Farmers Insurance "Team Minnesota" Caravan of tran

 

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ST. PAUL, Minnesota - (BUSINESS WIRE) - March 26, 2009 - A caravan of trucks, cars and a truck loaded with food arrived at Second Harvest Heartland, 1140 Gervais Ave., St. Paul, tomorrow morning, Friday, March 27th at 9:15 am

Farmers Insurance State Executive Director Locke Pierce, joined by Senior Vice President of field operations, Jim Westerman, will lead the caravan will leave the Office of the claims of farmers in Burnsville 609 West Travelers Trail, Burnsville, Minnesota 55337, at 8:00 am They will help load the trucks and vehicles for the journey to the heart of Second Harvest, and on arrival the group will be hosted by Rob Zeaske, executive director of Second Harvest.

"Farmers" Team Minnesota "composed of staff of the Office of State agents, district managers, claims and others have all chipped in to the caravan of food a success," said Pierce. " We know with the economy and the threat of flooding along the Red River, where a team of agents and farmers are the district managers to help with food and supplies, there are a lot of Minnesota and people in the Midwest, who are in need. We want to help by providing more than a trailer full of food for Second Harvest Heartland. "

MEDIA NOTE: You are invited to join farmers "Team Minnesota" from the trailer at 609 West Travelers Trail, Burnsville, or at Second Harvest, 1140 Gervais Ave Saint Paul, at 9:15 am

Pierce further explained that Second Harvest heart of Upper Midwest is the largest organization of relief, hunger, whose mission is to end hunger through community partnerships, and is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Second Harvest Heartland is the cornerstone of organizations working together to alleviate hunger in a service area county 59. This year, SHH will deliver more than 41 million pounds of food to its 1,000 + non-profit agencies and programs of member agencies, including food shelves, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, community centers and Executives of the child after school.


"For every $ 1 donated, Second Harvest Heartland will distribute more than $ 9 worth of goods from groceries to people in need in our communities. 96% of each dollar of revenue goes directly to programs." Pierce said.

"It is a pleasure to work with farmers" Team Minnesota, "said Westerman. "Farmers agents, district managers and employees are an integral part of all communities where they work and raise their families. The caravan of food Second Harvest is what farmers are, help people when they need it most. "

Farmers Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services, based on an insurance financial services with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe and Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Farmers ® is the nation's third-largest Personal Lines Property & Casualty insurance group. Property and casualty products are underwritten and issued by the Farmers Exchange and their subsidiaries, which Farmers Group, Inc. manages but does not. Based in Los Angeles, farmers landlords to provide insurers, auto, business, life insurance and financial services to more than 10 million households. For more information about Farmers, visit our website at www.farmers.com.