Allstate volunteers earn $69,000 for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Sixty-nine Allstate agency owners and financial specialists from Greenville and the surrounding area recently came together to secure a $69,000 Allstate Foundation Helping Hands® grant to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s South Carolina Chapter. The grant will support the nonprofit organization’s mission to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

The agency owners and financial specialists each earned $1,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s South Carolina Chapter by raising awareness and obtaining silent auction items for a final celebration event during a 10-week campaign to find a cure for the 2017 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Upstate Girl of the Year, Lilly of Greenville, in May. Lilly was diagnosed with Pre B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in January of 2015 when she was eight years old and underwent chemotherapy, a transplant and radiation treatments. She had a tough time following her transplant, but now she is nearly cancer free, back in school and well on her way to living a normal life.

Led by Agency Owner Tommy Meadows, Team Good Hands Warriors raised awareness during the campaign by collecting monetary donations. Together with Allstate Foundation Helping Hands grants, silent auction items, finale tickets, and donations, Team Good Hands Warriors raised more than $74,000, and Tommy earned the title of 2017 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Upstate Man of the Year. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s South Carolina Chapter will use the $69,000 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 they serve,” said Simpsonville Allstate agency owner Tommy Meadows. “Giving back is core to who we are, which is we’re proud to have volunteered and raised funds to help patients facing blood cancers and their families in our area.”

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s South Carolina Chapter 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 agency owners and financial specialists include (in alphabetical order):

• Ronald Acker, Greer
• Gerod Allison, Spartanburg
• Terry Archenhold, Duncan
• Cameron Blackwell, Mauldin
• Andrea Bolger, Greenville
• Rick Bridwell, Anderson
• Rockie Bull, Inman
• David Casey, Greenville
• James Crook, Roebuck
• James Todd Darragh, Greenwood
• Alex Davis, Lyman
• Matt Davis, Anderson
• Angie Devore, Greenville
• Paul Duty, Inman
• Carla Endres, Indian Land
• Kay Finley, Greer
• Jeremy Ford, Greenville
• Dale Foster, Boiling Springs
• Troy Gaffney, Gaffney
• Ronnie Gasque, Surfside Beach
• Cathy Golson, Anderson
• William Gore, Greenville
• Kemper Gurganus, Spartanburg
• Thomas Haislop, Seneca
• Ashley Harpe, Simpsonville
• Shannon Harvey, Simpsonville
• Joe Hayden, Greenville
• Derek Henderson, Woodruff
• Corey Hinson, Rock Hill
• Hilary Hoke, Simpsonville
• Brad Hughes, Greenville
• Bill Hutto, Greenville
• Walter Jamison, Greenville
• Shanda Jeffries, Simpsonville
• Chris Johnstone, Taylors
• Babette Jones, Greenville
• Stephen Kang, Greenville
• John Keller, Greer
• Chad Kish, Easley
• Jason Lanford, Piedmont
• Steve Lee, Spartanburg
• John Linnerud, Spartanburg
• Tony Long, Anderson
• Kevin Lusk, Greenville
• Jack Mabry, Spartanburg
• Jim Macfie, West Columbia
• William Mason, Columbia
• Randy Mckinney, Spindale, N.C.
• John Meadows, Simpsonville
• Alonzo Middleton, Orangeburg
• Troy Moss, Fort Mill
• Stacie Orr, Greenville
• Cary Ostendorff, Maudlin
• Ken Patel, Greenville
• Emilio Porras, Mauldin
• Dean Price, Anderson
• Leroy Redden, Piedmont
• Stephen Rice, Easley
• Patricia Roach, Pickens
• David Rogers, Gaffney
• Drew Scott, Taylors
• Jeff Snyder, Fountain Inn
• Ben Stephens, Florence
• Maurice Stephens, Myrtle Beach
• Cornell Sweeney, Simpsonville
• Mark Turley, Greenville
• Keith Veltri, Rock Hill
• Keith Westbury, Greenville
• Glynn Winslow, Columbia

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.