Nationwide Community Service Drive by Heffernan Insurance Brokers

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- A member of the top Greater Bay Area Philanthropists list since 2003, Heffernan Insurance Brokers continues its legacy of generosity in 2010.  In addition to a participating in a multitude of community and athletic fundraising endeavors, the Heffernan Foundation will introduce its first annual Walk for Humanity in Walnut Creek, Calif., on September 25, 2010. The five-mile walk will begin at Heffernan's headquarters and event proceeds will benefit nonprofits that assist individuals, families and communities in the areas of education, food, shelter, and the environment.

More than 150 Heffernan employees in nine different cities throughout the nation have completed or will participate in 2010 volunteer projects that provide food, clothing, housing and healthcare services as outlined below:

• Habitat for Humanity East Bay, Oakland, Calif., May 12th – 25 employees
• Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles, Miss., June 2nd – 1 branch manager
• Red Cross Blood Drive, Walnut Creek, Calif., June 29th - 25 employees
• Volunteers of America, Portland, Ore., Jun 21st – 6 employees and family members
• Cultivating Impact, Santa Rosa, Calif., Aug. 3rd - 10 employees
• San Mateo County Food Bank, San Carlos, Calif., August 4th – 10 employees
• Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Event Volunteers, San Francisco, July 9th – 6 volunteers
• Contra Costa Food Bank, Concord, Calif., June 9th and July 13th - 14 employees
• Shelter Partnership, Los Angeles, July 15th – 12 employees
• Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Walk, Boston, July 23-25th – 7 walkers
• Meals on Wheels, San Francisco, August 18th – 5 employees
• Nike Half & Full Marathon for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, San Francisco, Oct. 17th – 31 participants

About the Heffernan Foundation

The Heffernan Group believes giving back, whether through volunteer opportunities or donations, is a way to improve the communities where we live and work for the future.

• Each Heffernan employee is granted four paid days off per year, one day per quarter, to volunteer their time at a local nonprofit.  
• The Heffernan Group averages $1,405 in donations per employee annually.
• The firm established its own Foundation in 2006. The Foundation's grant making committee reviews all nonprofit submissions from employees each year in mid-December and makes grants from $1,000 to $10,000.  Nonprofits that provide direct service are given priority.

About Heffernan Insurance Brokers 

Heffernan Insurance Brokers, formed in 1988, is one of the largest independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States. Heffernan provides comprehensive insurance and financial services products to a wide range of businesses and individuals. Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Heffernan has additional offices in San Francisco, Petaluma, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, and Orange, California; Portland, Oregon; and Chesterfield, Missouri.

For more information, please visit www.heffins.com or call 800.234.6787. License # 0564249.

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