Foresters Financial and KaBOOM! Partner to Increase Play Opportunities for Jacksonville Kids
April 21 2018 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
Community Volunteers Build State-of-the-art
Playground in Six Hours at the Winston Family YMCA
The Jacksonville community was revitalized today thanks to a new
playground built at the Winston Family YMCA. In just six hours,
more than 200 volunteers from Foresters Financial™, the Winston
Family YMCA and the national non-profit KaBOOM! created the new
playspace, which will serve more than 6,500 children and their
families in the local community for years to come.
"For over 140 years Foresters Financial has focused on our
Purpose, which is to help families and strengthen communities,"
said Jim Boyle, President and CEO, Foresters Financial. "In 2018 we
are excited to complete our 150th playground build with KaBOOM!.
This partnership creates safe play areas where families can spend
quality time together while developing young bodies and minds. We
know the Jacksonville community will use this playground for many
years to come."
The design for the new playground is based on drawings created
by neighborhood children at a special Design Day event held in
February when community members met with organizers from KaBOOM!
and Foresters Financial to design their dream playground. The
drawings inspired the final playground design.
Since 2006, Foresters Financial and KaBOOM! have built 144
beautiful playspaces across 86 cities in 31 states and provinces
throughout North America and by the end of 2018, Foresters
Financial will have funded more than 150 playgrounds. Thanks to the
hard work of over 9,900 Foresters members, sales partners and
guests for the last eleven years, we are positively impacting the
lives of more than 5 million children by providing them with access
to play. Through each new playground, families are better able to
spend quality time together right in their own neighborhoods,
playing alongside Foresters members and community partners.
“We are fortunate to have community partners who make incredible
contributions to help us reach more in need,” said Tim Burrows,
Executive Director, Winston Family YMCA. “With the support of
Foresters Financial and KaBOOM!, the Winston Family YMCA will now
be able to serve more families and youth in the Jacksonville
community with a safe place to play and grow, helping us move one
step closer to building a healthier First Coast.”
Play is the business of childhood and is essential to the
physical, cognitive, creative, social and emotional development of
every kid. It’s how kids build strong muscles and healthy bodies;
it’s how they learn problem-solving, conflict resolution and
creativity; it’s how they make friends and build strong bonds with
adults. Play is critical to a kid’s ability to thrive.
Foresters Financial is a KaBOOM! Founding Partner and National
Partner. Since 1996, KaBOOM! has been dedicated to ensuring that
all kids get the balance and active play they need to thrive.
About the YIn 2018, YMCA of Florida’s First Coast is
celebrating its 110th anniversary of serving the Northeast Florida
community through youth development, healthy living and social
responsibility. For 110 years, YMCA of Florida’s First Coast has
been providing men, women and children of all ages, and from all
walks of life, opportunities to build stronger bonds, live healthy
and become more engaged with their communities. Learn more:
www.FirstCoastYMCA.org.
About Foresters FinancialForesters Financial™ is an
international financial services provider with more than three
million clients and members in the United States, Canada and the
United Kingdom, and total funds under management of $45.1 billion1.
With a history of more than 140 years, we provide life insurance,
savings, retirement and investment solutions that help families
achieve their financial goals, protect their families and improve
their communities. For more information, visit foresters.com.
Foresters Financial and Foresters are trade names and trademarks
of The Independent Order of Foresters (a fraternal benefit society,
789 Don Mills Road, Toronto, Canada M3C 1T9) and its
subsidiaries.
Products offered vary by country. Not all products are available
for distribution in all jurisdictions. In the United States,
products are offered by The Independent Order of Foresters and its
subsidiaries, including Foresters Financial Services, Inc. a
registered broker-dealer. Securities, life insurance and annuity
products are offered through Foresters Financial Services, Inc. or
independent producers. Insurance products are issued by Foresters
Life Insurance and Annuity Company, New York, or The Independent
Order of Foresters. Investment advisory products and services are
offered through Foresters Advisory Services, LLC, a registered
investment adviser.
1 in Canadian dollars as of December 31, 2017
About KaBOOM!KaBOOM! is the national non-profit dedicated
to giving all kids – especially those living in poverty – the
childhood they deserve through great, safe places to play. KaBOOM!
inspires communities to make play the easy choice and works to
drive the national discussion about the importance of PLAYces.
KaBOOM! has collaborated with partners to build or improve more
than 17,000 playspaces, engaged more than 1.5 million volunteers
and served over 9 million kids. To learn why play matters for all
kids, visit kaboom.org and join the conversation at
twitter.com/kaboom, facebook.com/kaboom and instagram.com/kaboom.
#playmatters #PLAYceforKids
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Winston Family YMCAAllison Dukes,
608-616-2713adukes@daltonagency.comorForesters FinancialGreg
Hubert, 416-429-3000 Ext:
4044ghubert@foresters.comorKaBOOM!Caroline Finnell,
202-464-6164cfinnell@kaboom.org