Putting Women and Children First

PHOENIX - Aug. 28, 2015 - PRLog -- Putting women and children first is more than a maritime code. Royal Neighbors of America, a life insurer with a 120-year-old philanthropic mission of neighbor helping neighbor, put that adage into action with donations to 10 Arizona charities. Many of the charities have a focus that aligns directly with Royal Neighbors’ mission to empower women and their families.

     Royal Neighbors provided funds to 10 organizations - $500 each for a total of $5,000. The charities include programs that provide support for homeless women and their families such as Fans Across America, Turn a New Leaf, House of Refuge, Maggie’s Place and LAPHX, as well as Sunshine Acres, a long-established Christian children’s home in Mesa, and Pappas Kids that provides support for low-income, homeless and at-risk children. Roya Neighbors also selected life-enhancement programs that lift the human spirit including Dogs4vets, that provides support and service dog training for wounded veterans, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) literacy program, and Arizona Wind Symphony, a volunteer symphony group that performs a variety of concerts at Tempe Center for the Arts.

    Royal Neighbors of America is based out of Rock Island, IL, but also has an office at 4824 E. Baseline Road, Suite 115 in Mesa. This year’s donations coincide with the 12^th anniversary of Life Insurance Awareness Month (LIAM), an effort to raise awareness among consumers and producers about the need for life insurance.

    “Royal Neighbors has a long history of neighbor-helping-neighbor, as well a commitment to women’s financial protection,” said Jodii Zimmerman, a senior executive at Royal Neighbors. “However the best way to protect your financial situation is to have a viable plan before disaster strikes. That is one of many reason having life insurance is so important.”

   Royal Neighbors of America, one of the nation’s largest women-led life insurers, empowers women to meet the needs of their families with annuities and life insurance products such as whole life, simplified issue, and universal life.

     Royal Neighbors was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Rock Island, IL, with a branch office in Mesa, AZ. For more information, visit www.royalneighbors.org or call Sally Marks at (480) 970-2521.

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