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Community Corner
PIA Members are giving back to their communities year-round. We want to highlight what individual members and agency and company members are doing to help make Wisconsin a great place to live and run a business. Share your volunteer story with us – shoot an email and photos of the action to nwhite@piaw.org!
THE INSURANCE CENTER’S VOLUNTEER DAY
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At the end of March, employees from the Monona branch of The Insurance Center took a day to volunteer at the Second Harvest distribution center in Madison, WI. Second Harvest is a food bank dedicated to providing those facing hunger in the community with healthy and affordable food. Members of The Insurance Center’s Property & Casualty, Life & Health and Corporate Benefits departments spent the day sorting, packing, weighing, and dividing food for the families in need. At the end of the afternoon, it was clear that this will become a tradition as all participants are excited to volunteer again and continue to give back to those in need in their community.
At the beginning of March, TRICOR Insurance donated $15,000 to Platteville’s Inclusive Playground. This playground is a local project with the intention of creating a playground where all those who visit can participate and have fun, regardless of their physical mobility or any disabilities that would keep them from playing on a traditional playground. The project’s ultimate goal is to ensure a safe space that eliminates the worry of judgement, safety concerns and lack of accessibility, and instead fosters an environment of inclusiveness and socialization for all.
TRICOR Employees present their donation to Platteville Inclusive Playground
ELEVATED INSURANCE’S PARTNERSHIP WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Elevated Insurance of Waukesha, WI recently worked with Habitat Humanity on their Sign the Stud campaign. This campaign allows families, businesses, and service groups to donate and decorate a 2x4 that will get built into homes during their 2022 build season. Thanks to Elevated Insurance, there are plenty more beautifully decorated studs to be built into homes for those in need!
In April, the M3 Foundation presented a donation to the United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley. The M3 Foundation is committed to helping organizations that focus on health care, healthcare improvement, financial education & literacy, the promotion of insurance careers and safety improvement & disaster relief. The United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley fights for the health, education, and financial stability of people in the Chippewa Valley Community and M3 is proud to support them in their efforts!
VIZANCE’S APPLETON OFFICE SUPPORTS ADVOCAP
In March, Vizance’s office in Appleton had a drive to collect items in support of ADVOCAP’s Food and Nutrition Program. ADVOCAP is a non-profit community action agency in the Fond du Lac, Green Lake and Winnebago counties dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty. Their Food and Nutrition Program provides home-delivered meals to those who cannot get to a meal site. Especially due to the start of COVID-19, it has been more difficult for some individuals to access or pay for personal care items like toilet paper and other toiletries. Great job to the Appleton Vizance team for collecting those supplies for a good cause!
