Category Archive for : ‘FBcares’

January’s Jeans’ Day: Australia’s Bushfire Victims

This month our cause is a bit less local than the charities typically chosen in our communities, but as life is more connected than ever on our little blue marble, many of us are thinking of the suffering felt by the folks in Australia. Since September deadly bushfires have been burning throughout Australia, spurred on by several years of drought and high temperatures. With both humans and nature reeling from this tragedy, we are splitting our donations this month between the Australian Red Cross,

We are excited to announce that this month’s Jeans Day is put on by first-time time host, Matt, from our Client Experience Coordinator team. He decided to go with a charity that is close to his heart. His sister runs a charity called Haunts for Hope that donates to the Boston Children’s Hospital. She founded this charity in honor of her daughter who was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Disease. Please read the bio below that Matt’s sister wrote for the charity and about the disease.

Last year, my 10 year old daughter

Once again this holiday season our Jeans Day program is sponsoring The Holiday Hope Project. Previously having sponsoring Christmas Wishes until they closed their doors, we searched for similar organizations that provided gifts, food, and supplies to under-privileged families that would have otherwise been in need during one of the most joyous times of the year.

In 2016 we found The Holiday Hope Project Child & Family Services, Inc. of New Bedford that allows us to “adopt a family” for the holidays.  Child & Family Services Inc. is a 501c3 organization

September’s Jeans Day will be the “New England Walk4Hearing” hosted by our Client Service Manager Colleen Rosa. Her niece, Tia, was diagnosed at birth with moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss which is caused by damage to the inner ear or problems with the nerves from the ear to the brain (ASHA, 2019). This requires her to use of hearing aids, American Sign Language (ASL) and lip reading. Tia, who is now 10 years old, is mainstreamed in the public school system with the support from The Program for the Deaf

This month’s Jeans Day is advocated by Brenna Gimler. Hear why this organization is near and dear to her:

For this August’s Jeans Day I have decided to give to the Comfort Zone Camp, a camp for children who have lost a parent, sibling, or other primary caregiver. The reason this organization has my full attention and commitment for this Jeans Day, other than its mission to help grieving kids, is simply because of my friend Steve Roy.

Steve is one of the most amazing people I have had the privilege of

On our (early) July’s Jeans Day, the FBinsure team is throwing on jeans and donating dollars to support the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund. This month’s charity is chosen by our very own Amy Duckett, a Client Service Manager, who will be participating in the 2019 Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk on September 22nd!  This month’s donations to her walk directly support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s unique 50-50 balance between cutting-edge science and highly compassionate cancer care. The support received allows Dana-Farber leaders to enhance programs and initiatives that

For this month’s Jeans Day we are supporting The Youth Investment Foundation. This organization got its start in 2008 with those working with the Juvenile Courts in New Bedford. They saw these at-risk youth and wanted to help. So often, these kids just need a little guidance and stability to turn their lives around and get on the right path.  This organization tries to help them so they don’t fall through the cracks of the system.  With the donations the organization receives, they are able to offer participants educational opportunities,

This month’s Jean’s Day advocate is Doreen White who is a member of our AVP team.  Doreen was introduced to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals by the current Miss Taunton, Lyndsey Littlefield.  Lyndsey has been involved with the Miss America Organization for the past 5 years.  This organization raises money for the CMNHs each year.

Did you know?

62 Children enter a CMN Hospital every minute

1 IN 10 Children in North America are treated by a CMN Hospital each year

32 MILLION Patients visits are provided for 10 million kids every year by

This month’s Jeans Day advocate is Judi Kagiwada from our Personal Lines Sales Team. Judi is no stranger to the YMCA’s mission. She has served on their Board of Governors’ since 2009 which has given her the opportunity to see firsthand how the lives of so many have been enriched through various Y programs. Judi also attends many YMCA sponsored events. Her favorite memory is hearing a young mom speak of how her special needs daughter has flourished in the Y Ability program. This is a program for children with

Imagine feeling that a diagnosis of autism for your child was a death sentence, or in some cases, worse than one. Unfortunately, this is the case in Ghana and many countries around the world due to lack of education and awareness about the condition. The local understanding in these cases is that people with autism were in fact “taken by bad spirits” spreading fear and misinformation in many of these communities. (Pinney, n.d.)

“Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social