Category Archive for : ‘Community Involvement’

Yesterday, President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, making this upcoming Saturday the first Juneteenth celebrated as a federal holiday. This marks the first national recognition of a day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved black people and an opportunity for Americans to reflect on the past for a brighter furture.

History

On June 19th in 1865 Union general Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Texas to issue a general order stating:

“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States,

We would like to take a minute to share something close to the hearts of our team because we are making a request for your help.  The city of Attleboro has just received a grant to make Sanford Alley beautiful and is taking a survey for a name to honor this new renovated area, one of whom is Tom Cuddy, Jr.  Well, there is no doubt in our mind or anyone that knew Tom who’s name should be devoted to that area and here’s why.

Tom recently passed but his kind

FBinsure believes that community involvement is just as important as the insurance we provide to our clients.  It is so important, in fact, that there is a designated committee entitled FBcares that handles all of our involvement in the communities we serve. Employees donned in the well-known bright yellow FBcares shirts can be found each year at events like the clean up of local little league fields, charitable fundraising events, local non-profit harvest fairs and events such as The Gourmet Guys which raises funds and awareness about domestic violence.

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