Allstate earns $15K for Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 19, 2018 – Nineteen Allstate agency owners and licensed sales professionals from the Des Moines area recently came together to secure a $15,000 Allstate Foundation Helping Hands® Grant to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa. The grant will support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa’s mission to offer youth a safe place to gather both before and after school – providing an opportunity to get homework done, receive help on assignments, receive nourishment and develop character.

The agency owners and licensed sales professionals earned the grant for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa by cleaning and updating interior classrooms and beautifying the club grounds. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa will use the $15,000 grant to further its work.

Des Moines-area Allstate volunteers joined more than 250 agency owners, personal financial representatives and Allstate employees in a multi-state volunteer effort in April that raised $189,000 to benefit 15 Boys & Girls Clubs across Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming. The participating Allstate [agency owners 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, we see firsthand the opportunities and challenges facing the communities we serve,” said Jonathan Webb, Allstate agency owner in West Des Moines, Iowa. “Giving back is core to who we are, which is why we’re proud to volunteer, raise funds to improve the lives of youth in the Des Moines area, and provide them with a safe place to learn and have fun after school.”

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa is one of thousands of organizations this year to receive Allstate Foundation Helping Hands Grants secured by agency owners, personal financial representatives, and licensed sales professionals on behalf of the nonprofits where they volunteer. The grants support organizations addressing domestic violence, youth empowerment, disaster preparedness, hunger and other causes.

The Helping Hands Grants are one example of The Allstate Foundation’s legacy of service and giving:

• Since The Allstate Foundation was founded in 1952, it has contributed over $449 million to support community nonprofits.

• In 2017, The Allstate Foundation contributed more than $33 million to support local communities.

Participating Allstate agency owners and licensed sales professionals include (in alphabetical order):

• Brian Barry, Omaha, Neb.
• Todd Bartusek, Urbandale, Iowa
• Mike Bruening, Bellevue, Neb.
• Timothy Dieter, Dubuque, Iowa
• Ashley Earnest, Lincoln, Neb.
• Saundra Earnest, Lincoln, Neb.
• Therese Julin, Elkhorn, Neb.
• Janel Ketelsen, Des Moines, Iowa
• James Knowles, Omaha, Neb.
• Timothy Lewis, Omaha, Neb.
• David Redlinger, Marion, Iowa
• James Starkweather, Waukee, Iowa
• Anthony Strang, Ankeny, Iowa
• Charles Webb, West Des Moines, Iowa
• Jonathan Webb, West Des Moines, Iowa
• Jacklyn Weekley, Omaha, Neb.
• Krystal White, Des Moines, Iowa
• Alexandra Zimmerman, Elkhorn, Neb.
• Howie Zimmerman, Elkhorn, Neb.

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