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The Insurance Industry's Contribution to Community Development IMPThe Insurance Industry’s ContributionACT to Community Development Proud of Our Industry’s Service What’s Inside hile I am new to the team here at the Insurance Information Institute, I have been Record-Setting Amount of School Supplies W Collected and Donated to Area Schools ....................3 part of the insurance industry for many years and Here For Our Communities ........................................... 6 have always been proud of how we serve our From Poverty to Abundance: A Personal Story communities. Motivates Volunteers .........................................................8 Helping students and young children has always Winter citylink™ Connects with Employees and the 2016-2017 been a common theme in our industry. In this issue Community ..........................................................................10 Vol. 22 No.2 Impact is of Impact, you will read about a recent program Improving Literacy with Elmo ........................................12 published by the Insurance carried out by Farmers/Foremost Insurance, wherein “Be The One” ..................................................................... 14 Information more than 25,000 educational supplies were Institute, The ‘End Hunger Games’ — 110 William St. donated to local schools. In addition to other com- a Catchy Name, a Worthy Cause ................................16 New York, N.Y. 10038. munity programs, MAPFRE partnered with Dixon Making A World of Difference ......................................18 Ticonderoga to help donate more than 1,500 back- Contributing to Community and Editor: packs to schools in New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Business Safety ................................................................20 Diane Portantiere; Ohio, Massachusetts and California. Pondera County Empowering the Community and Building ©2016 Insurance’s support of No Kid Hungry helps connect Resilience ...........................................................................22 Insurance Information underprivileged kids with healthy food and empow- Found Flag Returns Home .......................... Back Cover Institute, www.iii.org ers families to make healthy choices. And of course, there is always IICF and Elmo, who had some help On the cover: from volunteers from CNA and I.I.I. organizations who strive to end hunger, such as The Recipients of MAPFRE Other programs featured here include NetVu’s Food Bank, City Harvest and FOOD Share. In addi- Insurance hosting of a “Day of Caring” and its many volunteer tion, Westfield Insurance has identified opportunities and Dixon Ticonderoga hours devoted to food banks nationwide. We also to invest in local law enforcement and fire and res- backpacks at Olympic View highlight State Farm’s citylink™, a unique program cue departments to improve technologies utilized to Elementary in that focuses on recruiting, education, financial litera- respond to emergencies. Chula Vista, California. cy, health and wellness, professional development, And finally, the industry and the nation is grateful networking and volunteerism. You will read about to Chubb for its role in returning an iconic flag to its Photo: MAPFRE State Auto’s “Be the One” campaign which partners rightful home. Insurance. with an environmental education camp and an orga- nization that provides health and nutritional services, among others. Volunteers at Allied World and long-time partner Citizens Committee for New York City came together Sean Kevelighan to improve the quality of life in local neighborhoods. CEO And Swiss Re has been collaborating with non-profit Insurance Information Institute I.I.I. Members Canal Insurance Farmers Group, Inc. MetLife Auto & Home Providence Mutual Fire Insurance ACUITY Catholic Mutual Insurance GEICO Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Company AEGIS Insurance Services Inc. Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Gen Re Company Scor U.S. Corporation AIG Company Germania Insurance Millville Mutual Insurance Company SECURA Insurance Companies Allianz of America, Inc. Chubb Limited Grange Insurance Association Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Selective Insurance Group Allied World Assurance Company Church Mutual Insurance Company Grange Insurance Companies MMG Insurance Company State Auto Insurance Companies Allstate Insurance Group CNA GuideOne Insurance Motorists Insurance Group State Farm Mutual Automobile American Agricultural Insurance The Concord Group The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Munich Re Insurance Company Company COUNTRY Financial The Harford Mutual Insurance Nationwide The Sullivan Group American Family Insurance Country-Wide Insurance Company Companies New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation American Integrity Insurance Company CSAA Insurance Group The Hartford Financial Services Group Company The Travelers Companies American Reliable Insurance CUMIS Insurance Society, Inc. The Horace Mann Companies The Norfolk & Dedham Group USAA Amerisafe Dryden Mutual Insurance Company Island Insurance Companies Northern Neck Insurance Company Utica National Insurance Group Amerisure Insurance Companies EMC Insurance Companies Kemper Corporation Ohio Mutual Insurance Group Westfield Group Arch Insurance Group Enumclaw Insurance Group Liberty Mutual Group OneBeacon Insurance Group W. R. Berkley Corporation Argo Group US Erie & Niagara Insurance Association Lloyd’s PartnerRe XL Catlin Arthur J. Gallagher Erie Insurance Group Lockton Companies Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual The Zenith Beacon Mutual Insurance Company Farm Bureau Town and Country Magna Carta Companies Insurance Company Zurich North America BITCO Insurance Companies Insurance Company of Missouri MAPFRE USA Record-Setting Amount of School Supplies Collected and Donated to Area Schools mployees, agents and district managers supporting teachers and education,” said Merideth at Farmers/Foremost Insurance in the Eisenhardt, director of Independent Agent Project Egreater Grand Rapids area recently joined Management for Foremost. “Because we’re so with Heart of West Michigan United Way, one of committed to making sure teachers and students the state’s largest non-profit groups working to have the resources they need, we originally successfully connect community resources to set a very ambitious goal of collecting more than pressing local needs, to support students and 5,000 items.” teachers in schools in surrounding Kent County, Representatives from the local United Way with a school supplies drive under the banner of affiliate were also very excited about the energy “Stuff the Bus.” Enthusiasm for this special initiative and commitment they were receiving from the was so high among the insurer group’s employees Farmers/Foremost team. that the total number of educational resources “When Heart of West Michigan United Way donated, more than 25,000 items, shattered the staff first met with Michelle Frasier (corporate previous record. Photos: Farmers/Foremost. “We couldn’t be more proud of the efforts of our local employees, agents and district managers who passionately jumped in with both feet to collect this record-setting amount of school supplies,” said Stephen Boshoven, president of Foremost Insurance. “The more than 25,000 items donated will certainly help local educators and students achieve more throughout the school year.” The local Corporate Social Responsibility team in Grand Rapids has enjoyed a long and effective collaborative relationship with the local United Way group, with local employees and distribution teams being involved in various projects and programs over the years. Farmers/ When approached by the local non-profit social responsibility specialist for Foremost) and Foremost earlier in the year about possible initiatives to be Merideth Eisenhardt to discuss the ‘Stuff the Bus’ volunteers part of, the Farmers/Foremost team excitedly saw campaign and they revealed their goal of 5,000 collected, a great opportunity to get local teams involved items, our initial thought was ‘wow, this accounts organized and loaded and engaged in a special effort to help local for about half of what we typically collect from all supplies onto schools and students. companies,’” said Katelyn Kovalik, the volunteer the bus. “Farmers has a long and proud tradition of center manager for United Way. “But we also Impact Magazine Winter 2016-2017 3 More than 25,000 educa- tional supplies were collected by Farmers Insurance and Foremost Insurance in Grand Rapids, Michigan. realized if any group could achieve this lofty goal, department contributed an astonishing 4,400 items the Farmers/Foremost team could accomplish to the campaign. “Working for a company that this.” prioritizes supporting the community like this fills all As the planning team began to share their of us with great pride.” ambitious goal with their peers across the Grand After just a few short weeks of planning and Rapids campus, anticipation began to build. executing on their plans, the Grand Rapids team Employees became increasingly excited about the collected 25,750 school supplies for the “Stuff opportunity to get involved with “Stuff the Bus,” the Bus” campaign, shattering the original goal seeing it as a fantastic way to give back to their of 5,000 items. The effort was so successful, local community. not only was the bus stuffed to the rafters, an With word spreading quickly, individual additional moving trailer was needed to fit all the business units began setting specific goals for items collectd. As an added bonus, monetary their own teams. donations of more than
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