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From left, Matthew Pedersen of OneBeacon recently delivered a $1,500 check from the OneBeacon Charitable Trust to Karen Reed and Trisha Hill, Allen Insurance and Financial’s Relay for Life Team Captains. The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life will be June 24-25 at Camden Hills Regional High School. For more information about Relay or to make a donation to the any Relay for Life team, visit relayforlife.org/midcoastme.

We are a strong supporter of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. We are conducting a  50/50 raffle to our fundraising efforts for 2011. Tickets will be sold until the Relay For Life Event June 24 and the winner will be drawn that evening.

If you need tickets or more information, please contact Karen Reed at 236-4311 or kreed(at)alleninsuranceandfinancial.com

Building Hope’s Future in Science, the volunteer group raising money to build a science lab in the middle school wing at Hope Elementary School, recently received a donation from Allen Insurance and Financial of Camden.

The Hope group has been reaching out to local businesses as they work to raise the $136,000 needed to fund this project. A matching grant has been donated when the group reaches the $50,000 mark. The result of this effort will be the school’s first fully-equipped science lab.

“We are pleased to be able to support this important education initiative,” said Gilbert Fifield, president Allen Insurance and Financial.

The Hope Elementary School website includes additional information about this project: hopees.u69.k12.me.us.

Image caption: From left, GIlbert Fifield, president, Allen Insurance and Financial of Camden; Carol Hathorne, principal, Hope Elementary School and Erik Wade, middle school science teacher, Hope Elementary.

We are a strong supporter of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. We have just added a  50/50 raffle to our fundraising efforts for 2011. Tickets will be sold until the Relay For Life Event in June and the winner will be drawn that evening.

We feet this was a great opportunity to show the community how our employees are supporting the American Cancer Society/Relay For Life Event.

If you need tickets or more information, please contact Karen Reed at 236-4311 or kreed(at)alleninsuranceandfinancial.com

Who fixes potholes? What are taxes? These were the questions discussed by Lincolnville Central School second graders one Monday recently as part of their hour with Tom Chester of Allen Insurance and Financial, their Junior Achievement curriculum leader, pictured here with some of his students.

Junior Achievement is the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students in grades K-12 about entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs. Allen Insurance and Financial has been participating with the JA program in Lincolnville for two years.

The program is offered to students in Kindergarten through 5th grade, said Elyzabeth Richards, LCS guidance counselor. Allen Insurance and Financial is one of six area businesses which purchase a JA kit for a classroom and provide an employee to lead the curriculum. Joining Allen Insurance and Financial in this community education commitment are Viking Lumber, Robbins Lumber, Camden National Bank, Bangor Savings Bank and Mathews Brothers.

LCS middle schoolers in grades 6 through 8 build on their JA experience through the school’s career education, said Richards.

“Having business leaders involved in our school is a great gift or our students,” Richards said, noting that JA leaders follow their classes as the move up through the grades, building a mentoring relationship.

Businesses interested in participating in the LCS JA program can call Richards at the school: 763-3366. LCS is the only area school with a JA program; it was established seven years ago with the help of Camden National Bank.

For more information about Junior Achievement in Maine, visit jamaine.org

Allen Insurance and Financial, the Camden-based insurance and financial services company, recently made a donation to the Ragged Mountain Recreation Area Foundation.

“We’re pleased to make a significant contribution to this community fund raising effort,” said Sara Montgomery, Allen Insurance and Financial’s senior vice president. “Two generations of my family have enjoyed the outdoor recreation opportunities afforded us at the Camden Snow Bowl. We’re looking forward to the success of the Ragged Mountain Recreation Area Capital Campaign for the generations to come.”

“It is our hope that other area businesses will recognize the significant economic benefit a redeveloped Snow Bowl will bring to our economy, and will join us in supporting this effort,” added Gil Fifield, president of Allen Insurance and Financial.

The Ragged Mountain Recreation Area Foundation and the Ragged Mountain Recreation Area Redevelopment Committee are dedicated to the redevelopment of the all-season Ragged Mountain Recreation Area, which will serve the community, use our natural resources, and will be a catalyst for expanded economic opportunities. For more information, visit camdensnowbowl.com/redevelopment.

Pictured here, from left, are Mort Strom, co-chair of the Ragged Mountain Recreation Area Capital Campaign;
Ann Montgomery, Honorary Campaign Co-Chair;
Erin Flanagan, Campaign Co-Chair;
Sara Montgomery, senior vice president at Allen Insurance and Financial and
Gilbert Fifield, President, Allen Insurance and Financial.

Allen Insurance and Financial continues its longstanding support of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, raising $4,400 for the 2010 Relay, held earlier this summer at Camden Hills Regional High School.

Overall, the company has raised $28,000 for cancer research since Relay was established in Knox County in 2003. Allen has received several American Cancer Society honors for this dedication, including an Outstanding Income Development Award in 2007.

Though Relay is the single biggest event on Allen’s fundraising calendar, raising money for the American Cancer Society is a year-round activity. Yard sales, pot luck luncheons and other events help boost the total, as does a company match of employee funds raised. In addition, Allen provides free the use of a conference room for all of the Midcoast planning committee and team captain meetings.

Allen Relay team members in 2010 include: Karen Reed, Trisha Hill, Sara Montgomery, Kathi Jones, Sherree Craig, Meesha Luce, Leann McKusic, Lori Mank and Libby Davis.

Photo Caption: Allen Insurance and Financial Relay for Life team members for 2010 included, in the back row, from left, Libby Davis, Trisha Hill, Sherree Craig, Karen Reed and Leann McKusic. Front row, from left, Kathi Jones, Michael Mank and Sara Montgomery. Not pictured: Lori Mank. Their hats are pieces of (paper) birthday cake because the American Cancer Society is “the official sponsor of birthdays.”

For more information about Relay for Life, visit relayforlife.org/midcoastme

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