Gleaner Life Gives pledges to Lenawee Cares

January 31, 2018

Back row (left to right): Keith Trost (Goodwill), Jason Trame (YMCA), Marcie Cornell (Lenawee Humane Society), Steven Palmer (Neighbors of Hope), Liliane Haddad (St. Mary’s Food Pantry), Travis Havens (Hospice of Lenawee), Tammy Jewell (Daybreak Adult Day Services), Mary Martin (Hope Community Center), Bryan Bowers (Boy Scouts of America), Janie Colton (The Daily Bread), Stacy Gamel (Boys & Girls Club of Lenawee). Front row: Jamie Camburn (Lenawee Humane Society), Deb Elliott (Gleaner Life Insurance Society), Terry Gaster (Salvation Army), Tara Gutierrez (Hospice of Lenawee), Suann Hammersmith (Lenawee Community Foundation), Louise Kleinsmith (Adrian Community Preschool), Laura Pipis (Catherine Cobb Safe House). Front center: Kevin Marti, President and CEO (Gleaner Life Insurance Society).

Since 1894, Gleaner has helped communities thrive through its mission to provide financial protection, fraternal benefits and volunteer opportunities for its members.

In September, Gleaner partnered with Lenawee Cares, a program of the Lenawee Community Foundation, for the second annual Gleaner Life Gives campaign. Home Office employees were invited to donate to help their favorite charities.

“Employees can choose from a comprehensive list of local not-for-profit entities doing good works for the less fortunate among us. The Society provides a dollar-for-dollar match on employee gifts, up to the first $1,000 contributed, and absorbs the campaign’s administrative fees, so employees know going in they are multiplying the impact of their generous gifts to their favorite charities,” said Kevin Marti, president and CEO of Gleaner Life Insurance Society.

Representatives from several local organizations recently gathered to collect the donations.

For the 2017 Gleaner Life Gives campaign, Home Office employees pledged $67,489 to support the community, an increase from the previous year’s total.

“We are thankful for the generosity of our Gleaner Life employees to our annual campaign to assist those in need in our local community,” said Marti. “Gleaner is proud to be a leader in charitable giving in Lenawee County.” 

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