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BB&T Tanner Insurance Services of California chose TRI-Valley REACH to be the beneficiary of a $6,000 award, after its team competed in the championship tournament of the Chubb Charity Challenge in Kiawah Island, SC.

The $6000 check was presented by Tanner Insurance Services representative Ron Hernbroth, and Chubb Group representative Kurt Stemmler to REACH representatives Norm Guest, Judy Butterly and Pat O.Brien.

REACH for Special Adults of the Tri-Valley provides resources, education, activities, community participation and housing opportunities to adults with developmental challenges.

The team, consisting of Ron Hernbroth of BB&T Tanner Insurance, Deborah and James McKeehan of Signature Properties, and Pat O.Brien of Leisure Sports, Inc., raised $6,000 for REACH for Special Adults of the Tri-Valley in Pleasanton. Last June, the team took first place at the regional Chubb Charity Challenge tournament at Blackhawk Country Club and won $500 each for the Amador Athletic Boosters Club, Pleasanton Cultural Arts and REACH..

The Chubb Charity Challenge brings together insurance agents, brokers and customers throughout the United States and Canada each year to raise money for worthy causes. The 2010 golf events, in which 325 teams played in 45 regional tournaments leading to the Kiawah championship, raised $925,000. Since its creation in 2000, the Chubb Charity Challenge has raised nearly $9 million for charities.

BB&T Tanner Insurance Services is the seventh largest independent insurance agency in the United States. The agency, which has offices in California and 10 other states, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raleigh, NC-based Branch Banking and Trust Company.

The member insurers of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies form a multi-billion dollar organization providing property and casualty insurance for personal and commercial customers worldwide through 8,500 independent agents and brokers. Chubb.s global network includes branches and affiliates throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia.