Community

Community

Giving Back to the Communities that Support United Insurance

At United Insurance, the people we insure are more than clients. They are our neighbors and our friends. They coach our children’s little league teams, volunteer in our schools, and run the businesses that are the backbone of the communities where our 15 branches are located. For us, each branch location is also a home and we are committed to making our communities a better place for us all. Helping is part of our corporate DNA. We encourage our employees to be leaders and get involved with local community service organizations. We give back because without our local communities, there would be no United Insurance.

The Fast and the Flurries first entry into the WinterKids D24 was a HUGE SUCCESS!
  • Fundraising goal was crushed – Goal was $17,000 – Total Amount Raised $20,997
  • Finished 2nd in the King of the Mountain 
  • Won their 2-man obstacle course.
A lot of fun and shenanigans occurred during the 24 hours of skiing and they can’t wait to do it next year!
 
Thank you to everyone who supported The Fast and the Flurries and helped them surpass the fundraising goal!
We are so proud of our team for their commitment to this amazing event.

Fast & Flurries D24 Team

United Insurance is honored to be involved in the communities in which we live and work.  We have partnered with many organizations over the years and are excited to be working with WinterKids, the amazing non-profit that has been helping kids develop healthy habits in the outdoors since 2000.  It is exciting to find that WinterKids is active in every community where United Insurance offices are located.

As New Englanders, we know how important it is to find a way to get outside and stay active during the long winter months. We love having the opportunity to support WinterKids in their mission to help children develop lifelong habits through education and fun, outdoor winter activities.

United Insurance will be participating in WinterKids’ Downhill 24, the premiere winter fundraising event that includes Maine’s only 24-hour ski and snowboard challenge taking place at Sugarloaf Mountain on March 2. Please support our team and follow our progress! It’s a great cause – helping kids be active, vibrant, and healthy while having fun outdoors!!

WinterKids needed volunteers, United Insurance showed up.

Volunteer at WinterKids

At United Insurance, helping is ingrained in our corporate DNA and giving back to our communities is what we do! This past November, United Insurance employees volunteered 23 hours with WinterKids. WinterKids needed folks to volunteer at their Westbrook location to help count and pack a variety of items for kids participating in their Winter Games program, a four-week challenge for Maine elementary schools that features fun, active, and educational activities to get students moving and learning outside. United volunteers included Carol Clark, Donna Guerette, Margaret Hutchins, Ann Jewett, Katia Fonseca, Jason Duval, Samantha Ramsey, Jane Delponte, Kristen Thomas, and Tiffany Chandler. It was fun to work together to support such a great organization!

Help The Fast and the Flurries Reach The Goal!

Speaking of fun, United Insurance is thrilled to be participating in WinterKids’ Downhill 24, the premiere winter fundraising event that includes Maine’s only 24-hour ski and snowboard challenge taking place at Sugarloaf Mountain on March 2. Our team, The Fast and the Flurries, is busy fundraising, and raising awareness for this incredible organization.

We have a goal of $17,000 for the team and donations can be made to the team or to individuals on our team. Please support our team and follow our progress!  It’s a great cause – helping kids be active, vibrant, and healthy while having fun outdoors!!

Click here to donate to the team or a team member!

United Insurance is proud to be involved in the communities where we live and work. United Insurance, as a community partner, has historically supported many local organizations by donating volunteer hours and contributing financially, and will continue to do so. The organizations include:

 

Northern Maine Medical Center  Make-A-Wish  Good Shepard Food Bank

The Maine Children’s Home  Aroostook Aspirations Initiative  Farmington Historical Society

Hope & Justice Project  National Potato Council  Challenger Learning Center of Maine

Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley  United Way of Aroostook  Aroostook Teen Leadership Camp

Maine Academy of Modern Music  Fort Kent Historical Society  Special Olympics Maine

United Veterans of Maine  Med-Care Ambulance  American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Caribou Volunteer Fire Department  Forest Society of Maine  Knights of Columbus

Junior Achievement of Maine  Work First, Inc.  The Alzheimer’s Association

Maine Discovery Museum  The Courageous Steps Project  Pine Tree Society

Maine Irish Heritage Center  University of Maine Foundations  VFW

Best Buddies •  Ignite Presque Isle •  Jefferson Cary Foundation •  WinterKids

Jeans Fund

Jeans Fund

A unique way employees at United Insurance give back to the local community is through our Jeans Fund. We appreciate the opportunity to dress more casually at work on a Friday and love the chance to support local non-profit organizations in our community. Our employees make a donation to the Jeans Fund and a charitable organization is designated as the recipient. The organizations we’ve supported range from small, local groups that are important to specific agencies to well-known programs like “Stuff The Bus”, “Festival of Trees” and “Toy’s for Tots.” Additional organizations our agencies have contributed to include:

Preble Street Operation Santa •  Shop with a First Responder Operation ReBoot OutDoor

Aroostook Huskies Football Club Brian’s Ride Cancer Fund Big Rick’s Thanksgiving Project

Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers ACAP / United Way of Aroostook  

Living Innovations Center for Grieving Children • Jobs for Maine Graduates

Homeless Center for Strafford County Opportunity Alliance