Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County earns $2,000 grant thanks to Coast Insurance Services being named Safeco Insurance® Make More Happen Award finalist
Florence, Oregon (August 7, 2012) — Safeco Insurance has named Coast Insurance Services in Florence as a Make More Happen Award finalist for its volunteer service with Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County. The award includes a $2,000 grant for Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County on behalf of the agency and entry in the “Make More Happen Awards” voting event for a chance to earn an additional $7,500 for Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County.
Safeco’s Make More Happen Awards are designed to recognize agencies that build a stronger community through volunteer work and multiply the impact of that work through grants to nonprofit organizations.
The voting event is designed to involve local communities across the country in selecting their favorite volunteers. Photos of the top 24 Make More Happen Award recipients, including Coast Insurance Services, are featured in this contest, which runs from now through Aug. 27. The nonprofits supported by the top four vote-getters each will receive an extra $7,500!
To vote for your favorite volunteers in the “Safeco Make More Happen Awards” online event visit http://promoshq.wildfireapp.com/website/6/contests/267315 or follow the link on Safeco.com. You can vote once a day until 10 a.m. Aug. 27.
“Many community nonprofit organizations wouldn’t be able to function without the dedication of volunteers,” said Brenda Mann Harrison, manager, Safeco Insurance® Agent Giving Program, which celebrates those who make a positive difference. “Make More Happen Awards celebrate Safeco’s independent agent partners, such as Coast Insurance Services, who give of themselves to ensure their communities are great places to live and work.”
Coast Insurance Services employees recently held a volunteer event with Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County, helping to raise much-needed funds at the Fraudville Lip Sync Contest.
Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County is proud to have the support of Coast Insurance Services in its work serving Florence youth ages 6-18 by inspiring and enabling them to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring individuals. To get involved, or learn about how to support the organization’s mission, go to www.bgcwlc.org.
