URBANOWICZ HONORED BY FCSLA LIFE
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March 14, 2025

URBANOWICZ HONORED BY FCSLA LIFE

Dorothy Urbanowicz of the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association was recently awarded for most recommended sales throughout the USA in 2024. She has received this prestigious award every year for the past 30 years. She is shown with FCSLA Life National Sales Manager Paul Smithers and CEO Michael Agan. FCSLA Life is a fraternal benefit society founded in 1892 in Cleveland, Ohio, that provides financial security to its members while embracing their Catholic values and Slavic traditions. Submitt...

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