'USI Gives Back' campaign completes 2,100 volunteer projects this summer

USI Insurance Services has announced the results of its seventh annual USI Gives Back campaign, an industry-recognized social responsibility program with a mission focused on supporting positive change in local communities.

Throughout the 2020 summer, USI team members from more than 160 of its offices in the U.S. and U.K. collectively completed approximately 2,145 volunteer initiatives in their local communities.

With COVID-19 and social distancing at play this year, large group volunteer events held in past campaigns were suspended. This provided a unique opportunity for volunteers to cater exclusively to their communities and causes meaningful to them.

“USI’s annual Gives Back campaign is our way of saying ‘thank you’ to the local communities that have been so instrumental to our success,” Kim Van Orman, USI senior vice president and chief human resources officer, said in a statement.

“While COVID-19 health and safety restrictions prevented us from hosting large group volunteer events this year, we decided to extend our 2020 campaign for the entire summer to give team members additional time and flexibility to choose how they would give back in a way that is safe and meaningful to them,” she continued.

Through the 2,145 volunteer initiatives completed, this year’s USI Gives Back campaign recorded a total of over 18,000 volunteer hours. According to USI, the combined impact of this year’s volunteer efforts impacted more than 270,000 lives.

“Despite these challenging and uncertain times, I am extremely proud of the unifying spirit and uplifting impact of this year’s campaign,” Van Orman said. “Our team members did not let the many COVID-19 related obstacles get in their way of making a positive difference in their communities.”

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