Philadelphia Insurance Donates $30,000 for ALS
The Philadelphia Insurance Companies' (PHLY) executive team challenged their employees to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and offered to donate $50 to the ALS Association for each employee who participated. In August, 540 employees across the country accepted that challenge and PHLY kept its promise — donating $27,000 for the employees and an additional $3,000 to match contributions already made by employees to support other ALS-related charities.
Arbella Insurance Raises $3.3 Million for Cancer Care
A two-day event presented by the Arbella Insurance Foundation recently raised more than $3.3 million for adult and pediatric cancer care and research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The radio telethon was a joint effort between WEEI Sports Radio 93.7 FM, the New England Sports Network (NESN), and the Jimmy Fund, and was broadcast live from Fenway Park in August. Celebrities at the event included actor Michael Chiklis, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs, Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, and former Bruins forward Shawn Thornton.
Assurance participates in the COLORBLAST 5K
A team from independent broker Assurance recently participated in the COLORBLAST 5K in Arlington Heights, Ill., to benefit Clearbrook, an organization that provides services and programs for individuals with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy and other development disabilities. The 119 runners raised over $2,300. Through Assurance Caring Together, Assurance's employee-driven charity initiative, 50 percent of the race's registration fees were donated to Clearbrook.
Assurance is dedicated to promoting a healthy lifestyle and is creating a health and wellness toolkit that will include blogs, a resource library, fitness tools and a training regimen to help employees prepare for a 5K.
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