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Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood Awards Corporate Philanthropy Award to Farmers Insurance.


LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  -- Farmers Insurance Group of Companies was awarded the Corporate Philanthropy Award by the Boys and Girls boys and girls

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 Club of Hollywood during an Awards Gala held at the famed Beverly Hills Hotel The Beverly Hills Hotel is a hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at 9641 Sunset Boulevard. It was opened on May 12, 1912 and started by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel.  February 28th.

"We are presenting our Corporate Philanthropy Award to Farmers Insurance Group for its decades of outstanding community leadership which has made a significant impact on the lives and futures of the young people served by the Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood," noted Julie Hite, Vice President of Development for the Boys and Girls Club.

Farmers CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  Paul N. Hopkins accepted the award and said, "I'm pleased to accept this award on behalf of the 40,000 men and women who make up the Farmers family. Farmers is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year at its home office location on mid-Wilshire Boulevard in the heart of Los Angeles. Community involvement is important to us, and the Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood holds a special place in our hearts," he added.

Concluding his comments, Hopkins gave thanks to the Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood. "We're proud of the work you do in our community and we're glad to support you in any way we can. Speaking for every Farmers man and woman, thank you for honoring us with your first-ever Corporate Philanthropy Award. And thank you for helping our area's children build a successful future."

Bim Braddock, long time Farmers employee spoke about his family being passionately involved with Farmers for over 75 years and with the Boys and Girls Club for over 50 years. "It has been a true pleasure to serve on the Boys and Girls Club in Hollywood years ago, and watch it grow into a true organization helping youth in the Hollywood area."

The Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood currently provides tutoring, homework assistance, computer training, sports, social recreation, education, mentoring and much more for over 1900 kids, ages 6 to 18. Thanks to the support of Farmers Insurance, these children can be sure that the Club will continue helping its members gain confidence by developing a sense of usefulness, competence and belonging.

Farmers Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

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In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
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 provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.  and Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies.  and other markets. Farmers[R] is the nation's third-largest Personal Lines Property & Casualty insurance group. Property and casualty products are underwritten and issued by the Farmers Exchanges and their subsidiaries, which Farmers Group, Inc. manages but does not own. Headquartered in Los Angeles and doing business in 41 states, the Farmers insurers provide Homeowners, Auto, Business, Life insurance and financial services to more than 10 million households. For more information about Farmers, visit our Web site at www.farmers.com.
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