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up serving thousands of police and family members with estate planning, living trusts, real estate and injury litigation.
“What I liked about working with the Lodge members is that it’s where I’m from. It's in my blood.” Tuohy adds. “I respect what they do, and I am grateful for an opportunity to provide them what they need.”
Your plan is in good hands
If life is truly a series of defining moments, then another one came for Tuohy when he ran into Angelo in the parking lot of an Oberweis store when he was considering running for Lodge pres- ident. When he was elected, President Angelo reached out to Tuohy to bring back the legal benefits plan he had in the 90s.
“And because times had changed and members’ needs had become greater across the board, I decided to reach out to part- ners and create something that was much more comprehensive,” Tuohy submits. “We are fulfilling a need to provide awareness, access and education for some of the most critical professional services for members from the first day of the academy through retirement.”
So the new FOP Benefits Plan Tuohy and his team has been developing includes financial investment and insurance strate- gies; legal services from personal injury, malpractice and work injuries to estate planning, living trusts and medical directives; as well as residential and commercial real estate services from agents to lenders. Essential benefits are available to members and their families for up to a 50 percent reduction in fees, together with discounts for prescriptions, vision, hearing and dental of up to 65% and up to 75% in discounts on over 250 top retail brand products.
Some of the strategies have manifested from the expertise Tuohy has from presenting at the CPD retirement seminars for the past 25 years. A complete list of benefits can be found at www.fopbenefitsplan.com.
“Not only do members have the opportunity to develop security for their retirement from top rated professionals, but they can afford it,” he added.
Tuohy hopes every member can reach the same place as a 54- year-old retired member client whose financial planning has allowed him to work in the bleachers at Wrigley Field knowing that he has a $1.7 million nest egg. “And he started at the same salary as the guy next to him in the academy,” Tuohy asserted.
What the plan really promises is what Tuohy learned that day at the Greens. There is an everything-is-possible nature to it. It's the mission that drives Dreams for Kids, in its 27th year.
Dreams for Kids was created to remind at-risk kids they have something to give, the same lesson Tuohy learned that day in the Greens. The mission is to replace charity with opportunity and give a hand up, not hand out. Its Dream Leaders program inspires kids to create projects for their community, their schools and beyond.
Dreams For Kids is wired to change the world every day, one person at a time. It seems Tuohy is wired that way, too.
“Jesse White taught me that you get another shot every day to make an impact and make a difference,” he explained. “Every day is a gift. And if you don’t make a difference that day, you have wastedaday.SoIliketoputasmuchasIcanintoit.” d
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