February's Kirkwood's Class Act, Teacher of the Month is.....

Drum Roll Please!!! 

The winner of February's Kirkwood's Class Acts, Teacher of the Month goes to.... Mrs. Nancy Disterlic of Central High School (Fort Worth, Texas)! Congratulations Mrs. D!! It was great to be able to present this award to you. It is well deserved! Thank you to Mr. Hinson and Mrs. Coker for helping us pull the surprise off. We appreciate you and all of our special educators! Mrs. Disterlic received a $100 gift card and a super cool personalized tumbler from Farmers Insurance, The Kirkwood Agency, a $25 Gift Card to The Local Watering Hole, a $30 Gift Card to DeVivo Bros. Eatery a 30 minute massage from Tara Hayden, Licensed Massage Therapist and a $25 Gift Card from Out On A Limb Boutique.

Do you have a special teacher, Principal, Counselor, VP, etc... that had a positive impact on your child? Submit their name, school and a brief summary of why you nominated them. If they are chosen, they too will receive all that Mrs. D did.

Send those nomination to Stephanie at stephanie.ekirkwood@farmersagency.com or you can message us through our page. Let us know if you want to remain anonymous.

Opening Day Picnic at the Kirkwood Agency!

Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks,
I don't care if I never get back.
So let's root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win, it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game!!! 

Come join us for lunch on Opening Day at the Kirkwood Agency! We will have hot dogs provided by JoAnna Pickett of Caliber Collision-Keller, nachos, popcorn, Cracker Jacks, peanuts, and of course helmet sundaes! We will have door prizes (including 2 sets of Rangers tickets), games and the Photo Bomb Photo Booth.

Don't miss out on a fun filled afternoon! Bring your family, bring your office staff, bring your friends! Here at the Kirkwood Agency we always think the more the merrier!

Going to the game? First pitch isn't until later in the evening so stop and see us first! 

Farmers Insurance, Kirkwood Agency
130 E Hill St
Keller, TX  76248

This is a free, community event. 

Opening Day Picnic with the Kirkwood Agency 

January's Kirkwood's Class Act, Teacher of the Month is.....

 Drum roll please...

The WINNER of Kirkwood's Class Acts Teacher of the Month of January is...

Shana Irons at the International Leadership School of Texas, Keller!

Congratulations Shana and thank you for loving on those kiddos!

Shana received:

1. $100 Visa Gift card from us her at the Kirkwood Agency
2. $ 25 Gift Card to The Local Watering Hole
3. 30 minute massage from Tara Hayden, Licensed Massage Therapist
4. $30 Gift Card to DeVivo Bros Eatery
5. $20 Gift Card to Out on a Limb Boutique
6. Custom Kirkwood's Class Acts Tumbler

Shana, you ROCK! We want to give a shout out to all the teachers out there! You guys are making a difference! Thank you, Mr. Cooksy for allowing us to join y'all today!

Get your nominations in before the end of February for your most influential, game changing, motivating, awesome educator of the month! Email those nominations to Stephanie at stephanie.ekirkwood@farmersagency.com wit:

1. Their name
2. School they are at
3. A brief description of why you think they should be Kirkwood's Class Acts Teacher of the Month!

December's Kirkwood's Class Act Teacher of the Month goes to...

CONGRATULATIONS!! Heather Morgan, of Timberview MiddleSchool - Keller ISD, you are the Kirkwood's Class Act Teacher of the Month for December! Thank you Mrs. Carrie Jackson for letting us come in today and present Mrs. Morgan with her award.

Thank you to all our educators for all you do for our students.

Get your nominations in for February's Kirkwood's Class Act Teacher of the Month. Send those to Stephanie at stephanie.ekirkwood@farmersagency.com with the following information:

1. The name of your special educator

2. School they are at

3. Brief description of why they should be the next Kirkwood's Class Act Teacher of the Month.

Stay tuned for January's #kirkwoodsclassactteacherofthemonth

Do You Netflix and Drive?

Distracted drivers are on the rise. Whether they are on the phone, texting, changing the radio, surfing social media, entering destinations into maps, shaving, doing their makeup or yes, even watching Netflix (we actually heard this one this week). Those are just to name a few, the list goes on... Are you adding to the statistics??? 

• 61% text while driving
• 27% take selfies while driving
• 17% use social media while driving
• Etc...

Here at Farmers Insurance - Kirkwood Agency we are doing our part to make the roads a safer place. We have all signed a pledge vowing to refrain from all the things that distracted us while driving and we ask that you will consider partnering with us to do the same. We would like to think that it is all the teens out there who are the most distracted, but we adults as just as guilty. How many people have to die for us to open our eyes and see that it only takes a second to change a life forever?

Here's how you can do your part:

• Stop in our office from now until February 28th and sign the pledge
• Commit to be a safe driver
• Share this blog/post to get the word out
• Be entered for a chance to win a $50 visa gift card
• Sign the pledge and be entered for the drawing
• Share this blog/post and be entered a second time
• Send a friend in to sign the pledge and be entered a third time

You get a #FREE Farmers Insurance - Kirkwood Agency Jeep T-shirt just for partnering with us 

AND...

If we hit 100 signatures the pot doubles!!!!

What are you waiting for? Stop in today! 
(We even have coffee and cookies!)

Sources: AT&T Newroom - Smartphone Use While Driving Grows Beyond Texting to Social Media, Web Surfing, Selfies, Video Chatting

Kirkwood's Class Act - Teacher of the Month goes to...

Congratulations to Mrs. Lora Folger of Keller High School. She is the Kirkwood's Class Act Teacher of the Month!!

Thank you to the Keller High School principal, Dr. Nasra, and his staff for letting us come in and present Mrs. Folger her award.

If you have a special educator you would like to nominate please send those to Stephanie at stephanie.ekirkwood@farmersagency.com

Please include the following information:
1. First and last name of the teacher
2. The school the teach at
3. A brief description of why you are nominating them.

A teacher will be chosen on the last day of the month so get your nominations in today.

Don’t Be So Obvious

It’s always great to see family and friends open their gifts at Christmas. To see the excitement on their faces is the best. Wrapping paper, tissue paper, gift bags and boxes everywhere, covering every inch of the floor. Greatest day ever! And then, once the tissue paper has settled it’s clean up time. That part is not so much fun.

What do you usually do with the empty boxes? More specifically the boxes to new TV’s or game systems, big ticket items?  I know… It’s a silly question. You probably put them out with the trash. DUH, right?  What else would you do with them? Build a play house?

Let’s talk for a minute about how the rise in stolen packages off people’s porches was pretty high this season. So with thieves casing houses for packages, they’re probably casing houses for empty TV boxes, surround sound systems and all the cool things you may have gotten for Christmas. They want all those boxes to… BUILD A PLAY HOUSE! Or what makes more sense is that they want to come, break into your home and steal those nice things you got. Now that your gifts are on display in your trash, you have pretty much given them an invitation to break into your home and take them. It doesn’t only have to be during the holidays that thieves are casing neighborhoods, looking for any type of clue that will benefit them the most, it’s all year long.

Instead of placing them out whole, break them down and put them in your recycling bin. Some neighborhoods have a slightly smaller bin to put those in so you may have to cut them down into smaller pieces to fit. If you don’t have one of those large bins or your neighborhood trash collection doesn’t have recycling bins, break them down and take them to a recycling place or cut them down into smaller pieces to put them in your trash bins.

You never know when a burglar is watching your home. I know, that’s a scary thought. Don’t throw the boxes to big ticket items, even a TV mount, out where a burglar can see them. Not just after Christmas but anytime you purchase a big ticket item because you just never know. Burglars don’t discriminate on where they’re looking to steal nice, new expensive stuff. Protect your stuff and be discreet!  

Be wise. Don't advertise.