Acts of philanthropy help the entire insurance industry overcome negative perceptions while establishing individual agencies as caring, community-minded businesses on a local level. One Astonish Results agency partner leading the charge is the charity-minded team from The Tarpey Group, LLC in New Jersey, led by owner Brian Tarpey.

The Fairfield, NJ insurance and financial services firm has strong connections with local schools and non-profits. The Tarpey Group’s most recent endeavor involved awarding scholarships to seven Principals throughout the state enabling them to attend the 18^th annual New Jersey Principals’ and Supervisors’ Association and the Foundation for Educational Administration conference in Princeton, NJ. A partnership with the Million Dollar Roundtable* (MDRT) organization helped Mr. Tarpey secure $5,000 in scholarship funds allowing the principals to attend.

Brian Tarpey explains the driving sentiment behind his work with the New Jersey education system:

“Providing opportunities as these scholarships did, is one of the many ways we seek to give back to our communities. We believe there is no finer investment nor is there any investment with a higher rate of return than there is in education, so we are very pleased to have been able to do this.”

The conferences offered an unprecedented opportunity for those in attendance to tackle the difficult professional challenges facing educators today. The conference focused on “skills for the future,” helping attendees to effectively define, move toward, and manage the future amid the uncertainty that comes with change.

Preferring anonymity, one of the scholarship recipients said, “We were delighted to be able to take part in this important, widely regarded conference. There were opportunities to enhance our professional skills, study future trends, rediscover the joy of learning, and network with some of the nicest people around. None of this would have been possible were it not for the generosity of The Tarpey Group.”

Astonish Results is proud to recognize Brian Tarpey and The Tarpey Group for their hometown support and for repeatedly committing time and resources in the name of altruism.

*The MDRT Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Million Dollar Round Table, The Premier Association of Financial Professionals®. MDRT is an international, independent association of more than 39,000, or less than 1 percent, of the world’s best life insurance and financial services professionals from 476 companies and 76 nations and territories. MDRT members demonstrate exceptional product knowledge, strict ethical conduct and outstanding client service. MDRT membership is recognized internationally as the standard of sales excellence in the life insurance and financial services business.