Denver Allstate Employees Earn $30,000 Grant for IFCS

Allstate agency owners and financial specialists from the Denver area recently came together to secure a $30,000 Allstate Foundation Helping Hands® grant to benefit Integrated Family Community Services. The grant will support the nonprofit organization’s mission to provide essential services to enable families, children, individuals and senior citizens to move from dependence to independence and from dysfunction to successful living.

The Allstate volunteers earned a $30,000 grant for Integrated Family Community Services by preparing boxes of nonperishable food and then going out in the community and delivering meals to seniors at their homes. Integrated Family Community Services will use the grant to further its work in the community.

The participating Allstate volunteers are among thousands of agency owners and financial specialists around the country working to strengthen communities by volunteering their time to support the causes they care about most.

“As small business owners and community leaders, Allstate agency owners and financial specialists see firsthand the opportunities and challenges facing the communities we serve,” said Littleton Allstate agency owner Brian Counterman. “We were proud to volunteer and raise funds to improve the lives of people in Denver who rely on the important services delivered by Integrated Family Community Services. Seeing the impact we made on local seniors holidays made the work we did all the more meaningful.”

Integrated Family Community Services is one of thousands of organizations this year to receive Allstate Foundation Helping Hands grants secured by agency owners and financial specialists on behalf of the nonprofits where they volunteer. The grants support organizations addressing domestic violence, youth empowerment, disaster preparedness, hunger and other causes.

The Allstate Foundation Helping Hands grants are one example of The Allstate Foundation’s legacy of service and giving for communities and nonprofits across the U.S.:

• Since The Allstate Foundation was founded in 1952, it has contributed over $400 million to support community nonprofits.
• In 2016, The Allstate Foundation contributed more than $25 million to communities across the U.S.

Participating Allstate volunteers include (in alphabetical order by last name):

• Scott Allmon, Greenwood Village
• Joey Askins, Denver
• Sam Bershof, Greenwood Village
• Julie Bryant, Lakewood
• Gary Chitwood, Lakewood
• Michelle Colaizzi, Highlands Ranch
• Brian Counterman, Littleton
• Bernard Demichelis, Aurora
• Grace Demichelis, Aurora
• Noel Elhardt, Highlands Ranch
• Charlotte Gonzales, Denver
• Bill Hoeltgen, Littleton
• Doug Kierstein, Broomfield
• Christopher Kinsky, Littleton
• Eric Lammon, Aurora
• Johnny Liang, Littleton
• Bob Lowry, Castle Rock
• David Lowry, Castle Rock
• Rob Mathes, Aurora
• Michelle McRae, Centennial
• Amber Montoya, Lakewood
• Steven Nix, Lakewood
• Samantha Ortega, Littleton
• Mario Perricone , Denver
• Stephanie Ramirez, Littleton
• Arturo Rodriguez, Denver
• Donna Romero, Lakewood
• KD Sakraida, Denver
• Matt Schriber, Lakewood
• George Sechrist, Littleton
• Danielle Shannon, Aurora
• Marcy Smith, Lakewood
• Alexa Soto, Littleton
• Dane Stephenson, Aurora
• Martin Than, Highlands Ranch
• Lauren Turner, Parker
• Travis Turner, Parker
• Robert Wohrley, Parker
• Tom Wohrley, Parker

About The Allstate Foundation

Established in 1952, The Allstate Foundation is an independent, charitable organization made possible by subsidiaries of The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL). Through partnerships with nonprofit organizations across the country, The Allstate Foundation brings the relationships, reputation and resources of Allstate to support innovative and lasting solutions that enhance people’s well-being and prosperity. With a focus on building financial independence for domestic violence survivors, empowering youth and celebrating the charitable community involvement of Allstate agency owners and employees, The Allstate Foundation works to bring out the good in people’s lives. For more information, visit www.AllstateFoundation.org.