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Always a cut above and tailored just for you!
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Pauma/Valley Insurance Agency, Inc.
"Valley Center's Most Trusted Independent Insurance Agency Since 1978"
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April 17, 2019
PVI Celebrates Spring in Valley Center!
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BRANDON STRAUSBAUGH ON PVI'S "SPRING IN OUR STEP"
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Brandon Strausbaugh, PVI Manager
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If you're like me, you've been enjoying welcoming springtime to Valley Center! After a long winter (well, at least Southern California's version) with record-breaking rain and some local flooding, it's nice to see and feel the sun again for more than a day or two.
Also, the wonderful thing about springtime is that it literally makes our community come alive - turning hillsides and valleys into beautiful oases of color! This year, we had the added pleasure of welcoming multitudes of Painted Lady butterflies to the mix! Add in the "Super Blooms" in surrounding communities and we have seen Mother Nature really
step it up this year!
Another great aspect of springtime is the idea of renewal. It's the perfect time not only to enjoy the new life around us, but also reevaluate the way we do things and how we can do them better. That's where PVI can help! Whether or not you are an existing customer, we would be happy to evaluate your life insurance and other policies to insure you are getting the most out of, well, life! If you would like to avail yourself of this service, just give us a call, and you can rest assured that we will "spring" into action! We look forward to hearing from you!
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Phone: 760-749-2383
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SPRING CLEANING HEALTH & SAFETY TIP
When it comes to spring cleaning, we "obviously" think of the "obvious" - big cleaning projects that we can see that need to be done.
But, when it comes to cleanliness, it's often more important to focus on what we "can't" see rather than just what we can see.
In fact, it's those small things closest to us that we handle daily that are often the most germ-invested items we touch!
The following is a list of common items that many of us use. Now is a good time to
"Give them a swipe with a disinfectant wipe" to help "
insure" you get a
clean bill of health this spring!
1. Purse
5. Computer mouse
6. Keyboards
7. TV remote(s)
8. Handheld controllers
9. Door handles
10. Steering wheels
11. Gear shifts
12. Canes/walkers
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NOW OPEN
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Valley Center
Vehicle Registration Services
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Keeping it Local
O
ur business is much more than just selling insurance, it is a way of life; which means long-term personal relationships being built with members of our community; it means supporting local businesses, events and sports teams; and it means making a difference in the lives of others.
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"The PVI Pledge"
Pauma/Valley Insurance pledges to do everything we can to make your lives Safer, Simpler & more Secure.
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April is
Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Did you know...
1.
It is the #1 killer of teenagers in America
2. 4000 teenagers die per year from distracted driving
3.
It injures (seriously) an average of 1,000 persons per day
4. "
Intexicated" driving claims nine lives each day
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that fiddling with your cell phone is one of the most dangerous forms of distraction. Even so,
35% of drivers say they have sent a text or email from behind the wheel.
This certainly is not strictly a "teenage issue" however now is the time to talk to your teen and set your Rules of the Road.
In fact, PVI has policies in place that reward teenagers for being responsible. If you have teenagers, be sure and check out PVI's Student Discounts. They not only save money, they help save lives.
Give us a call today! 760-749-2383
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"Get your motor runnin'..."
With the beautiful spring weather that we've been having, you don't have to be
born to be wild to want to
head out on the highway with your bike.
But, you do have to be covered!
So if you're out lookin' for adventure, one thing you don't want, is
whatever comes your way to be issues with insurance!
So check out PVI's Motorcycle Coverage today! Then, when you do head out, you can rest assured that PVI is along for the ride!
We offer all types of products through our affiliation with over 40 insurance companies, and can offer you a smooth ride on all your insurance needs.
Give us a call today! 760-749-2383
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PVI is An Award Winning Agency
Golden Standard
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Look for us on
Valley Center Road
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Open to all!
Please join us
and bring a friend/neighbor!
We have a great meeting lined up for April 18th that you won't want to miss! In addition to the monthly updates from our First Responders and other local entities
, we hope you'll join us as we get
"FIRED UP"
about our community!
VC Fire Protection District/Fire Explorers Presentations
We are pleased to welcome members of the VC Fire Protection District as our guest speakers for April! Chief Joe Napier will be previewing the Wildfire Symposium scheduled for May 18th, as well as other department activities.
Also, Fire Marshal Mike Shore and the Fire Explorers will share information on their activities and how they volunteer in our community! Come hear their stories and show your support for these outstanding young people!
Sponsored and Hosted by PVI
PVI is excited to be celebrating its 41st year as "Valley Center's Most Trusted Insurance Agency." They love being "Fired Up" about our community, and they demonstrate that by sponsoring the monthly CAN meetings and
Valley Center Happenings
to help keep our community
"Connected and Informed"
as well as supporting numerous community events & nonprofits through the years.
Join us for breakfast at 8 am, and the meeting runs from 8:15-9:30 am. Please
click here
to view the Event information and/or RSVP.
Come get FIRED UP about our community!
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ADVANCED LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE - A CUT ABOVE
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(Photo credit: Studio512.com)
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In case you haven't noticed (and how could you not) it's spring in Valley Center! To many, this time of year brings to mind "spring cleaning!" We often think that pertains just to the inside of our homes, but spring also is the perfect time to get our yards in order, or maybe even tackle that big project you thought and dreamed about all winter!
There's just something about springtime that makes us want to take advantage of warmer weather, longer days, clearer skies and the promise of accomplishment that energizes us to put a spring in our step and get things done!
And who doesn't like a little help around the house now and then? For most of us, our home is our largest investment, so it makes perfects "cents" to seek out the experts for advice and help. And when it comes to improving, upgrading and maintaining our landscapes - from the frugal to the frou-frou - nobody does it better than Advanced Landscape Management!
If you're not familiar with
Advanced Landscape Management, they are a full-service company based in Valley Center that provides quality landscape maintenance for our community and all of San Diego County.
Services include: Landscape Design, Installation, Lighting, Irrigation and Management; and Water Management. They also do weed abatement and nontoxic pest control, which is extremely important this year with all the growth from the deluge of rain this past winter.
So if you're looking for landscape services, then Advanced Landscape Management should make the cut! Check them out today!
"We are a full-service site management professional, big enough to do your job efficiently and small enough to care about your unique requirements."
PO Box 1289 -
Valley Center, CA 92082
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"CHEERS!" TO PVI'S NEWEST TEAM MEMBER!
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PVI is excited to announce our newest Team Member - Debbie Svetich! On Monday evening of this week, the entire PVI Team gathered for a small reception at
Hill Top Winery to welcome Debbie to the PVI family. It was the perfect opportunity to spend a little time getting to know each other better in a beautiful and relaxing setting while enjoying Hill Top's fine wines and gourmet appetizers.
We're thankful that - just like springtime in Valley Center - our business is growing, and Debbie definitely is a welcome addition!
Debbie's primary focus will be working with Justina Strausbaugh in our Commercial Products Line.
Debbie, a Valley Center resident, brings over 40 years of experience in the insurance industry and has already hit the ground running!
We hope you'll join us in welcoming Debbie to PVI, and if she can be of any assistance, she would love to hear from you!
Pictured top (l-r) Marisela Enriquez, Brandon Strausbaugh, Justina Strausbaugh, Bill Heublein, Maricruz Avelar, Jenny Boulos-Maselli, Brooke Dunn, Barni Strausbaugh, Phyllis Knight, Moira Neibert, Debbie Svetich and Diane Wick.
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SEE WHAT'S BREWING WITH BARNI
PVI'S SIGNATURE DRINK OF THE MONTH
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PVI's Barni Strausbaugh and Spins' Ted Hackleman having a "grande" time enjoying April's PVI Signature Drink of the Month.
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Wrapping up PVI's "Team Member" Drink Specials is last - but definitely not least - the man himself, Barni Strausbaugh!
If you know Barni, then you know that he is a pretty basic guy, down to earth and not given to flights of fancy. However, he still has his own pizazz that he brings to everything he does!
So it should come as no surprise that his selection for PVI's Signature Drink for April reflects his style and he is featuring his "Bariana Grande" for you to enjoy!
So what is a Bariana Grande?
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PVI TAKES A
SPRING BREAK TO PROMOTE NEW SCHOLARSHIP AT VCHS AND SCORES "A+" FOR SUPPORT
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Valley Center High School
Job and Career Fair on Friday, April 5th! It was a great opportunity to get to meet the students and to share information about PVI's new
"Van Quackenbush Excellence in Journalism" scholarship.
The scholarship will be awarded to a VCPUSD graduating senior who exemplifies honesty and integrity
, and displays those ideals through their writings and their actions, while demonstrating a strong commitment to community.
For more information on this unique scholarship and/or to apply, please click here:
PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for scholarship submission to the Counseling Office at the Valley Center High School is May 1st. So please make sure to get those applications in ASAP! Thank you!
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"SIXTY SECONDS OF SAFETY"
WITH VC FIRE CHIEF, JOE NAPIER
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In this month's edition of Sixty Seconds of Safety, VC Fire Chief Joe Napier takes us on a field trip (literally) as he shares timely information on the importance and specific requirements of weed abatement.
We all love the new growth around our community this time of year, but unfortunately that means more weeds sprouting up everywhere, too, and they are growing fast! They are not just an eyesore, but a fire danger as well. The VCFPD is conducting inspections around our community to ensure compliance with fire safety requirements and they are sending out a "Notice of Violation" after a failed inspection to address specific areas to help keep everyone safe.
Also, Chief Napier asked us to remind you that the rattlesnakes are out and about, and excessive growth can pose that hidden danger as well.
Thanks to Chief Napier and the Valley Center Fire Protection District (aka the Department of Quality of Life as he rightfully and affectionately calls it) for always helping to "insure" our community's safety!
To see and hear the important message Chief Napier has to share, please
click here
or on his picture above.
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Diane Conaway, Brandon Strausbaugh, John Yeager and Larry McKenzie
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This Fearsome Foursome of the Valley Center Community Aid Group (VCCAG) may not
look
like superheros, but they certainly
act
like it when it comes to supporting our community! Through the VCCAG (the non-profit established by the Valley Center Real Estate Professionals) the members of the group donate a portion of their time, talents and commissions to bless our community.
This group knows how to put the fun in fundraising. and to date, they have distributed over $150,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors, definitely elevating all members of the VCCAG to superhero status! (At least in the eyes of the numerous students they have helped to achieve their dreams over the years!)
The good news is, you can help, too! Golfers are needed, but i
f you don't golf, no need to get
teed off
- there are plenty of other ways you can help! Sponsorships are needed, as are silent auctions items and raffle prizes, and volunteers are always needed on the day of the event. If you can't participate during the day, then come for dinner, the awards presentation and a chance to win great raffle prizes and silent auction items!
So get in the swing of things and let's support our students! If you have a Fearsome Foursome you would like to sign up to golf, or can help in any way, then sign up today!
For more information and/or to register for the 15th Annual Golf Tournament, please
click here.
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THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
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Or maybe we should call this story, "What goes around comes around" and here's why...
As most of you know, PVI loves to support our customers, our community and our business associates! One of the ways we do that is by donating gift baskets and raffle prizes to various community events and charitable activities.
John Yeager, Summit Mortgage (left) also shows his community support in numerous ways (and not just with his presents but with his presence). He obviously is excited that he and his wife, Linda, were the lucky winners of this treat-filled basket he's holding that PVI was pleased to donate for Krueger Realty's Stone Summit Open House on March 23rd.
The favor was returned, if you will, a few days later when PVI's Diane Wick (far right) won the door prize at the Valley Center Chamber of Commerce SunRiser!
Then, things came full circle at the Valley Center Chamber of Commerce Sundowner when PVI's Phyllis Knight won the Motherlode of door prizes (pictured on the table behind). Shown with Phyllis (far right) are Bob Hunsaker, with Krueger Realty and Chamber President, and Marian Walters, Chamber Executive Director.
The prizes were donated by Rita Contreras (
Valley View Casino) who is running for Honorary Mayor of Valley Center, representing the Chamber to raise funds for their Jack Vosberg Community Service Scholarship. The Sundowner was held at Ridgeview Church and it was mentioned that Phyllis should stop by the Casino on her way home to take advantage of her "winning streak" or at the very least buy a lottery ticket! Instead, she just drove home smiling all the way and thankful for the blessings.
At PVI, it is our "policy" to subscribe to the saying that it is "Better to give than to receive." But, we have to admit, it's also kind of fun to win every now and again!
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MISS VALLEY CENTER PAGEANT CELEBRATES 50 YEARS
A
CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT!
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What a great CAN (Community Action Network) meeting on March 21st at the VC Community Center! In case you missed it, we welcomed the
Miss Valley Center Pageant to come celebrate their 5oth anniversary with us prior to the Pageant a few days later.
Thanks, again, to Eric and
Debra Jockinsen
and Amanda Bartlett for their p
resentation!
As always, thank you to our First Responders and local entities for their monthly updates and, of course, to our community members who came out to get connected and informed!
Below are a few pictures from the event.
We look forward to seeing you at the next CAN meeting on April 18th!
Brandon Strausbaugh shares a few thoughts before saying "Good-bye and best wishes" to Lt. Dave Schaller as he leaves Valley Center.
We had a few new faces at this month's meeting (which we love) including Collin McGlashen, with Senator Brian Jones' office, who shared an update.
We also welcomed CAL Fire BC
Kurt Zingheim who gave a detailed update on our current fire situation and fall outlook.
PVI loves to support the Valley Center Community Aid Group (VCCAG), including sponsoring two fundraisers a year. Pictured here, PVI's Phyllis Knight and Brandon Strausbaugh present a check to John Yeager, VCCAG's Treasurer, from the recent "Love Your Neighbor" community campaign, with proceeds being matched by PVI. Please click here for more info on the VCCAG.
(The monthly CAN meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at 8 am at the VC Community Center and are sponsored by PVI.)
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Congratulations and
hats off
to Adelle Perpetua, who was crowned "Little Miss" at the
Valley Center Stampede Rodeo Queens Pageant
on Saturday, April 6th! Adelle is the nine-year-old daughter of Gabe and Jessica Perpetua.
PVI was pleased to sponsor Adelle, who made us all proud by her hard work and commitment to doing her best!
We wish them all much fun, great experiences and life-long memories with the upcoming Rodeo season!
Happy trails!
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BROOKE'S BIRTHDAY BASH BLOWOUT!
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As all of our customers know, no one is more professional when it comes to business that PVI's own Brooke Dunn. Just look at her! She's got it all! Brains, beauty and best of all - a warm and generous spirit. No wonder everyone loves Brooke!
But when the work is done, especially on your birthday, it's time to let your hair down a little!
So on March 26th, Brooke was treated by her fellow PVI Team Gal Pals to a little birthday bash blowout in the PVI Party Palace (aka our conference room).
So, did they have a good time? Well, let's just say...
"When the working day is done,
Oh girls, they wanna have fun..."
Happy birthday, Brooke!
Joining Brooke in the birthday bash were (l-r) Jenny Boulos-Maselli, Maricruz Avelar, Brooke, and Justina Strausbaugh.
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- CUSTOMER COMMENTS -
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONIALS & REFERRALS!
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"I am always impressed by the professionalism, care and concern I am given each time I stop in. Good job team!"
- Mary Hernandez
If you have a testimonial to share, like Mary, we'd love to hear it! You can share it either via our website or email to
Or, better yet, there is no greater compliment you pay us than sharing your experience with family and friends in referring them to us. As our way of saying "thank you" we are pleased to present a $10 gift card to you and a $10 donation to a local non-profit organization per referral. For each referral we receive, your name also goes into a year-end drawing for a 2019 Apple Watch. Sounds like a good "time" to
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As your personal Valley Center insurance agent, anytime you walk-in, call or email the agency you always will receive the same great hometown customer service that we have been providing for our community since 1978. Because we are an independent agent appointed to represent over 50 carriers including Mercury, Allstate, Progressive, MetLife, Travelers, Safeco, The Hartford,
and more,
you can be assured that we are going to provide the highest level of coverage at the most competitive rates.
We are located at
27357 Valley Center Road
(Right across the street from Napa Auto Parts.)
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Thank you from all of us at Pauma/Valley Insurance
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We love Springtime, and we can not lie,
It warms our heart, we're PVI!
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