‘I Got Embarrassed at the Deli Counter’

Ken Weliczka October 15, 2019 406

I’m fortunate to work for a company that challenges me to improve not just professionally, but also personally.

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#DoGoodFeedKids: Why Ending Hunger Matters

Beth Rusnock September 2, 2019 610

In early 2018, National Life adopted a cause to help end childhood hunger in Vermont. This might seem an unlikely choice for a growing financial services company, but we think it makes perfect sense.

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Does Recognition Matter? LifeChangers Tell Us It Does

Mallorie Manosh August 14, 2019 812

We so appreciate the incredible work that the dedicated educators of America do every day that we sponsor LifeChanger of the Year, a program that recognizes anyone who works in a K-12 school. (more…)

The Staying Power of a Promise

Patrick O'Donnell July 30, 2019 691

In an effort to help my father downsize, I was recently cleaning out some of the things he and my mother had gathered during their 50-plus years of marriage. In doing so, I came across an issue of LIFE Magazine from Nov. 5, 1945. With a 10-cent price tag on the taped-up cover, the magazine featured a large, black and white close-up image of an American sailor sipping a milkshake with the short headline: “THE FLEET’S IN.” (more…)

Looking at Childhood Hunger Through a Different Lens

Beth Rusnock April 4, 2019 1401

My colleague, Christina, recently volunteered at a local elementary school where she helped stuff food into backpacks for children who are struggling with food insecurity (lack of access to nutritious food) and hunger. She told me she was chatting with a school employee who shared how grateful the kids were to get this food for weekends. She then told Christina that a 5-year old came to school shaking, he was so hungry. (more…)