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Gibson Insurance to Donate $10K to 10 Local Charities
GIRARD, Ohio -- The Gibson Agency, LLC started its third annual Holiday Giving Campaign and will once again donate a total of $10,000 to 10 charitable organizations across the Mahoning Valley this holiday season.
The charities participating this year include Hope Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, Warren Family Mission, Homes for Kids Inc./Child and Family Solutions, Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries Inc., Catholic Charities (Diocese of Youngstown), Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County, Habitat for Humanity of Mahoning County, Yellow Brick Place, American Heart Association-Tri-County and Solid Rock Therapeutic Riding Center.
The Gibson Agency has posted a Facebook poll that asks people to vote for the non-profit in which they would like the largest donation amount of$5,000 to go to. The organization in second place at the end of the contest will receive a $1,000 donation, and the remaining eight charities will receive donations in the amount of $500. Facebook users can vote once per day until the campaign ends at 4 p.m. Dec. 31.
"As a successful business, we believe it is imperative to give back to the communities that helped us achieve that success," said Andrew Thompson, vice president at the Gibson Agency. "Over the past couple of years, we've used this campaign as our method of doing so -- not only to contribute monetarily to many important causes in the Valley, but to raise awareness for them, as well."
Votes are accepted on Gibson's Facebook page.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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