RELEASE ON RECEIPT - December 5, 2006

Long Term Care Insurance Will Power a Solution to African Poverty

Top Brokerage Leads the Way by Contributing 2% of Profits to Model Village Project

Felton, CA, December 5 – Starting this year, long term care insurance, which enhances the security of longer-living Americans, will indirectly improve lives in AIDS-plagued Africa also. Today LTC Financial Partners LLC, the nation's most experienced long term care insurance brokerage, announced that it would contribute 2% of its profits each year to the Rabuor Village Project, a comeback model for villages throughout Africa.

"We're not just contributing to a worthy charity," says Barbara Hanson, California-based Partner of LTC Financial Partners. "We're investing in a seed operation that can multiply itself in thousands of villages, giving hope to millions." Hanson expects other firms in the industry to join the cause. "At least one insurance carrier has already made a substantial contribution," she says.

The Rabuor Village Project empowers the people of Rabuor Village, Kenya, to develop sustainable community-based solutions to overcome the challenges of poverty spawned by HIV/AIDS. Contributed funds are used in three program areas:

• Children & Education, providing opportunity to the growing ranks of youngsters who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS.
• Water & Health, securing a reliable supply of clean water for human consumption and agriculture; and supporting wellness through a community pharmacy and HIV/AIDS education.
• Economic Development, supporting self-sufficiency through micro-loans and technical assistance.

Started in 2003, the project has already brought encouraging results, including better-fed youngsters through a school nutrition program, cleaner water through installation of storage cisterns, disease prevention through the distribution of free anti-retroviral drugs, and improved community life through new businesses. The ventures include hybrid goat breeding, a commercial brick works, bee keeping for honey production, and sunflower growing for the production of sunflower oil and other products. Today the village appears transformed to visitors who saw only despair two years earlier. New hope and vitality are evident everywhere, and "the women have begun to sing again," says Loyce Mbewa, founder of the project.

"It's surprising how little money it takes to make such a huge difference," says Hanson. "Their whole budget for 2005 was only $65,000 and change." The community-development model works because it's based on sustainability and self-help. "All these people need is a bit of help, and they're up and running on their own." The principles of the Rabuor project are starting to be applied in nearby villages, more than 10 so far.

"This could be the start of something really big," Hanson asserts. "The whole continent could be transformed, but a lot more investment is needed -- to perfect the model and spread it everywhere." Companies and individuals wishing to help will find information at http://www.ltcfp.us/rabuorvillage .

Barbara Hanson has specialized in long term care insurance since 1995 and earned the respected status of Master Agent Emeritus from one of the largest long term care insurance carriers in the industry. Today, as an independent agent representing all major carriers, she is ideally positioned to help individuals, families, and businesses design customized long term care strategies to fit their budget. She has served her community as an active member of the Chamber of Commerce and is a major supporter of her local Alzheimer’s Association. Having had extensive personal experience with long term care in her previous career as an activity director in long term care facilities as well as in her own family, Hanson understands the challenges people face when a friend or family member needs help to stay home safely.

She has helped over 1,000 families plan for the potentially devastating financial risk associated with long term health care problems. Barbara shares her expertise through public seminars, guest media appearances, corporate education, and individual consultations.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Barbara Hanson of LTC Financial Partners, Felton, CA - 831-335-4949 - www.eranova.com/LTCFP-BarbaraHanson
Jonas Roeser, Marketing Director, LTC Financial Partners - 425-284-4863
Hayley Adamski, Operations Specialist, LTC Financial Partners - 425-284-4857
Dick Samson of EraNova Institute for LTC Financial Partners - 973-335-3699 – media@eranova.com

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