Southeast Iowa Insurance and MAX Insurance® Contribute to Kalona Volunteer Fire Department

(KALONA, IA) – Volunteer firefighters in Kalona, IA are raising funds to purchase a thermal image camera and are one-step closer thanks to a $1,000 grant from Southeast Iowa Insurance in Wellman and their partner, MutualAid eXchange (“MAX”) Insurance.

Shawn Powell heads Southeast Iowa Insurance.  He reached out to the Kalona Volunteer Fire Department after learning about the MAX Agent Community Grant Program.  “I have attended annual pancake fundraisers and made contributions for special needs of the department,” Powell said.  “A thermal image camera would help our firefighters be able to see through a smoke-filled room, locate hot spots and help save lives.  We as a community are blessed to have such a wonderful department and are pleased to partner with MAX Insurance® and its community grant program to make this gift possible.”

Southeast Iowa Insurance is an independent insurance agency representing MAX Insurance® in Wellman and surrounding areas.  MAX Insurance®, based in Overland Park, KS, is a unique fair, faithful and socially responsible insurance enterprise.  Founded on religious principles, the company’s mission is to restore wholeness to communities and individuals in need.  It lives out its mission through a variety of quality, fairly-priced insurance products, outstanding personalized customer service and its non-profit Mutual Aid Ministries (“MAM”) program.

“MAX is more than an insurance company.  We truly care beyond the contract,” said David Wine, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “That’s why we are excited to partner with Southeast Iowa Insurance and help Kalona’s Volunteer Fire Department work towards their goal of purchasing a thermal image camera.”

For more information:

Southeast Iowa Insurance
Shawn Powell
214 8th Avenue
Wellman, IA 52356
email  sjpowell@netins.net
phone 319-646-2311
website www.southeastiowainsurance.com.

MAX Insurance® and Mutual Aid Ministries, visit www.MAXInsurance.com.

Photo:  Shawn Powell of Southeast Iowa Insurance presenting check to Kalona Fire Chief Steve Yotty.

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Partners Choice Insurors and MAX Contribute to Project 360 Youth Services’ Sound House

(LEBANON, MO) – The Sound House’s wish list just got a little bit smaller thanks to a recent grant from Partners Choice Insurors LLC in Lebanon, MO and their partner, MutualAid eXchange (“MAX”) Insurance.  Some of the Sound House’s current needs fulfilled were food items for their pantry and clothing to supply their clothes closet.

Stephen Griffin heads Partners Choice Insurors LLC.  He reached out to Project 360 Youth Services after learning about the MAX Agent Community Grant Program.  “Our agency has contributed to Project 360 Youth Services in different parts of the year,” Griffin said.  “The Sound House, a teen resource drop in center for area youth ages 13-20, offers social and academic programs and services without judgement.  We as a community are fortunate to have such a wonderful teen outreach center and are pleased to partner with MAX Insurance® and its community grant program to make this gift possible.”

Partners Choice Insurors is an independent insurance agency representing MAX Insurance® in Lebanon and surrounding areas.  MAX Insurance®, based in Overland Park, KS, is a unique fair, faithful and socially responsible insurance enterprise.  Founded on religious principles, the company’s mission is to restore wholeness to communities and individuals in need.  It lives out its mission through a variety of quality, fairly-priced insurance products, outstanding personalized customer service and its non-profit Mutual Aid Ministries (“MAM”) program.

“MAX is more than an insurance company.  We truly care beyond the contract,” said David Wine, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “That’s why we are excited to partner with Partner Choice Insurors and give a grant to help a wonderful teen outreach program in the Lebanon community.”

For more information:

Partners Choice Insurors
Stephen Griffin
261 E. 6th Street
Lebanon, MO 65536
email stephen@partnerschoiceins.com
phone 417-532-7402
website www.partnerschoiceins.com.

MAX Insurance® and Mutual Aid Ministries, visit www.MAXInsurance.com.

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MAX Mindfulness: Our Thoughts Create Our Experience

By Dave Wine

Each of us has exactly the same number of hours in a day – no exceptions!   All of us are busy – no exceptions!   All of us have challenges, upsets, appointments, work, family, and a myriad of ongoing tasks to complete – no exceptions!   Then you throw in life’s “surprises” – illness, emergencies, car breakdowns, home repairs- and sometimes it really feels as if life is pressing on you from all sides.   Remember, we all face these issues in our life –no exceptions.  You may feel you are unique in this but I can assure you no one escapes. Some of us may have to deal with more of one thing over the other but just being human, we are tasked with many challenges.

But here’s the thing.  We can choose how we are going to react to life and life’s challenges.  It is never the “thing” or the “situation” that bothers us or upsets us.  Read that again!   It is our THOUGHTS ABOUT the thing or situation that affect us.  This is so important in our work lives.  It is easy to think that our work loads, our tasks, our situations and contexts, etc. are the cause of our feelings.  Not true.  It is our thoughts that go along with those situations that cause our feelings, not the other way around.  This is one of the hardest yet most valuable lessons we can ever learn!   That is why some people seem to live life more effortless than others.  They have learned to control their thoughts – mindfulness – and simply allow life to flow through them rather than fighting against the currents of life!

So it is not our “to do” lists, or our tasks, or the amount of work we have to do, or the situations we find ourselves in that are really the cause of our feelings.  It is our thoughts about all of that which create either angst or acceptance, either upset or allowance, either fear or love, either panic or calm.   St. Francis of Assisi found God in peeling potatoes!  Why?  Because as he wrote it was the best time to think with God.  The mundane task, that most of us would complain about, became holy simply because of his thoughts.  We can make any part of our lives holy in the same way.  We literally control life through our thoughts.   We are that powerful.

David WinePhoto of Dave Wine

David is the President and CEO of the MAX enterprise, having served in that capacity since its formation in 2001.   He has forty plus years of  leadership experience in the business and faith-based worlds, being an ordained minister, having been elected to the highest position in his denomination,  and receiving numerous awards and recognition for his leadership in the insurance industry. He currently serves on numerous boards in the church and insurance sectors.  His hobbies include hiking, biking, skiing and snowshoeing as well as being an avid reader.  David and his wife, Sharon, have three daughters, a son, and six grandchildren.