Del J. & Jean B. Doyle Family Foundation will receive a $10,000 donation from Doyle & Ogden Insurance in celebration of the agency earning a 2017 Safeco Insurance® Make More Happen Award for demonstrating extraordinary volunteerism to make positive change happen in their community. The donation will assist with the non-profit’s mission to unite in transforming our world.
Doyle & Ogden Insurance originally received $5,000 for Del J. & Jean B. Doyle Family Foundation through a submission process, and this year, Safeco offered agents an additional opportunity to help the causes they care about most. Sara Rouse, an independent agent for Doyle & Ogden Insurance, and Del J. & Jean B. Doyle Family Foundation had a story about positive community change featured on Safeco.com. Together, they were able to raise an additional $5,000 by their story being shared on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn at least 50 times.
“We appreciate the community support to raise the additional funds and we are honored to be able to provide Del J. & Jean B. Doyle Family Foundation with an even larger donation,” said Richard Smith, Safeco Insurance Midwest Region territory manager. “Safeco’s Make More Happen Awards recognize agents who are committed to making a difference in their local communities, and we want to encourage them and citizens in their area to directly support local charities.”
Read their full story and more about the awards program at www.safeco.com/make-more-happen/winners.
Safeco’s Make More Happen Awards focus on non-profits in the areas of health and safety, education and civil service. Doyle & Ogden Insurance was originally selected for a Make More Happen Award based on a photo and application demonstrating its commitment to Del J. & Jean B. Doyle Family Foundation, which serves all of Michigan with a specific focus on Grand Rapids.
The $10,000 donation awarded to the Del J. & Jean B. Doyle Family Foundation will enable them to purchase over 600 coats this winter. This allows the organization to broaden its scope and donate to additional elementary schools in the greater Grand Rapids area.
“It brings our team pure joy to see the excitement in the kids’ eyes when the coats are delivered,” said Rouse. “Coats for Kids is able to give back to a community that we all live and work in.”
Throughout 2017, Safeco will select a total of 23 independent agents for the awards and donate up to $230,000 to the charitable organizations they support. The Make More Happen Awards are a part of Safeco Insurance’s Agent Giving Program.
A family-owned and run business started in 1958 by Del J. Doyle and Bob Ogden selling insurance to individuals based in Grand Rapids. With locations in Grand Rapids and Rockford, Doyle & Ogden has more than 30 licensed professionals serving their customer base to help people make better informed insurance decisions, making the company a single source solution for any insurance need. The company is currently run by Michael K. Doyle, the eleventh of twelve children in Del and Jean’s family, and is preceded in his time as president by his brother John W. Doyle.
