Fair Oaks Allstate Agents Help Secure Grant For Cancer Research

Allstate agency owners and financial specialists from the Sacramento area recently came together to secure a $39,000 Allstate Foundation Helping Hands® grant to benefit the Whitney Ranch Charitable Foundation.

The grant will support the nonprofit organization’s mission to help support families in need in the Placer County area who are battling breast cancer and fund research efforts by Dr. Hope Rugo at the University of San Francisco, California. Dr. Rugo is a professor of medicine specializing in breast cancer research and treatment and serves the director of breast oncology and clinical trials education program at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The Allstate agency owners and financial specialists earned $39,000 for Whitney Ranch Charitable Foundation by organizing, volunteering and participating in the organization’s Strokes 4 Hope Golf Tournament at Lincoln Hills Golf Course. Strokes 4 Hope features a golf tournament with prizes for contests throughout the course as well as dinner and a raffle at the Lincoln Hills Golf Course. Whitney Ranch Charitable Foundation will use The Allstate Foundation 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 Obie Scott, Allstate Territory Sales Leader for Northern California. “Giving back is core to who we are as Allstaters, which is why we’re proud to volunteer and raise funds to improve the lives of people in the communities we serve.”

Whitney Ranch Charitable Foundation 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 by last name):

• Laura Aguilera, San Jose
• Kevin Baker, Chico
• Jeff Becker, Sacramento
• Kevin Bradley, Fortuna
• Nick Bullard, Fair Oaks
• Todd Carlson, Hayward
• John Chandler, Gold River
• Curtis Chandler, Elk Grove
• Joshua Chandler, Orangevale
• Rich Cowles, Roseville
• Leonard Dean, Gold River
• Julie Domenick, Rocklin
• Greg Edwards, Martinez
• Tracy Giuliano, Modesto
• David Gragnola, Cupertino
• Troy Greenway, Rocklin
• Tim Guerra, Brentwood
• Myles Harris, Stockton
• Barbara Larkin, La Verne
• Tim Larkin, Glendora
• Darrell Lee, Castro Valley
• David LeGoullon, Woodland
• Ben Lehr, Santa Rosa
• Stephanie Loureiro, Brentwood
• Jeff Macdonald, Oakley
• Christopher Pack, Elk Grove
• Shawn Purcell, Novato
• Matt Radmacher, Elk Grove
• Tom Ryan, Sausalito
• Dean Shibler, Stockton
• Roger Soell, Salinas
• Dave Thomas, Madera
• Jennifer Torres, San Francisco
• Zachary Wandell, Sacramento
• William White, Danville
• Melissa Bolanos, Orangevale
• Bobbie Vann, Roseville
• Bridgit Thurman, Sacramento
• Matthew McLevich, Oakley
• Stephen Demaranville, Stockton

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.

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