2020 was a strange year, to say the least. It changed how we worked, how we gathered with friends and family and almost every other aspect of our lives. And as the holiday season neared, it also meant there would be no opportunity to thank our staff for their dedication, perseverance and patience over the past 12 months with a traditional office party. So we went back to the drawing board to find a new way to thank our staff in true Nicol Insurance fashion.
Rather than celebrating our team’s successes and triumphs with a year-end holiday party, we’re proud to share that we did things differently this time around. With help from all 43 Nicol Insurance staff members, we are making a donation in each employee’s name to the charity, cause or foundation of their choosing. 2020 made fundraising a challenge for many charities, so to us, this was the best way to encapsulate our team’s spirit and help each staff member support what means the most to them.
Some donations are still to be made and/or decided, but take a moment to check out some of our staff’s choices and learn more about the organizations in your community.
Amanda Parisien – Bruce Peninsula Sportsmen’s Association
Amanda Roney – Chapman House Residential Hospice Grey Bruce
Amy Heft – Wiarton Salvation Army Community Church
Ana Mendonca – Flesherton & Community Food Bank
Ashley O’Leary – Grey Bruce Animal Shelter
Becca Simpson – Breakfast Program at Arran-Tara Elementary School
Brandon Bowie – Orangeville Food Bank
Brenda Cuming – Cats Anonymous
Dawn Coram – Mugs for Mom Through Believe Bags Orangeville
Denyse Faulkner – Port Elgin Salvation Army Food Bank
Diane Bailey – The Foundation for Prader-Wili Research
Ginny Banks – Sauble Christian Fellowship Church
Jaclyn Gostick – Liv A Little Foundation – United Way For The Poverty
Jaclyn Searles – Grey Bruce Pregnancy Centre
Jeff Shipley – Chapman House Residential Hospice Grey Bruce
Jim Washington – Kerr Street Mission
Keneisha Johnson – Family Transition Place in Orangeville
Kim Sowerby – Grey Bruce Animal Shelter
Krista Holtby – Kincardine Ministerial Food Bank
Krista Tippin – OhShare
Kristin Jarc – Family Transition Place in Orangeville
Kyle Washington – Kerr Street Mission
Laura Snider – The Women’s Centre Grey Bruce Inc.
Lesley Tolhurst – G.R.A.C.E.
Liz Chopping – Orangeville Food Bank
Lynne Kazarian – Chapman House Residential Hospice Grey Bruce
Matt Brown – Chapman House Residential Hospice Grey Bruce
Megan Jackson – Grand River Regional Cancer Centre – Kitchener
Megan McCartney – Wes For Youth
Pam Beech – Children’s Aid Society
Pam Davis – Wiarton Salvation Army Community Church
Rebecca McVickar – Second Chance Kids
Shelley Colley – Chantry Island Chambettes
Stacey Minard – Big Brother Big Sister Grey Bruce
Sue Lambkin – Owen Sound Fire Fighter Toy Drive
Sue Lendvoy – Task Force
Tanya Amos – Family Transition Place in Orangeville
Tara McMillan – The Women’s Centre Grey Bruce Inc.
Toni Sousa – Grey Bruce Animal Shelter
Tricia Wright – Owen Sound Fire Fighter Toy Drive
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank our staff once again for their hard work throughout 2020, but also our outstanding clients for their patience and understanding as we all navigated the twists and turns 2020 brought.
Here’s to a happy and healthy new year ahead.
