CONTACT: The Foundation for Life: Jessica Hanchette; 203-513-6155; jhanchette@Metlife.com
The Foundation for Life donating 50 Bikes to children from House of Hope Rhode Island and St. Mary’s Home for Children
September 30, 2013 – Warwick, RI –The Foundation for Life, Inc., a charitable organization supported by the employees of Barnum Financial Group, an office of MetLife, is donating bicycles and helmets to 50 children at the House of Hope Rhode Island and St. Mary’s Home for Children. The Bikes for Kids events both take place on October 1st. St. Mary’s Home for Children will be at 2:00 pm followed by the House of Hope at 3:00 pm.
Barnum Financial Group employees will help raise the funds for the bikes and helmets. Each organization will surprise the children with their bikes and helmets. The bikes will not only allow the children to get out into their communities but also provide a fun way to stay physically fit and healthy.
Paul Blanco, Managing Director of Barnum Financial Group and Founder of the Foundation for Life, Inc., was introduced to Bikes for Kids by the founders of the Bikes for Kids program, Bill and Debbie Pollakov. Since 2007, the Foundation for Life, Inc. with the support of the Barnum Financial Group employees has donated over 1,500 bikes and helmets to underprivileged children throughout Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island.
At Barnum Financial Group, we are committed to making a difference in the communities we serve,” commented Paul Blanco, Managing Director. “My wife Mindee and I started the Foundation for Life as an avenue through which we and our employees could improve the lives of children and families.”
Barnum Financial Group, an Office of MetLife, provides a full range of investment and risk management products and services to over 220,000 clients including individuals and their families as well as small businesses, corporations, government entities, not-for-profit organizations and their employees. Offices are located in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. For more information visit www.foundationforlifeinc.org
or www.barnumfinancialgroup.com
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Foundation for Life is not affiliated with MetLife or any MetLife affiliate.
