense of spirit and giving among our staff; and the charities of choice benefit from the generosity of Chubb," said Lou Finkelstein, Preferred Services Group president. "I am personally involved as the chairman of the golf committee for the Westchester Golf Classic of the American Cancer Society. As a result, I have first hand knowledge of the many valuable services they provide the Westchester community. Several people in my office and in my personal life have had to deal with this terrible disease, so it’s a charity which I believe in and support wholeheartedly."
In this year’s tournament, 19 teams raised a total of $47,500 for charity. The top finishers and the donations they earned for their designated charities are as follows:
Agency City Donation Charity
1. Preferred Services Group White Plains $2,500 American Cancer Society
2. Towers Perrin Forster & Crosby Stamford, CT $4,000 The Pediatric Kidney Foundation
3. Carpezzi/Liebert Group Inc. Nanuet $3,500 Jawonio, Inc.
4. Coughlin Group Inc. Larchmont $3,000 So. California National MS Society
The other agencies that competed in the tournament included: Arnold K. Davis & Co.; Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. of NY; Charles Goodman & Co.; The Colonial Insurance Agency; Cool Insuring Agency; Lawley Richwood; Lloyd Bedford Cox; Marshall & Sterling; Masters Coverage Corp.; MetzWood Harder;; The Rollins Agency; Rose & Kiernan; TOG Insurance Brokerage Group; USI Northeast; and York International Agency.
Since 2000, the Chubb Charity Challenge has raised more than $4 million for charities throughout the United States and Canada. In its first year, the tournament raised $350,000. Since then it has raised more money every year, topping $1 million in 2005.
The member insurers of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies form a multi-billion dollar organization providing property and casualty insurance for personal and commercial customers worldwide through 8,000 independent agents and brokers. Chubb’s global network includes branches and affiliates in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia.
Established in 1960, the Preferred Services Group was founded on a philosophy of offering personal, professional service. PSG, a member firm of National Financial Partners, a NYSE traded company, is a leader in risk management and insurance brokerage. They have grown rapidly by focusing on serving the insurance needs of private and public companies both nationally and internationally. Their clients include some of the world’s most prominent institutions.
Contact:
Ari Edelman
Mastro Communications, Inc.
Phone: (732) 469-5700
aedelman@mastrocomm.com
