Kids & Family
Allstate employees secure $27,000 grant for Boys & Girls Clubs
The Allstate Foundation grant to support nonprofit's work to enable young people to reach their full potential
ELK RIVER, Minn., September 7, 2018 – Thirty Allstate agency owners, personal financial representatives and licensed sales professionals from the Minneapolis-St. Paul area recently came together to secure a $27,000 Allstate Foundation Helping Hands® Grant to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Elk River. The grant will support the Boys & Girls Clubs’ mission to enable young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
For volunteering their time, the agency owners, personal financial representatives and licensed sales professionals earned the grant for the Boys & Girls Club of Elk River. At a golf tournament that raised funds for the Boys & Girl Club of Elk River, Allstate volunteers helped with registration, facilitated activities and events at each hole and assisted with the post-tournament dinner and prizes.
The Allstate volunteers are among thousands of agency owners, personal financial representatives and licensed sales professionals around the country working to improve communities by giving their time for the causes they care about most.
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“Having a son of my own, I truly value the work that Boys & Girls Clubs of Elk River is doing for our community, and it’s an honor to be able to give back,” said Dean Shiff, Allstate Personal Financial representative. “Our Allstate volunteers see firsthand the opportunities and challenges facing the communities they serve. Giving back is core to who we are at Allstate, which is why we’re proud to volunteer and raise funds to improve the lives of young people across Elk River and the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.”
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Elk River is one of thousands of organizations this year to receive Allstate Foundation Helping Hands Grants secured by agency owners, financial specialists, and licensed sales professionals on behalf of the nonprofits where they volunteer. The grants support organizations addressing domestic violence, youth empowerment, disaster preparedness, hunger and other causes.
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The Helping Hands Grants are one example of The Allstate Foundation’s legacy of service and giving:
- Since The Allstate Foundation was founded in 1952, it has contributed over $449 million to support community nonprofits.
- In 2017, The Allstate Foundation contributed more than $33 million to support local communities.
Participating Allstate agency owners, personal financial representatives and licensed sales professionals include (in alphabetical order):
- John Bailey, Minnetonka
- Troy Beugen, Oakdale
- Shannon Boyce, Eden Prairie
- Chad Dahly, White Bear Lake
- David Haben, Brooklyn Park
- William Hoody, Rogers
- Robert Jacob, Plymouth
- Kyle Kalkbrenner, Waite Park
- Tim Kruse, Apple Valley
- September Kruse, Apple Valley
- Keith Lomen, Oakdale
- Jacob Miesen, Eden Prairie
- Paul Nelson, Golden Valley
- Ivy Picazo, Shakopee
- Bradley Reiland, Shakopee
- Nicholas Russell, Bloomington
- Brian Seedorf, Eagan
- Dean Shiff, Plymouth
- Barry Sniezek, Blaine
- Greg Sniezek, Rogers
- Daniel Speegle, Burnsville
- Darcie Steinmetz, Brooklyn Park
- Toby Steinmetz, Waite Park
- Jared Streit, Minneapolis
- Alicia Thesing, Bloomington
- Aaron Velick, Woodbury
- Todd Vincelli, Eagan
- Eric Wenger, Waconia
- Stanley Winnie, Eden Prairie
- Bradley Ziemke, Saint Cloud
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