This holiday season, 123 Preferred Mutual employees dedicated 297.5 hours to volunteer activities, supporting 21 organizations and initiatives across New York State, as well as in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Nevada.(Submitted photo)

NEW BERLIN - Preferred Mutual Insurance Company employees participated in volunteer initiatives across the region as part of this year’s GivingTuesday efforts. These activities helped support local nonprofits and community programs that provide essential services throughout Central New York and beyond.

GivingTuesday, celebrated annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, is a global generosity movement and one of the biggest fundraising days of the year for nonprofits. This holiday season, 123 Preferred Mutual employees dedicated 297.5 hours to volunteer activities, supporting 21 organizations and initiatives across New York State, as well as in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Nevada.

Organizations that benefited from these efforts include Catholic Charities of Delaware, Otsego, and Schoharie Counties, Chenango SPCA, Clear Path for Veterans, Cooperstown Food Pantry, Food Link, Greater Pittston Santa Squad, Haddam-Killingworth Youth & Family Services, Liverpool Turkey Trot, Madison County Rural Health Council, Mid-Town Utica Community Center, National Breast Cancer Foundation, Niagara Hospice, Regional Food Bank, Susquehanna SPCA, Terry Fox Run Memorial Kettering 5K, Things of My Very Own, and the United Way of Mid Rural New York.

“At Preferred Mutual, putting people first is at the heart of who we are—not only inside our company, but throughout the communities we serve,” said Benedikt Sander, President and CEO of Preferred Mutual Insurance Company. “GivingTuesday is an opportunity for our team to support the organizations that strengthen the places we call home. We are proud of the impact we can make when we come together in support of our communities.”

To learn more about Preferred Mutual Insurance Company, visit www.preferredmutual.com. For more information about the GivingTuesday movement, visit www.givingtuesday.org.

Preferred Mutual Insurance Company provides property and casualty insurance coverage to more than 232,000 individual and business customers through a network of more than 560 independent agents located throughout New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. In business since 1896, Preferred Mutual is rated “A” by AM Best Company and is headquartered in New Berlin, New York. Learn more at www.preferredmutual.com.

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