By The Commonwell
Perth, ON – March 2, 2017 … The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group has presented a cheque for $25,000 to Grandview Children’s Centre and toured the facility on Wednesday, March 1. Funded through The Commonwell’s C.A.R.E (Create a Ripple Effect) program in a joint donation with the Durham Insurance Brokers Association, the proceeds will support ongoing services at Grandview Children’s Centre – Durham Region’s only paediatric outpatient rehabilitation facility.
“The Commonwell has long supported not-for-profit organizations directly in the communities we operate in,” explained Tim Shauf, President and CEO of the Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group. “We are investing in Grandview Kids because we know we can make a difference in the future of children and youth with special needs right here in the Durham Region.”
The paediatric experts at Grandview Children’s Centre provide outpatient treatment, rehabilitation services and more to children and their families in the Durham Region. Founded in 1983, demand at Grandview Children’s Centre has now reached 8,600 kids and includes a growing waitlist currently at over 2,750 applicants.
“Investments in Grandview Kids from great organizations such as The Commonwell make a significant impact,” said Brigitte Tschinkel, Executive Director of Development at Grandview Kids. “Every year we rely heavily on the generosity of our donors to help with programming, services and funding gaps.”
The Commonwell’s C.A.R.E (Create a Ripple Effect) program helps to fund vital charitable organizations in the Eastern Ontario communities that The Commonwell serves. Last year, the Commonwell donated over $575K to a variety of local organizations including hospitals, food banks, Big Brothers Big Sisters, youth services, Habitat for Humanity and palliative care.
The cheque presentation took place at Grandview Children’s Centre on Wednesday, March 1 in Oshawa, Ontario.
The mutual insurance business began in the late 1800s with the particular need of farmers to protect their property from fire. Mutual insurance grew steadily over the next century, surviving the setbacks of two world wars, the Great Depression and other fluctuations in the market from the 80s through to today. Insurance products were added – residential, automobile, commercial and watercraft. One thing remained constant, though, for the now 40 mutual insurance companies in Ontario – their value of personal service, of human interaction and their passion for dealing with like-minded people.
The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group is born from this legacy. It’s an amalgamation of three mutual insurance companies as of January 1, 2014: Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company (Lindsay), Glengarry Mutual Insurance Company and Lanark Mutual Insurance Company, and it will aim to keep the philosophy of mutual insurance alive and well as we meet the 21st century head on. The only prerequisite for joining is that you’re proud of your life, of its twists and subtle quirks. Because we get it, we’re individuals. Together.
For more info, contact:
Miki Paczek
Manager, Sales and Distribution
The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group
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