In our constant efforts to spread military awareness, Paradiso Insurance wants you to Nominate Your Local Hero!
Through monthly submissions sent to ParadisoVeterans@gmail.com, our staff will choose one Connecticut Hero. We are honoring past and current members of any branch of the U.S. Military Services. We encourage you to nominate a grandfather, school teacher, neighbor, or anyone else who has previously served our country.
Please send a picture of your Hero and a half page explanation on what makes them a “Hero.” We will take September submissions until the 25th. Please spread the word as we look forward to spotlighting local Connecticut heroes for months to come!
If you have any questions feel free to contact our Stafford Connecticut office at 860-684-5270.
“I cannot tell you immediately what was on my mind…except that they were wrong.” -Rick Monday
America’s favorite past-time and the red, white and blue; what a play! Rick Monday was quite the Patriot at the April 25, 1976 game at Dodger Stadium. A former Marine, Monday always will be remembered for what he did on the baseball field on April 25, 1976. Two protestors, William Thomas and his 11-year-old son, ran onto the field and laid out an American flag like “a picnic blanket,” and began dousing it with lighter fluid.
Just before a lit match found its target, Monday swooped in and snatched the flag, carrying it off the field. The two trespassers were arrested and escorted out of the stadium.
“It angered me what they were trying to do with the American flag,” Monday said. “This was in 1976, it’s the bicentennial year of our country.”
The 35,000-plus spectators at Dodger Stadium cheered Monday’s patriotic act and broke into a spontaneous rendition of “God Bless America.” When Monday came up to the plate for his next at-bat, the stadium’s message board flashed “RICK MONDAY . . . YOU MADE A GREAT PLAY.”
The flag initially stayed in the hands of authorities while Thomas and his son went through the court system – they were fined $60 for trespassing, because burning the flag is protected as free speech under the First Amendment – but when the Dodgers visited Wrigley Field later in the year, then-Dodgers General Manager Al Campanis presented Monday with the flag. Monday now uses that flag, and his story, to raise support and awareness for military veterans.
“It’s all about awareness, whatever we do,” Monday said. “The more we can help people be aware of the fact that we’re all in this together.”
At Paradiso Insurance, we are very patriotic. We take pride in being free Americans and fly our flag high. We constantly try to raise military awareness and are currently putting together a fall fundraiser for the troops.
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Commercial General Liability insurance is the best way to protect your business against lawsuits. One of our clients (we will call her Mary) knows all too well the benefits of having a CGL policy. Mary runs her own cleaning business in Hartford, Connecticut. This hard-working woman dusts, vacuums, and scrubs until everything is spotless. One day while working at a client’s house, her vacuum malfunctioned and ripped up a portion of carpet in the living room. Mary was unable to fix the tear herself. When she was done with the rest of the house, she left a note of apology, saying that she would pay for the repairs. The homeowner arrived home later in the afternoon. She did not see the note as she walked through her home. When the client walked through the living room, she tripped over the tear in the carpet, injuring her knee. Mary received a call later that night saying that she was going to be sued for compensation, the cost of the carpet, and all medical bills. Mary was devastated.
However, Mary was covered. She remembered her CGL policy purchased through Chris Paradiso. The next day, she called Paradiso Insurance in Stafford Springs, Connecticut and informed Chris of her situation. There was no problem with Mary’s coverage. Her insurance company paid for the homeowner’s carpeting, medical bills, and compensation for loss of work. Without a Commercial General Liability policy from Paradiso Insurance, Mary would have been out of business and quite possibly heavily in debt. Her annual payment? $350. Her liability? $1,000,000. Don’t risk your business – purchase a CGL policy today. Contact Chris Paradiso at 800-660-2991 for more information.
