COMMUNITY CORNER

How are you and your agency or company helping your community? Community Corner showcases what individual members and agency/company members are doing to help make Wisconsin a great place to live and run a business. Share your volunteer story with us – shoot an email and photos of the action to nwhite@piaw.org!

Pia Volunteers At The Milwaukee Rescue Mission

Members of the PIA Board joined together to volunteer in downtown Milwaukee at the Milwaukee Rescue Mission in early June. The group served dinner to those seeking food and shelter in the Milwaukee community. The Milwaukee Rescue Mission is devoted to tackling poverty and homelessness through numerous programs, such as the Safe Harbor program, which helps those suffering from homelessness and addiction and the Cross Trainers Academy, which provides education to atrisk children.

Society Insurance Volunteers During National Volunteer Month

In honor of National Volunteer Month, new President and CEO of Society Insurance Heather Boyer and fellow Society employees worked together cutting and sanding lumber for Sleep in Heavenly Peace in Fon du Lac. This non-profit builds bunk beds for children without a bed to sleep in. The Society team ended up constructing 15 beds for children and families in need in the community!

Vizance Employees Pack Meals For Children In Need

Associates from the Vizance office in Hartland recently volunteered for Feed My Starving Children, a non-profit striving to eliminate starvation in children throughout the world. The Vizance volunteers worked hard and were able to pack up a whopping 5,832 meals to be delivered to those suffering from food insecurity in developing nations. Way to go!

BRYON RIESCH OF R&R INSURANCE HOST’S ANNUAL PARALYSIS FOUNDATION GOLF OUTING

R&R Insurance’s Bryon Riesch holds an annual golf outing for the Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation. This year, the event took place on June 5th at Kettle Hills in Richfield, WI. It was a beautiful day on the course raising money for a good cause. The foundation has raised over $6 million towards finding a cure for paralysis through the latest medical research and to help those suffering from neurological disorders. Great work Bryan and to all who made this event a success!

BADGER MUTUAL CREATES COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM “BEING BADGER”

In May, Badger Mutual debuted their new “Being Badger” program, which will give employees the opportunity to volunteer and represent Badger at local charities. The first instance of the Being Badger program in-action was fundraising to purchase supplies and then making almost 400 sandwiches for The Guest House of Milwaukee – which provides shelter, housing and education to the homeless. Then in June, employees prepared and served meals to around 60 residents at the Sojourner Family Peace Center, which provides domestic violence intervention services. Awesome job Badger! We can’t wait to see what is next!