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With an average tenure of more than a decade, our associates form deep bonds and make a lasting impact on our business. Our recent virtual Recognition Celebration honored current and retired associates who helped Sentry become, and remain, a successful mutual insurance company.
Our associates are in charge of their careers at Sentry. They take advantage of the designation programs we offer. Even while working remotely, they can continue their professional education with programs conducted through Sentry University, our award-winning corporate learning environment. By using the latest learning technologies and virtual classrooms, they have the support to continue to grow professionally.
At Sentry, our associates take the lead—in their careers and in helping others. Through fundraising efforts and pledges, our associates came together to raise a record $1.535 million nationwide for United Way, including $1.225 for United Way of Portage County, as part of our 2020 virtual campaign. We couldn’t be prouder of our associates for stepping up to help.
Back in 2009, with support from the Sentry Insurance Foundation, we were able to help students in the Stevens Point Area Public School District be among the first in Wisconsin to receive laptops. That technology investment was the beginning of an effort to ensure students in our hometown are prepared for the future. Since then, our foundation has awarded $15 million over 12 years to area public and private schools. In 2020, those technology investments helped students and teachers transition smoothly to e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our local districts provided equitable access to all with 425 internet hotspots.
As people in the communities we serve face unprecedented challenges from the worldwide pandemic, the Sentry Insurance Foundation has pledged more than $1 million to coronavirus relief efforts, the majority of which will be distributed to 15 local United Way organizations where Sentry employees live and work, as well as Maui, home to the Sentry Tournament of Champions.
Our associates’ physical and mental well-being is important to us. That’s one of the reasons we provide the benefit of a Wellness Center—complete with a fitness facility—that’s accessible to all associates, as well as their spouses and dependents.
Our Recognition Luncheon brings current and retired associates together to talk, celebrate, and reminisce. It’s a great time to see where we’ve been, where we’re going, and recognize those who helped shape our organization.
Our associates embrace compassion, service, and community spirit. In 2019, we worked to raise $1.21 million for United Way of Portage County. Other Sentry associates in offices around the country also raised money for local causes in their areas. Thank you to everyone for your time, effort, and generosity. Together, we’re helping to make our communities even better.
