Hurricane Isaac:
Allstate Foundation: As extreme heat and ongoing power outages result in more people being reliant on food banks (and for longer periods of time), The Allstate Foundation granted $200,000 to Feeding America to address immediate food shortages in the impacted communities.
Wells Fargo: Contributing $25,000 to the American Red Cross to support hurricane disaster relief and recovery efforts in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Western States Wildfires:
Wells Fargo: Contributing $100,000 to support the relief efforts of American Red Cross
Hurricane Katrina:
Recycled Rides Celebrates the Resilience of New Orleans and Its People with Six Local Vehicle Giftings
Shops assisted after Katrina now pay it forward to others in need.
The National Auto Body Council (NABC) has distinctive ties with collision repairers in New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast region. Just a little over seven years ago, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the National Auto Body Council solicited and helped deliver assistance to local area shops in need of basic necessities such as household goods, clothing and even technician tools.
The National Auto Body Council facilitated—through its Recycled Rides program—the gifting of six vehicles to six local families earlier this month.
Recycled Rides is a national initiative through which National Auto Body Council members refurbish donated vehicles and gift them to families in need and service organizations dedicated to assisting others. The program is an intra-industry effort, so in addition to body shops donating their labor, insurers, paint suppliers, parts vendors and rental car companies are recruited to contribute in their own synergistic ways.
Insurance companies contributing vehicles to be worked on include Allstate, Esurance, GEICO, Progressive and State Farm.
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The Community Safety Foundation, a private nonprofit organization funded by AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah Insurance Exchange, a major provider of AAA-branded insurance, made a $1 million donation to the American Red Cross.
The donation, made in honor of September National Preparedness Month, will be used by the Red Cross to fund disaster training and preparedness efforts throughout the United States. This new donation is in addition to a previous $1 million donation in June by the Community Safety Foundation.
“This generous donation will help the Red Cross keep thousands of people in communities safer by providing free disaster preparedness in all the regions where the insurance company has employees,” said Jerry DeFrancisco, president of Humanitarian Services at the Red Cross. “The $2 million in donations in just three months shows the importance that the Community Safety Foundation is placing on disaster preparedness.”
The Community Safety Foundation, which was launched in June, 2012, is dedicated to improving the safety and security of the communities served by AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah Insurance Exchange by making strategic philanthropic grants to improve community safety and disaster preparedness and provide consumer and insurance education.
As part of its commitment to community and employee safety, during the month of September, AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah Insurance Exchange provided basic CPR and preparedness training to all of the company’s 3,400 employees nationwide. The employee training was made possible through a separate Red Cross donation made directly by the insurance company.
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Take 1 Insurance, the entertainment industry insurance division of U.S. Risk, Inc., in partnership with Fireman’s Fund, has presented a $15,000 donation to The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) for the purchase of new handheld firefighter radios.
The MRCA is dedicated to preserving the region’s open space for the public and posterity, and fighting wildfires is frequently a big part of that job. MRCA firefighters work to protect more than 150,000 acres of mountainous terrain, deep canyons, forest and grassland that are part of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
“Budget constraints make it difficult for many agencies to purchase all of the equipment they need to do their jobs effectively and safely,” said Scott Carroll, program director at Take1 Insurance. “We’re proud to help in such a tangible way knowing so many communities will benefit from this donation. We also want to thank our clients, without whom this large donation would not be possible. Take1 is here to help, whether it be helping our clients protect their businesses or helping communities prevent and manage natural disasters.”
“Communications on the scene of a fire is key to effective firefighting and keeping firefighters safe,” said fire management officer, David Updike. “With this equipment, we will be better able to protect this unique, valuable asset to the community.”
The grant is part of a nationwide philanthropic program funded by Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company. The program is designed to provide needed equipment, training and educational tools to local fire department and burn prevention organizations. Since 2004, Fireman’s Fund has issued grants to more than 1,800 different organizations totaling more than $29 million – including more than $8.5 million in California. Independent insurance agencies and brokers that sell Fireman’s Fund products, like Take 1 Insurance, are able to direct these grants to support the fire service.
Courtesy of the Insurance Claims Journal: www.claimsjournal.com