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CONTENTS:

•Safe Passage International introduces Student Medical Insurance
•Hurricane Katrina cleanup
•Mount Vernon project
• $40,000 awarded to the Travelers Conservation Foundation
• St. Louis Cemetery restored
•Homeric Tours welcomed aboard
•Conserving a Medieval stone fort at Lough Gur, Ireland
•Ellis Island cleanup
•Lincoln Summer White House receives funding
•War Risk Insurance from Safe Passage International
•$65,000 awarded to the Travelers Conservation Foundation
•$1 Million Travel Conservation Initiative
•Safe Passage International welcomes new Conservation Partners
•$50,000 donated to the Travelers Conservation Foundation

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STUDENT MEDICAL INSURANCE
Lakewood, CO, August 1, 2007 --

Safe Passage International and Delos Insurance Company have joined forces to provide accident and health insurance to domestic and international students attending colleges and universities across the USA. "We bring to the market a unique mix of underwriting expertise, compliance capabilities, and decades of collective student medical program management experience," says Maggie Caouette, Director of Program Administration at Safe Passage International Student Programs. "We are uniquely positioned to respond to the changing needs of colleges and universities by working closely with producers and third party administrators to deliver high quality products and services managed by a team of experienced professionals," she said.

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HURRICANE KATRINA CLEANUP
Biloxi, MS, March 19, 2006 --

Safe Passage International joined a legion of tourism industry volunteers along the Mississippi Gulf Coast in a cleanup project organized by Tourism Cares for America. "Seeing the utter destruction that was visited on this area, followed by the remarkable efforts of its residents to rebuild their shattered communities, one cannot help but appreciate the awesome power of nature and the sublime resilience of the human spirit", says Jon Gerlach of Safe Passage International.

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MOUNT VERNON PROJECT
Mt. Vernon Estate, VA, May 13, 2005 --

Safe Passage International assisted with the cleanup of the grounds of Mt. Vernon, George Washington's bucolic estate along the Potomac River, which was damaged by Isabel, the costliest hurricane to make U.S. landfall in 2003. Jon Gerlach provided photo documentation of volunteer work crews as they cut and removed vast amounts of fallen trees. Also, Safe Passage International announced today that it has joined the Leadership Circle of businesses who actively support the Travelers Conservation Foundation in its efforts to preserve and protect natural and historic treasures important to tourism.

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$40,000 AWARDED TO THE TRAVELERS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
Hollywood, FL, December 7, 2004 --

Safe Passage International, Trip Mate Insurance Agency, and Ward Insurance Network donated $60,000 to the Travelers Conservation Foundation at the annual United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) convention. "We are very pleased to assist TCF in its continuing mission to protect, preserve and restore the world's natural and historic treasures", says Jon Gerlach, Executive Director of the Heritage Conservation Program at Safe Passage.

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ST. LOUIS CEMETERY RESTORED
New Orleans, LA, February 7, 2004 --

With technical guidance from Save Our Cemeteries, over 400 volunteers in the travel industry rolled up their sleeves and kicked in to clean, paint and stabilize historic tombs in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans, one of the city's oldest and most important burial grounds. The project was hosted by the Travelers Conservation Foundation as its Tourism-Caring for America event of 2004. Jon Gerlach, an archaeologist with Safe Passage International, served as the project photographer and donated his photographs to the Travelers Conservation Foundation after completion of the work.

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HOMERIC TOURS WELCOMED ABOARD
Denver, CO, December 16, 2003 --

Safe Passage International welcomed Homeric Tours as one of its newest Conservation Partners™ under the Heritage Conservation Program. "We look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with Homeric Tours, and doing whatever we can to help preserve key archaeological sites in Greece", says Jon Gerlach, Executive Director of the Heritage Conservation Program. Safe Passage sets aside revenue from its Travel Protection Plans in order to help preserve, protect or restore endangered natural, cultural and historic treasures that resonate with its Conservation Partners™.

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CONSERVING A MEDIEVAL STONE FORT AT LOUGH GUR, IRELAND
Ritz-Carlton Hotel at Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii, December 6, 2003 --

Safe Passage International announced its donation of an additional $32,000 to the Travelers Conservation Foundation today on behalf of its Conservation Partners™, including Collette Vacations, Mayflower Tours and Travel Connection. The funds will be used as "seed money" for the conservation of stone forts at the archaeological site of Cairraig Aille, an important Medieval ruin (6th-11th centuries AD) located at Lough Gur in Limerick County, Ireland. For further information and to make a contribution to this effort, please contact the Travelers Conservation Foundation.

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ELLIS ISLAND CLEANUP
New York, NY, June 13, 2003 --

About 300 volunteers participated in the Tourism-Caring for America cleanup of Ellis Island, sponsored by a number of travel industry organizations and headed by the Travelers Conservation Foundation. Jon Gerlach of Safe Passage International, an archaeologist, volunteered as a project photograhper for the National Park Service and donated his collection of photographs and field notes to the NPS upon completion.

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LINCOLN SUMMER WHITE HOUSE RECEIVES FUNDING
Washington, DC, June 4, 2003 --

Safe Passage International and its Conservation Partners™, including Trip Mate Insurance Agency and Ward Insurance Network, working through the Travelers Conservation Foundation, donated $60,000 to the restoration of the Anderson Cottage, also known as the Lincoln Summer White House on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home in Washington, a project of Save America's Treasures. The site was recently featured by the Home & Garden TV network in its educational series "Restore America: A Salute to Preservation."

"It is considered the most important unrestored presidential site in the country, and one of the most significant sites associated with President Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln spent one quarter of his presidency at the Soldiers' Home, commuting daily between the cottage and the White House by horseback or carriage between June and November of 1862-1864. During the time he resided at the Soldiers' Home, Lincoln worked on drafts of the Emancipation Proclamation." - National Trust for Historic Preservation

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WAR RISK INSURANCE FROM SAFE PASSAGE INTERNATIONAL
Denver, CO, January 6, 2003 --

Safe Passage International, a leading broker of travel insurance services, announces the availability of custom-designed War Risk Insurance. According to Jim Irwin: "Working closely with our underwriters, we evaluate our clients' unique risks on a case-by-case basis. We are pleased to be able to deliver customized War Risk coverage at a reasonable price through Best A++ rated insurance companies. Our clients include news media, humanitarian relief organizations, and US companies working abroad." The War Risk coverage is an optional feature of the Travel Accident Insurance Plan available through Safe Passage International. For an introduction to War Risk Coverage, see our PDF article "War Risk Insurance for Non-Governmental Organizations" by Jon Gerlach and Jim Irwin.

Other insurance available from Safe Passage International includes Foreign Worker's Compensation, Kidnap and Ransom, Extortion, and Wrongful Detention, in addition to their Travel Protection Plans. For an overview of the coverages available, see our PDF article "Insurance for Relief and Development Workers" by Jon Gerlach and Jim Irwin.

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$65,000 AWARDED TO THE TRAVELERS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
Whistler, B.C., December 9, 2002 --

$60,000 was donated to the Travelers Conservation Foundation (TCF) by Safe Passage International, Trip Mate Insurance Agency, and Ward Insurance Network at the annual United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) convention. "This donation is being made on behalf of our clients who are deeply committed to saving the world's natural and historic treasures for future generations of travelers," says Jon Gerlach, Executive Director of the Heritage Conservation Program at Safe Passage. "We are making an additional donation of $5,000 on behalf of Travel Connection, one of our Conservation Partners™," says Gerlach.

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$1 MILLION TRAVEL CONSERVATION INITIATIVE
Cancun, Mexico, October 3, 2002 --

Safe Passage International announced its "Travel Conservation Initiative." According to Jon Gerlach, Executive Director of the Heritage Conservation Program at Safe Passage International: "Our goal is to generate $1 Million for conservation-related projects in the U.S. and around the world. These monies will come from Conservation Partnerships between Safe Passage and other leading Travel Organizations. Through the Heritage Conservation Program, Safe Passage forms strategic alliances with Travel Organizations that share our vision of sustainable tourism. We want to leverage our strength in the travel insurance market to give key support to the Travelers Conservation Foundation (TCF)." - Update: total funds raised to date through direct contributions and matching grants surpassed $600,000 in 2004, and we are still counting!

According to Bruce Beckham, Executive Director of the TCF: "We value the assistance that Safe Passage International provides. Their expertise in conservation and preservation, and of course their donations, are very important to our mission."

Safe Passage International is a travel insurance broker that creates innovative Travel Protection Plans and uses them to raise funds for conservation. Funding comes from the revenue Safe Passage earns through the Plans sold by its Conservation Partners™.

Jon Gerlach also said: "On the lighter side of business, we want to introduce the newest 'member' of our team, our mascot: 'Archie the Archaeologist, Protector of the Past.' Archie's life mission is to seek out, restore and protect endangered places that are important to the travel industry and to humanity as a whole. Watch for him at a site near you."

"Archie the Archaeologist"™

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SAFE PASSAGE INTERNATIONAL WELCOMES NEW CONSERVATION PARTNERS™
Denver, CO, July 1, 2002 --

Safe Passage International announced the addition of three new clients as Conservation Partners™ under its Heritage Conservation Program: Collette Vacations, Mayflower Tours, and Travel Connection. Safe Passage sets aside a significant portion of its revenue from clients' sales of their Travel Protection Plans. These funds are used to preserve, protect or restore endangered natural, cultural and historic treasures that resonate with its Conservation Partners™.

Under the leadership of Jim Irwin and Jon Gerlach, Safe Passage International is a full service company that specializes in the marketing and sales of insurance protection and assistance services to the wholesale travel industry. Safe Passage is also an innovator in arranging funding for conservation projects and programs that are important to the travel industry.

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$50,000 DONATED TO THE TRAVELERS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
South Miami Beach, FL, December 10, 2001 --

$50,000 was donated to the Travelers Conservation Foundation (TCF) by Safe Passage International, Trip Mate Insurance Agency, and Ward Insurance Network at the annual United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) convention. The donation, one of the largest ever received by the TCF, was made on behalf of our clients who provide tours and cruises to popular destinations in the U.S. and around the world. Safe Passage International, a leading travel insurance broker, and home of the Heritage Conservation Program, uses travel insurance sales to generate funds for conservation projects that are important to the travel industry.

Safe Passage was instrumental in arranging for the $50,000 donation to the TCF. The funds will be used to further the TCF's goal to "Invest strategically in globally significant sites with the collective resources of the nation's major tour operators, the suppliers of their travel products, their customers and their friends."

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		*Newsroom* *CONTENTS:* •Safe Passage International introduces Student Medical Insurance •Hurricane Katrina cleanup •Mount Vernon project • $40,000 awarded to the Travelers Conservation Foundation • St. Louis Cemetery restored •Homeric Tours welcomed aboard •Conserving a Medieval stone fort at Lough Gur, Ireland •Ellis Island cleanup •Lincoln Summer White House receives funding •War Risk Insurance from Safe Passage International •$65,000 awarded to the Travelers Conservation Foundation •$1 Million Travel Conservation Initiative •Safe Passage International welcomes new Conservation Partners •$50,000 donated to the Travelers Conservation Foundation _________________________________________________ STUDENT MEDICAL INSURANCE Lakewood, CO, August 1, 2007 -- Safe Passage International and Delos Insurance Company have joined forces to provide accident and health insurance to domestic and international students attending colleges and universities across the USA. "We bring to the market a unique mix of underwriting expertise, compliance capabilities, and decades of collective student medical program management experience," says Maggie Caouette, Director of Program Administration at Safe Passage International Student Programs. "We are uniquely positioned to respond to the changing needs of colleges and universities by working closely with producers and third party administrators to deliver high quality products and services managed by a team of experienced professionals," she said. return to top _________________________________________________ HURRICANE KATRINA CLEANUP Biloxi, MS, March 19, 2006 -- Safe Passage International joined a legion of tourism industry volunteers along the Mississippi Gulf Coast in a cleanup project organized by Tourism Cares for America. "Seeing the utter destruction that was visited on this area, followed by the remarkable efforts of its residents to rebuild their shattered communities, one cannot help but appreciate the awesome power of nature and the sublime resilience of the human spirit", says Jon Gerlach of Safe Passage International. return to top _________________________________________________ MOUNT VERNON PROJECT Mt. Vernon Estate, VA, May 13, 2005 -- Safe Passage International assisted with the cleanup of the grounds of Mt. Vernon, George Washington's bucolic estate along the Potomac River, which was damaged by Isabel, the costliest hurricane to make U.S. landfall in 2003. Jon Gerlach provided photo documentation of volunteer work crews as they cut and removed vast amounts of fallen trees. Also, Safe Passage International announced today that it has joined the Leadership Circle of businesses who actively support the Travelers Conservation Foundation in its efforts to preserve and protect natural and historic treasures important to tourism. return to top _________________________________________________ $40,000 AWARDED TO THE TRAVELERS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION Hollywood, FL, December 7, 2004 -- Safe Passage International, Trip Mate Insurance Agency, and Ward Insurance Network donated $60,000 to the Travelers Conservation Foundation at the annual United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) convention. "We are very pleased to assist TCF in its continuing mission to protect, preserve and restore the world's natural and historic treasures", says Jon Gerlach, Executive Director of the Heritage Conservation Program at Safe Passage. return to top _________________________________________________ ST. LOUIS CEMETERY RESTORED New Orleans, LA, February 7, 2004 -- With technical guidance from Save Our Cemeteries, over 400 volunteers in the travel industry rolled up their sleeves and kicked in to clean, paint and stabilize historic tombs in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans, one of the city's oldest and most important burial grounds. The project was hosted by the Travelers Conservation Foundation as its Tourism-Caring for America event of 2004. Jon Gerlach, an archaeologist with Safe Passage International, served as the project photographer and donated his photographs to the Travelers Conservation Foundation after completion of the work. return to top _________________________________________________ HOMERIC TOURS WELCOMED ABOARD Denver, CO, December 16, 2003 -- Safe Passage International welcomed Homeric Tours as one of its newest Conservation Partners™ under the Heritage Conservation Program. "We look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with Homeric Tours, and doing whatever we can to help preserve key archaeological sites in Greece", says Jon Gerlach, Executive Director of the Heritage Conservation Program. Safe Passage sets aside revenue from its Travel Protection Plans in order to help preserve, protect or restore endangered natural, cultural and historic treasures that resonate with its Conservation Partners™. return to top _________________________________________________ CONSERVING A MEDIEVAL STONE FORT AT LOUGH GUR, IRELAND Ritz-Carlton Hotel at Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii, December 6, 2003 -- Safe Passage International announced its donation of an additional $32,000 to the Travelers Conservation Foundation today on behalf of its Conservation Partners™, including Collette Vacations, Mayflower Tours and Travel Connection. The funds will be used as "seed money" for the conservation of stone forts at the archaeological site of Cairraig Aille, an important Medieval ruin (6th-11th centuries AD) located at Lough Gur in Limerick County, Ireland. For further information and to make a contribution to this effort, please contact the Travelers Conservation Foundation. return to top _________________________________________________ ELLIS ISLAND CLEANUP New York, NY, June 13, 2003 -- About 300 volunteers participated in the Tourism-Caring for America cleanup of Ellis Island, sponsored by a number of travel industry organizations and headed by the Travelers Conservation Foundation. Jon Gerlach of Safe Passage International, an archaeologist, volunteered as a project photograhper for the National Park Service and donated his collection of photographs and field notes to the NPS upon completion. return to top _________________________________________________ LINCOLN SUMMER WHITE HOUSE RECEIVES FUNDING Washington, DC, June 4, 2003 -- Safe Passage International and its Conservation Partners™, including Trip Mate Insurance Agency and Ward Insurance Network, working through the Travelers Conservation Foundation, donated $60,000 to the restoration of the Anderson Cottage, also known as the Lincoln Summer White House on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home in Washington, a project of Save America's Treasures. The site was recently featured by the Home & Garden TV network in its educational series *"Restore America: A Salute to Preservation."* "It is considered the most important unrestored presidential site in the country, and one of the most significant sites associated with President Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln spent one quarter of his presidency at the Soldiers' Home, commuting daily between the cottage and the White House by horseback or carriage between June and November of 1862-1864. During the time he resided at the Soldiers' Home, Lincoln worked on drafts of the Emancipation Proclamation." - National Trust for Historic Preservation return to top _________________________________________________ WAR RISK INSURANCE FROM SAFE PASSAGE INTERNATIONAL Denver, CO, January 6, 2003 -- Safe Passage International, a leading broker of travel insurance services, announces the availability of custom-designed War Risk Insurance. According to Jim Irwin: "Working closely with our underwriters, we evaluate our clients' unique risks on a case-by-case basis. We are pleased to be able to deliver customized War Risk coverage at a reasonable price through Best A++ rated insurance companies. Our clients include news media, humanitarian relief organizations, and US companies working abroad." The War Risk coverage is an optional feature of the Travel Accident Insurance Plan available through Safe Passage International. For an introduction to War Risk Coverage, see our PDF article *"War Risk Insurance for Non-Governmental Organizations"* by Jon Gerlach and Jim Irwin. Other insurance available from Safe Passage International includes Foreign Worker's Compensation, Kidnap and Ransom, Extortion, and Wrongful Detention, in addition to their Travel Protection Plans. For an overview of the coverages available, see our PDF article "Insurance for Relief and Development Workers" by Jon Gerlach and Jim Irwin. return to top _________________________________________________ $65,000 AWARDED TO THE TRAVELERS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION Whistler, B.C., December 9, 2002 -- $60,000 was donated to the Travelers Conservation Foundation (TCF) by Safe Passage International, Trip Mate Insurance Agency, and Ward Insurance Network at the annual United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) convention. "This donation is being made on behalf of our clients who are deeply committed to saving the world's natural and historic treasures for future generations of travelers," says Jon Gerlach, Executive Director of the Heritage Conservation Program at Safe Passage. "We are making an additional donation of $5,000 on behalf of Travel Connection, one of our Conservation Partners™," says Gerlach. return to top _________________________________________________ $1 MILLION TRAVEL CONSERVATION INITIATIVE Cancun, Mexico, October 3, 2002 -- Safe Passage International announced its "Travel Conservation Initiative." According to Jon Gerlach, Executive Director of the Heritage Conservation Program at Safe Passage International: "Our goal is to generate $1 Million for conservation-related projects in the U.S. and around the world. These monies will come from Conservation Partnerships between Safe Passage and other leading Travel Organizations. Through the Heritage Conservation Program, Safe Passage forms strategic alliances with Travel Organizations that share our vision of sustainable tourism. We want to leverage our strength in the travel insurance market to give key support to the Travelers Conservation Foundation (TCF)." - Update: total funds raised to date through direct contributions and matching grants surpassed $600,000 in 2004, and we are still counting! According to Bruce Beckham, Executive Director of the TCF: "We value the assistance that Safe Passage International provides. Their expertise in conservation and preservation, and of course their donations, are very important to our mission." Safe Passage International is a travel insurance broker that creates innovative Travel Protection Plans and uses them to raise funds for conservation. Funding comes from the revenue Safe Passage earns through the Plans sold by its Conservation Partners™. Jon Gerlach also said: "On the lighter side of business, we want to introduce the newest 'member' of our team, our mascot: 'Archie the Archaeologist, Protector of the Past.' Archie's life mission is to seek out, restore and protect endangered places that are important to the travel industry and to humanity as a whole. Watch for him at a site near you." "Archie the Archaeologist"™ return to top _________________________________________________ SAFE PASSAGE INTERNATIONAL WELCOMES NEW CONSERVATION PARTNERS™ Denver, CO, July 1, 2002 -- Safe Passage International announced the addition of three new clients as Conservation Partners™ under its Heritage Conservation Program: Collette Vacations, Mayflower Tours, and Travel Connection. Safe Passage sets aside a significant portion of its revenue from clients' sales of their Travel Protection Plans. These funds are used to preserve, protect or restore endangered natural, cultural and historic treasures that resonate with its Conservation Partners™. Under the leadership of Jim Irwin and Jon Gerlach, Safe Passage International is a full service company that specializes in the marketing and sales of insurance protection and assistance services to the wholesale travel industry. Safe Passage is also an innovator in arranging funding for conservation projects and programs that are important to the travel industry. return to top _________________________________________________ $50,000 DONATED TO THE TRAVELERS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION South Miami Beach, FL, December 10, 2001 -- $50,000 was donated to the Travelers Conservation Foundation (TCF) by Safe Passage International, Trip Mate Insurance Agency, and Ward Insurance Network at the annual United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) convention. The donation, one of the largest ever received by the TCF, was made on behalf of our clients who provide tours and cruises to popular destinations in the U.S. and around the world. Safe Passage International, a leading travel insurance broker, and home of the Heritage Conservation Program, uses travel insurance sales to generate funds for conservation projects that are important to the travel industry. Safe Passage was instrumental in arranging for the $50,000 donation to the TCF. The funds will be used to further the TCF's goal to "Invest strategically in globally significant sites with the collective resources of the nation's major tour operators, the suppliers of their travel products, their customers and their friends." return to top _________________________________________________


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