For more than 40 years, AIP Marketing Alliance, an Integrity Company, has made a difference nationwide by providing independent insurance professionals with multiple carrier options, life insurance and annuity products, and professional back-office support for their operations.

Locally, AIPMA also has made giving back to the community a major priority through supporting charities and causes designed to help those in need. As part of National Volunteer Month, our team wants to remind everyone to take a moment in April to help charities through donations or volunteer time.

Here’s the good news. Over 75.7 million or 28.3% of the U.S. population age 16 and up formally volunteered through an organization between September 2022 and September 2023, approaching a return to pre-pandemic levels of volunteerism, according to joint research by the U.S. Census Bureau and AmeriCorps.

AIPMA’s team also has helped these statistics through a number of different channels. Our Casual for a Cause program focuses on raising donations through casual dress in the office with money earmarked for employee-nominated charities. These groups are recognized on our Casual for a Cause wall in the AIPMA office.

These charities have included: Alzheimer Association; Angels of Hope; Better Life for Canine Center; Boys and Girls Club; Capuchin Soup Kitchen; C.A.T.C.H.; Children’s Miracle Network; Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation; Detroit Dog Rescue; Forgotten Harvest; Friends of Ryan Kennedy Foundation; Gianna House; Gleaners Food Bank; Lighthouse of Oakland County; Leader Dogs for the Blind; Life Remodeled; Lucky Fin; Michigan Humane Society; New Beginnings Animal Rescue; Pope Francis Center; Red Nose Day; Ronald McDonald House; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Salvation Army; The Bonnell Foundation; The Eimer’s Foundation; Toys for Tots; Troy Athens High School; University Hills Elementary PTA; and the Wounded Warrior Project.

In the past, AIPMA also has sponsored Make-A-Wish dreams by fulfilling the request of multiple Michigan children. Some of these wishes have included a trip to Hawaii, a playset structure, trip to Disney World, shopping spree at Best Buy, and may more fulfilled dreams by our team.

Another personal initiative has involved the Men Wear Pink fundraising campaign supported by Darron Markwood, Vice President of Marketing and Compliance Officer. These local business ambassadors host fundraisers (minimal goal of $2,500) and raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer by the American Cancer Society.

During the last five years, Markwood and AIP Financial Services President Brian Kurtz have teamed up to raise more than $40,000 in donations through their fundraising endeavors. Last year, we supported Lisa Horton-Timm’s breast cancer fundraising through an event at Steampunk Tap Room in downtown Utica, Michigan with a $1,600 donation.

Our team also raises awareness for other events including World Down Syndrome Day and Red Nose Day by posting creative photos designed to show our support for these charities. You can see some of the pictures from our events in the video below.

As a strategic partner of Integrity, our employees also have taken a Time Out for Charity during Integrity's Game Time 2023 campaign to support Lighthouse in Oakland County, MI by assisting in their food pantry to distribute household essentials during the holidays. Employees also donated more than 110 gifts and toys to support the Children's Hospital of Michigan's Snowpile 2022 program.

Integrity also encourages its employees to give back throughout the year by providing 16 service hours earmarked for volunteering time in the local community.

AIP Marketing Alliance also has benefitted from the support of Foresters Financial as we’ve partnered with their team for multiple donation drives including building a KaBOOM park in downtown Detroit, donating school backpacks to multiple local Oakland County schools, and most recently, providing support kits to the HAVEN of Oakland County, MI, a shelter that helps domestic violence and sexual assault victims.

Together, we all can make a difference by giving back to a local charity or community initiative as volunteers and donations are needed. AIP Marketing Alliance encourages our team and everyone to find a way for you to support these efforts. You are welcome to visit our Community page on AIPMA.com to see how our team gives back.

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