FROM THE PRESIDENT
Advocacy is about educating policymakers on important issues before they have to vote on them...
3RD ANNUAL PIA-PAC CLAY SHOOT It is critical that lawmakers in Madison and Washington, D.C. understand your needs and the needs of your business. Since you’re busy running your agency and helping your clients, PIA follows what’s happening in Madison and D.C. and advocates for you. Advocacy is about educating policymakers on important issues before they have to vote on them and compelling them to see the issue from an agency principal’s point of view. That job is much easier when lawmakers already understand and are supportive of our industry. Therefore, part of PIA’s advocacy effort is working for you to help get supportive lawmakers elected and reelected.
RYAN BUTZKE, CIC, CISR President, PIA of Wisconsin
What if I said that there is something easy and fun you can do, with just one day of your time, to help independent agents and make our voices even stronger in the State Capitol? Well, here it is: Attend the 3rd Annual PIA Clay Shoot on May 18th.
This event is not just another fun PIA event. It is fundraiser for our political action committee, PIA-PAC. Contributions to PIA-PAC enable PIA of Wisconsin to support lawmakers and candidates who are pro-business and pro-independent-agents. Since MARCH/APRIL 2022 [ 4 ]
this event has generous sponsors who cover the costs associated with the event, every penny of your $125 registration fee will become a campaign contribution to help elect a state representative, state senator or governor who supports small businesses and the insurance industry. Last year, our event doubled in size and the 2nd Annual PIA Clay Shoot raised almost $8,000 to put to use in the 2022 election cycle. This year, our goal is $10,000, which will also be put to use in supporting candidates in the fall 2022 election cycle. You can help achieve this goal by attending a fun day of sporting clays, having a delicious lunch with friends from the industry and likely making some new friends. All for 125 bucks! What a deal, right? See the ad for the Clay Shoot on Page 16 of this magazine for more details or go to piaw.org to sign up. If you have three friends who want to shoot with you, sign them up, too! Much like a golf outing, we navigate the sporting clays course in teams of four. If you sign up as a single, no worries because we will group you together with others to form a team, which is a great way to meet new people. This will be my third year attending, so I can attest that the event is well worth a day away from the office. Come see for yourself - I hope to see you there!
