COUNTRY Financial®
Supports Local Police Department with Education Funding
Through Operation Helping Heroes Donation
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[April 18, 2019]
COUNTRY Financial Representative Joe Ryan is pleased to announce Lincoln
Police Department as 2019 a recipient of a $750 COUNTRY Financial
Operation Helping Heroes Donation. Ryan presented the donation to
Lincoln DARE Officers recently to assist with education programs for
local students.
“Our local law enforcement officers go above and beyond, serving others
selflessly and providing an invaluable service to our community,” said
Ryan. “COUNTRY Financial recognizes the work of our officers who put
their lives on the line daily to protect our community, but we are also
eager to support community safety education that is proactive in helping
our students learn and make connections directly with our officers.”
Three officers, along with Chief Paul Adams and Deputy Chief Matt
Vlahovich accepted the donation on behalf of the DARE program.
“This year, because of donations like this one from COUNTRY Financial,
our program has given so much back to the youth of our community,” said
Lincoln Police Department DARE Officer Christy Fruge. “Along with being
in each of the schools daily to help build a relationship with our kids,
we are able to take over 200 5th and 6th graders to a Peoria Chiefs
baseball game and host a pizza party with a DJ for close to 300
students.”
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Left to right –
Deputy Chief Matt Vlahovich, COUNTRY Financial Representative Joe
Ryan, Officer Christy Fruge, Chief Paul Adams, Officer Chad Eimer,
and Cpl. Shawn Pettit.
COUNTRY Financial initiated Operation Helping Heroes in 2015 to support
non-profit events and programs that benefit active duty service members,
veterans and their families. More recently, Operation Helping Heroes expanded to
provide support for emergency first responders. In 2019, COUNTRY Financial and
its financial representatives have already provided more than $500,000 in
donations to first responders and service members.
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About COUNTRY Financial®
COUNTRY Financial serves about one million households and businesses throughout
the United States and offers a full range of financial products and services
from auto, home, business, farm and life insurance to retirement planning
services, investment management and annuities.
[Chris Coplan
Public Relations Specialist] |