State Farm Donation

9/28/2009

                                    Red Cross Will Be Recipient of Donation from State Farm

 

Springfield, MO.  -  The Greater Ozarks Chapter of the American Red Cross is pleased to announce that on Wednesday, September 30, 2009, representatives from State Farm Insurance will present a check for $20,000 to the Chapter with half of the proceeds to benefit the new Disaster Operations Dome and the other half to benefit disaster relief. Members of the media are invited to the presentation at 1:00 p.m. at 1545 N. West Bypass.  Local legislators are also being invited to attend.

            State Farm Insurance has been a proud supporter of the Greater Ozarks Chapter for 16 years.

            Greg James, Director of Financial Development for the chapter, said, “The partnership between State Farm and Red Cross has been tremendous.  We’re convinced that many families would not have been helped without State Farm’s steadfast dedication to the unselfish mission of the American Red Cross.”

            “State Farm’s mission is to help people recover from the unexpected,” said Curt Dreier, State Farm Vice President of Agency. “The Greater Ozark Chapter of the American Red Cross also puts their hands and feet to that same promise for thousands of people in Missouri.”

            All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from people. To help the victims of local disasters, financial contributions can be mailed to: American Red Cross, 1545 N. West Bypass, Springfield, MO.  65803. To volunteer, please contact the chapter headquarters at 417-832-9500 or 1-866-206-0256.

            State Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S. and is the leading insurer of watercraft.  State Farm's 17,700 agents and 68,600 employees serve 81 million policies and accounts - more than 78.7 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and more than 1.9 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 31 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit statefarm.com®. 

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Joann Moore

Public Information Officer

Financial Development Assistant

American Red Cross

Greater Ozarks Chapter

1545 N. West Bypass

Springfield, MO.  65803

417-832-9500  EXT. 107

Fax 417-866-3649

Toll Free: 1-866-206-0256 EXT. 107

moorej@redcross-ozarks.org

 

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