Sallop Gives Back With Operation Backpack

BOSTON, MA, Aug 27 (MARKET WIRE) --
With the start of a new school year swiftly approaching, the team at
Sallop Insurance Agency decided to contribute their time and donations to
the underprivileged children of Massachusetts by participating in
"Operation Backpack." This fundraising event was sponsored by Volunteers
of America which is one of the nation's largest nonprofit providers of
quality affordable housing for families, the elderly, and people with
disabilities. Volunteers of America is currently a client of Sallop
Insurance as it owns and operates an Assisted Living facility in Concord,
MA. If you would like to find out more about Volunteers of America please
visit: www.voa.org.

The opportunity to participate was first brought forward by Kathy Ludka
who is a Senior Account Executive for the VOA's Concord Park Assisted
Living facility. She and Liz Finn-Elder, Vice President, both agreed that
Operation Backpack was a great charity event and a wonderful team-building
opportunity for Sallop. "Operation Backpack" gives homeless children and
low income families the chance to start the school year off well prepared,
with a new backpack and new school supplies. Each member of Sallop
generously contributed, and then as a group, bought and assembled 20
backpacks for children ranging from Pre-K2 to High School. In addition to
the individual employee contributions, Sallop Insurance corporately also
donated over $500 in supplies to fill the packs.

The Backpacks were delivered to the Massachusetts Volunteers of America
office in Jamaica Plain and will be distributed by the organization to the
children in need. The Sallop team is looking forward to the opportunity of
working together on future fundraising campaigns. "The enthusiasm and
participation of the entire staff was truly moving. We very much enjoyed
the team building experience of giving back, but the best is yet to come.
When we see those little kids going back to school on their first day, we
will all secretly know that, today, we made a difference in a young
person's life," says Gina Matarazzo, Vice President, Sallop Insurance.

About Sallop Insurance Agency:

For more than 50 years, Sallop Insurance Agency (www.sallop.com) has been
developing a sub-specialty of risk mitigation and underwriting expertise.
Through education and attention to the changing political and legal
environment of many complex industries, Sallop has influenced insurance
practices in the healthcare and real estate industries. This industry
focus has culminated in Sallop's ability to provide the comprehensive
coverage, pricing, terms, and conditions in the marketplace today.

Contact:
Kim Ferraro
Sallop Insurance Agency
25 New Chardon Street
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-488-6504
Fax: 617-845-0349
www.sallop.com

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