United Way Day of Caring: BB&T-Oswald Trippe Gives Back to the Children's Adovcacy Center

Aug. 12, 2011 - PRLog -- Employees from BB&T-Oswald Trippe and Company recently teamed up with Children’s Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida, Inc. (CAC) for its United Way Day of Caring project. The project was part of BB&T’s third annual Lighthouse Project which gives staff an opportunity to make a difference in their community through company-supported and funded service projects. Employees displayed their compassion for CAC by creating a choice food market at the East United Way House and volunteering at the Pine Manor After-School/Summer Program.

Employees volunteered as reading buddies and homework buddies, and made arts and crafts projects with the children at the Pine Manor After-School/Summer Program. Employees also collected books and stuffed animals for both the Pine Manor and East United Way House locations. At the East United Way House on Palm Beach Boulevard, BB&T volunteers renovated existing space to create a choice food market for clients. Employees painted, installed lighting and shelving, hung new blinds, decorated and landscaped. BB&T-Oswald Trippe and Company provided funding for all the renovations including the purchase and installation of new flooring and baseboards.

“CAC is so grateful to have BB&T - Oswald Trippe and Company’s support.  Their commitment to our community and the children of Southwest Florida is unparalleled. The volunteers went above and beyond in their efforts to meet the needs of our clientele,” remarked CEO, Jill Turner.

ABOUT BB&T-OSWALD TRIPPE AND COMPANY                      

Founded in 1982, Oswald Trippe and Company was the largest employee-owned insurance agency in Southwest Florida. In 2009, the company merged with BB&T Insurance Services to provide comprehensive insurance and risk-management services from the country’s leading insurance companies to families and businesses throughout Florida.

BB&T Insurance Services, the nation’s sixth largest insurance broker, is a wholly owned subsidiary of BB&T. Founded in 1922, it operates more than 100 insurance agencies in Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and California. Visit http://Insurance.BBT.com/ to learn more. BB&T Insurance Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of Branch Banking & Trust Company.

ABOUT UNITED WAY DAY OF CARING

The United Way’s Day of Caring is a program coordinated by the United Way Volunteer Center which connects individuals and companies to volunteer opportunities throughout our community. To reach the United Way Volunteer Center, call 433-2000 ext. 260.


ABOUT CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER
Children's Advocacy Center, a United Way partner agency, is a crisis center that works with sexually and physically abused children and is designed to be a safe and friendly place for them to come and be heard and help them get on the road to recovery. For more information, please call (239) 939-2808 or visit http://www.cac-swfl.org.