[25335] in APO-L
Re: [APO-L] APO Name on Geico Mailings
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ED JANISON)
Tue Apr 4 18:16:24 2006
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 15:16:06 -0700
Reply-To: ED JANISON <edfrompgh@yahoo.com>
From: ED JANISON <edfrompgh@yahoo.com>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
In-Reply-To: <8C826135CB32925-310-DB7C@FWM-R13.sysops.aol.com>
It's not a big deal, I was just wondering how APO was
compensated. If I get something I don't want in the
mail, whatever it might be, I shred it.
You never know when you might get something good.
ESJ
--- "Charlie Zimmerman, APO-L Moderator"
<charliez@aol.com> wrote:
> All - I asked Bob London, our National Executive
> Director, for his
> input on this and received the following.
>
> Bob wrote:
>
> "We approve each mailing and provide the list for
> each mailing as they
> are not stored by GEICO. Any member who wishes not
> to receive their
> mailings just needs to notify the National Office.
> We receive money
> for each person who contacts GEICO and states they
> are with APO. The
> discount the member receives versus contacting GEICO
> and not saying
> they are with APO varies by State; it can be as high
> as 15% and as low
> as none. This has to do with the Insurance
> regulation in each state.
> Additionally GEICO is a sponsor of the National
> Volunteer Conference
> and pays an educational sponsorship fee to offset
> our costs so we can
> cover most of the participants expenses."
>
> Along with the financial benefits to APO from this
> program, I think
> it's also important to note that our names and
> addresses are not sold
> to nor retained by GEICO. Some may not immediately
> see the
> significance in this, but by retaining control, the
> National Office
> prevents the list from being sold from one group to
> another and another
> and another, which is how true junk mailing lists
> are created. That's
> something the National Board and National Office
> have always been very
> mindful of - making sure that our membership list is
> only used for
> intended purposes and in a manner that is most
> likely to benefit a
> significant number of members. The same has also
> been true for nearly
> 30 years(*) with our list of chapters and their
> mailing addresses.
>
> Hope this helps - my thanks to Bob for sharing his
> input.
>
> Fraternally,
>
> Charlie Zimmerman
> APO-L Moderator
> charliez@aol.com
>
> * (30 years at the very least, based on board
> minutes I have reviewed
> on this subject.)
>
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