AS A MEMBER OF GIAA YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THESE BENEFITS AND SERVICES AND PARTICIPATION IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES

* 24-hour access to GIAA Hotline Number, exclusive to members, which includes announcements about casting leads, event information, and announcements regarding GIAA members who may be appearing on stage. (Where/When/and Reservation Information).

* Access to the MEMBERS ONLY Section of the GIAA website which includes casting notices. You will also receive GIAA e-mails.

* Inclusion on the GIAA website which is available internationally to agents, casting directors, managers, theatres and producers. It includes a member's headshot, union affiliations, contact information, training, select credits and special skills. Often, when people search for talent, GIAA president Carlo Fiorletta talks with them as they search the website together. It is an indispensable tool for members to market themselves.

* GIAA receives calls from Casting Directors, Agents and Producers who cast various projects: from National Commercials, to off-off Broadway Plays, to major motion pictures, and all else in between. Your picture and resume will be submitted if you fit the character breakdown. GIAA requires no fees or commissions for the referral.

*All members of GIAA are members of GEAR, the GIAA Ensemble Artists Repertory Theatre Company, Inc., our own not-for-profit Theatre Group.

* Through the AFL-CIO Union Plus® program, brought to you by Union Privilege, members can receive discounts on Auto Buying Services, Car Rentals, Cingular Wireless, Education Services, Flower Services, Goodyear Tires & Service, Health Savings, IBM/Dell Computers, North American Van Lines, Pet Services, Union Hotels, Union-made Checks, Vacation Tours, Credit Scores, Entertainment, GIAA logo credit cards, and Legal Services.

Reduction of AEA points requirement. GIAA members in good standing for a year who are not already AEA members
need only 25 Equity points not 50.
* GIAA members who join Actors Equity Association (AEA) will receive a discount on the AEA initiation fee if GIAA is their parent union.

* GIAA members are entitled to join the Actors Federal Credit Union, which provides full service family banking for the entertainment community.

* Through an exclusive arrangement with Bruce Hirschfeld of Montvale Mortgage, LLC, GIAA members will receive a $500.00 credit toward closing costs on mortgages or refinancing.

* GIAA members can receive free help in tax preparation prior to April of each year by signing up for the services of VITA, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, in conjunction Actor's Equity Association.

* GIAA members are now eligible for most of the benefits provided by The Actors Fund of America, including free social services, vocational services, financial aid and certain medical services provided by Physician Volunteers for the Arts (provided you meet their qualifications).

*GIAA members are eligible for certain benefits from the VLA, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

* Members are invited to a wide variety of social and networking activities which may help your career as an actor and in show business. Examples of these events include GIAA sponsored film screenings and plays, Italian Heritage month events.

* Discounts on Casting and Networking Workshops & Seminars where GIAA members exclusively meet one-on-one with major Casting Directors, Agents, Managers and Producers. Many GIAA members have made valuable networking connections and have also gotten auditions/work from attending these seminars. See www.ananiastudio.com and www.actorsconnection.com

* Participation in GIAA's various committees.

* Access to both industry and Italian related books, magazines and periodicals for research.

* Personalized attention if you require assistance with your overall presentation (head shot, resumes).

* FELLOWSHIP-BROTHERHOOD-SISTERHOOD!