Allstate agency owners earn grant for local Boys & Girls clubs

Nineteen Allstate agency owners and personal financial representatives from the St. Louis area recently came together to secure a $17,000 Allstate Foundation Helping Hands® Grant to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis. The grant will support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis’ mission to offer youth a safe place to gather both before and after school – providing an opportunity to get homework done, receive help on assignments, receive nourishment and develop character.

The agency owners and personal financial representatives earned the grant for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis by cleaning and updating interior classrooms and beautifying club grounds. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis will use the $17,000 grant to further its work.

St. Louis-area Allstate volunteers joined more than 250 agency owners, financial specialists and Allstate employees in a multi-state volunteer effort in April that raised $189,000 to benefit 15 Boys & Girls Clubs across Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming. The participating Allstate agency owners and personal financial representatives are among thousands of Allstaters 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, we see firsthand the opportunities and challenges facing the communities we serve,” said Tracie Bibb, Allstate agency owner in St. Louis. “Giving back is core to who we are, which is why we’re proud to volunteer, raise funds to improve the lives of youth in the St. Louis area, and provide them with a safe place to learn and have fun after school.”

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis is one of thousands of organizations this year to receive Allstate Foundation Helping Hands Grants secured by agency owners, personal financial representatives, and licensed sales professionals on behalf of the nonprofits where they volunteer. The grants support organizations addressing domestic violence, youth empowerment, disaster preparedness, hunger and other causes.

The Helping Hands Grants are one example of The Allstate Foundation’s legacy of service and giving:

• Since the Allstate Foundation was founded in 1952, it has contributed over $449 million to support community nonprofits.

• In 2017, The Allstate Foundation contributed more than $33 million to support local communities.

Participating Allstate agency owners and financial specialists include (in alphabetical order):

• Tracie Bibb, St. Louis
• Lisa Clemente, Ballwin
• William Combs, Fenton
• Kevin Dean, St. Louis
• Ranjana Gupta, Bridgeton
• Deborah Johnson, Chesterfield
• Steven Johnson, Brentwood
• Stephen Kuhn, St. Louis
• John Larson, Chesterfield
• Steven Misuraca, Valley Park
• Matthew Mitchell, O’Fallon
• Debra Moellenbeck, Arnold
• Leslie North, Wildwood
• Michael O’Kane, Fenton
• Matthew Stark, St. Louis
• David Ungerank, De Soto
• Sean Wiley, Festus
• Kyle Wooddell, Arnold
• Daniel Zinselmeier, Manchester