Articles tagged with 'Giving Back' | State Farm

Good Neighbor Stories (Giving Back)

2020
September
24,
2020
| 19:26 PM America/Chicago
Thousands of State Farm agents and employees are sharing their gifts of time, talent, and treasure in neighborhoods all across the country. They are giving back by:Supporting local food banksDonating meals to medical workers and first
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March
09,
2020
| 08:44 AM America/Chicago
Twenty years ago, a month-old baby girl was life-flighted to Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. She had a congenital defect called a vascular ring – two aorta veins formed during gestation that encircled her trachea and esophagus –
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March
09,
2020
| 08:42 AM America/Chicago
Join the conversation on Yammer! Twenty years ago, a month-old baby girl was life-flighted to Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. She had a congenital defect called a vascular ring – two aorta veins formed during
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January
15,
2020
| 12:43 PM America/Chicago
For 11 years, a garage sale has brought a community together. Kathy Schumacher, a State Farm® employee in Charlottesville, Va., started the garage sale with then coworker Darlene Lyons. Darlene had a friend who was homebound and needed a lot
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2019
December
31,
2019
| 12:56 PM America/Chicago
Join the conversation on Yammer! After being displaced by Hurricane Michael in 2018 and having a lousy holiday, 3-year-old Bridges and his mother, Christie, were due for a positive experience. And this Christmas had all the signs of being
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December
31,
2019
| 12:41 PM America/Chicago
After being displaced by Hurricane Michael in 2018 and having a lousy holiday, 3-year-old Bridges and his mother, Christie, were due for a positive experience. And this Christmas had all the signs of being a good one. Christie had saved and
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November
01,
2019
| 15:55 PM America/Chicago
The land of misplaced, forgotten things…the junk drawer. Is this where your old glasses go? There’s a better home for them. More than one billion people worldwide are unnecessarily blind or vision impaired. Most just need a pair of
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November
01,
2019
| 11:48 AM America/Chicago
The land of misplaced, forgotten things…the junk drawer. Is this where your old glasses go? There’s a better home for them. More than one billion people worldwide are unnecessarily blind or vision impaired. Most just need a pair of
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August
19,
2019
| 11:31 AM America/Chicago
A day like any other took a different turn when a group of State Farm® employees received a big surprise. Their seemingly “ordinary” actions, contributed to an extraordinary story - one about the collective power of giving back
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April
09,
2019
| 09:00 AM America/Chicago
In November of 2017, State Farm conducted a study on volunteerism to identify those most likely to volunteer as well as the conditions or situations where volunteerism rates are highest. State Farm surveyed approximately 3,100 U.S. adults aged 18
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April
08,
2019
| 11:46 AM America/Chicago
When Cari Hagopian stayed in the hospital while her 18-month-old daughter had open heart surgery, she felt lonely. Years later, when her team at State Farm® was looking for a way to give back and boost morale, she paid it forward to parents
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March
18,
2019
| 09:47 AM America/Chicago
Many parents get involved in their child’s school by volunteering to help with field trips or joining the parent/teacher organization. Deatria Walker lent a helping hand with a program at her son’s school that she was very familiar
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2017
December
21,
2017
| 08:00 AM America/Chicago
One coat at a time. Young Harrison Pleer is making a difference. 
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January
24,
2017
| 08:00 AM America/Chicago
Elizabeth Gomez and her three children were sleeping in her car outside of Dallas in 2014. Then the single mom was diagnosed with cancer. It was one obstacle after another. Elizabeth relied on friends and busses to get her children to school and
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January
12,
2017
| 08:55 AM America/Chicago
For most people, the thought of staying in the hospital isn’t a happy one. It can be scary, no matter your age. Now…imagine if you’re a child. Or the parent of a child who’s sick or injured. Banner Children’s at
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2016
November
22,
2016
| 08:19 AM America/Chicago
When you think of the word “pal” you think of a buddy or an acquaintance. But you may not know it also means “a mechanism which stops something from moving the wrong way.” And that’s exactly what the South Salt Lake
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2014
November
25,
2014
| 08:00 AM America/Chicago
A 14-pound turkey, with all the traditional fixings, was delivered to 1024 families in Lansing and Kalamazoo, Michigan, with help from a former football star and community volunteers. For years, Josh Thompson, Jeremy Wetting and T.J. Duckett were
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