Volunteers from Aviva USA will exercise their artistic talents during a Day of Action on Tuesday 24 August.
- Employee volunteers will paint "early learning trails" at two sites.
Volunteers from Aviva USA will exercise their artistic talents during a Day of Action on Tuesday 24 August. As part of this year’s United Way Campaign activities, employee volunteers will paint educational-themed artwork on the sidewalk leading into the Des Moines Health Center, the dental clinic at the United Way Campus, 1111 9th Street in Des Moines. The artwork is an "early learning trail" comprised of numbers, letters, shapes and colours. A second early learning trail will be painted at Findley Elementary, 3000 Cambridge Street, in Des Moines.
“Many children use the dental services available on site at the United Way,” said Danette Kennedy, an Aviva employee and team coordinator of the event. “Our efforts will be centred on creating an inviting, educational and colourful environment designed to put the children at ease.”
Aviva volunteers will also assemble backpacks, filled with early learning materials, which United Way will distribute to Des Moines area elementary students needing school supplies.
“Donating school supplies is a small gesture, but one that can really make a difference in motivating young students to look forward to the start of a new school year,” said Kennedy. “We want to get educational materials into the hands and homes of school children to excite them about school and increase their appetite for learning.”
Both efforts are part of Aviva’s commitment to serving its communities and compliment its Street to School program, a global Aviva initiative designed to help children get off the streets and into school. Through the program, Aviva has developed a partnership with the United Way to implement volunteer opportunities to support early learning initiatives, develop literacy programs and engage students in an effort to increase graduation rates.
Who: Aviva USA employee volunteers
What: Painting Early Learning Trails on sidewalks at two sites
When: Tuesday 24 August
Where: United Way, 1111 9th Street, Des Moines – 9.30-11.30am and 12.30-2.30pm
Findley Elementary, 3000 Cambridge, Des Moines – 9.30-11.30am and 12.30-2.30pm
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Contact:
Kevin Waetke, Director of Public Relations
Office: (515) 342 3822
E-mail: kevin.waetke@avivausa.com
Notes to editors:
About Aviva USA
Aviva USA is a sales leader of fixed indexed annuities and fixed indexed life insurance.
Headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, Aviva USA also has offices in Topeka, Kansas, and Melville, New York. In the United States, Aviva has approximately one million customers and employs nearly 1,500 people across the country. Aviva USA is part of Aviva plc, and can trace its presence in the United States back to the late 1800s.
Aviva USA Corporate Responsibility
Aviva USA is committed to positively impacting the communities in which it operates. We demonstrate our corporate responsibility by working with our people, looking after our customers, taking care of the environment, reaching out to our communities and promoting a sustainable approach to doing business.