Applications for the Barry Izsak~Peg Guild Professional Scholarship Now Being Accepted
The Barry Izsak ~ Peg Guild Professional Development Scholarship was established in 2013 to help NASMM members who might otherwise not be able to attend the NASMM Annual Conference for financial or other extenuating circumstances.

• Every year, the NASMM Board will select two (2) scholarship recipients who will receive a complimentary conference registration for the following year.
• To learn about the criteria for applying for the scholarship click here. Applications are due by Tuesday, September 3, 2019.
• Click here to read more about the development of the Barry Izsak~Peg Guild scholarship fund.

NASMM Welcomes New Board Members
The results from our recent election are in, and NASMM would like to welcome the following new Board Members:

• Ann Bass, A Lighter Move, Weaverville, NC
• Allison Pihl, Let's Move, LLC, Fulton, MD
• Carolyn Rowe, The Move Maker, Lake Oswego, OR
• Margaret Zamora, Next Phase Move Assistance, San Diego, CA

NASMM would like to thank the following outgoing board members for their service:

• Katie Hustead, Paper Moon Moves, Brooklyn, NY — Past President
• Kate Grondin, Home Resource Transition, Andover, MA
• Karen Harvey, Senior Transition Solutions, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
• Pat Keplinger, Downsizing by Design, Carol Stream, IL
• Kimberly McMahaon, Let's Move, LLC, Fulton, MD

NASMM Now Accepting Applications for NASMM Neighborhood Coordinators!
NASMM is introducing a new networking opportunity — NASMM Neighborhoods. The purpose of NASMM Neighborhoods is to foster fellowship, and collegiality among NASMM members. Through informal networking events, we hope to build a sense of community among NASMM members in specific geographic areas.

NASMM is currently seeking coordinators to organize NASMM Neighborhood events in areas without coordinators. Coordinators should be passionate about building new relationships within NASMM, and strengthening the Senior Move Management profession within their community at large. With over 20 metropolitan areas currently being represented by NASMM members, we have identified a group of major cities we feel would greatly benefit from NASMM Neighborhood events:

• Boston
• San Francisco
• Los Angeles
• Houston/Austin/San Antonio
• Denver
• Dallas
• Minneapolis
• Charlotte
• Cleveland
• San Diego

If you are a NASMM member from one of these areas, click here to apply to be a NASMM Neighborhood Coordinator! The application deadline has been extended to Friday, August 2nd.

Have You Updated Your Profile on the NASMM Community?
NASMM's outdated e-Lists have been retired and replaced with our new NASMM Community Forum. The Forum is an exciting new technology platform designed to provide you with more user-friendly options to provide efficient communication with your NASMM colleagues.

How the NASMM Community Forum benefits you:

• Single sign-on by simply logging into your "MyNASMM" account
• Add a photo and a brief bio to let other NASMM members get to know you
• Control which lists you choose to subscribe
• Control the frequency of the posts you receive — as they happen, hourly, daily etc.
• Easily search for new activity by filtering to see just what's new, including new replies to topics since you last viewed them
• Quickly search new activity across all lists
• Search past posts by topic and/or keyword

To access the NASMM Community Forum, visit community.nasmm.org!

NASMM Welcomes New Industry Partner — Milburn Printing
Milburn Printing is the industry's leading provider of printed products serving the moving and storage industry for 75 years. Our staff, knowledgeable customer service associates, and products keep Milburn Printing your one-stop source. We offer a large variety of regulatory agency approved Bills of Lading, Estimates, Inventories and Warehouse forms. Milburn also specializes in the production of Inventory Tape, Commercial Labels and Security Seals as well as the Military DOD Forms.

For more information, visit www.MilburnPrinting.com

NASMM Health Now Available
NASMM now offers a healthcare program for you, your employees, families and contractors. NASMM Health, in partnership with the Small Association Leadership Alliance (SALA), is a comprehensive and cost-effective alternative to traditional plans. This new program offers affordable, accessible, and effective healthcare options for NASMM members — both businesses and individuals alike. NASMM Health provides a high-quality, affordable healthcare solution for employers, employees and sole-proprietors. While not health insurance, the program provides 100% coverage for preventative care, options for co-payment features with 100% coverage, and addresses unforeseen medical expenses, such as illness and injury.

This program is not insurance. It is an alternative solution that features a choice of two preventative care plans, each coupled with a medical cost sharing membership for sharing expenses related to unexpected medical needs. Participants can expect to save as much as 60% when compared to health insurance!

For more information and access to enrollment materials visit the "Business Solutions" section of "MyNASMM."

NASMM Offers New Membership Benefit Program — Over 1100 Professional and Consumer/Family Discounts now available!
Through NASMM's new Membership Savings program, NASMM now offers you significant savings on consumer products and services in addition to Business Savings. National Suppliers include Hewlett Packard, FEDEX, Office Depot, Sherwin Williams, Exxon / Mobil, Sunbelt Rentals, Unifirst Uniforms and over 25 additional suppliers. In addition — MSP offers over 1,100 consumer savings programs with travel, insurance, home office through the largest and most successful employee discount marketplace in the U.S. This marketplace also has offers in Canada, U.K., Mexico and India. As a NASMM member you instantly have access to the buying power of the collective group which represents tens of thousands of employees and millions of dollars in spending clout.

To sign up, visit the "Business Solutions" page in your "MyNASMM" account and begin saving now!

These Aging-in-Place Apps Empower Seniors to be Safe, Save Money and Get Medical Care
Roughly two-thirds of Americans 55 and older want to age in their homes — and home care among seniors 68 and up accounted for 1.6 million houses held back from the market through 2018, according to Freddie Mac. The number of households in the 80-and-over age group will more than double by 2037, Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies says.
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Hidden Persuaders: Knowing the Role of Caregivers When Selling to Baby Boomers and Seniors
There are many nuances that must be taken into account when marketing to Baby Boomers and Seniors. Not least of these is the distinct possibility that a caregiver is weighing in on the purchase decision — or even making the choice. Oftentimes, marketers need to sell to both audiences in order to close the sale.
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The 4 Biggest Regrets People Have About Downsizing Their Homes
People downsize their homes — and lives — for many reasons. Maybe their children have gone off to college and they don't need as much space. Maybe they're retiring and want to get rid of possessions they no longer use. Or perhaps they simply want to reduce their housing costs. However, when downsizing, the benefits don't always outweigh the drawbacks. Sonya Myers, a realtor and author of "Downsize Your Home, Rightsize Your Life," said she found that out the hard way.
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Downsizing or Decluttering: How to Get Rid of Stuff
"Deciding to sell your home and downsize should not be a snap decision if avoidable, with most people taking an average of seven months to get their house ready to go on the market," Caroline Carter, a home transition expert and author of "SMART MOVES: How to Save Time and Money While Transitioning Your Home and Life," wrote in an email.
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Companies Help Seniors Downsize
When Pat Laffert's mother Margaret died a few days before her 89th birthday, she and her siblings had to deal not only with their grief but with cleaning out Margaret's Dutchess County home.
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Downsizing + Moving is a Complicated Transition
Often, the best person to help with the downsizing and moving process is NOT a family member. Seniors and their adult children can see the same things quite differently. For example, the parent might say, "That's the Christmas stocking I made for you when you were four." The adult child says, "Mom, you don't need that anymore." To the parent, the object is a reminder of happier times while the child sees "stuff" that needs to be discarded.
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