Foresters UK Helps Children in Need

KENT, ENGLAND, December 19, 2011 (Press-News.org) Foresters (www.foresters.co.uk) members from the Wyre Forest branch raised nearly GBP2,500 for Children in Need last month. Twelve members collected at the Co-Op supermarkets in Stourport and Kidderminister, and Asda in Pershore over two days.

Foresters members made the cheque presentation live on air on BBC Hereford and Worcester radio station. Val Maund, Foresters Branch Secretary said, "Foresters is family focused and we invest time and money especially to help deprived and needy children. People have been very generous with their donations and we are proud to have raised this valuable contribution for such a worthy cause. We had great fun doing it!"

Over GBP72,500 has been raised by Foresters members in the Wyre Forest branch area since they first started collecting for BBC Children in Need in 1989.

For more information about Foresters support, please contact Alexis Bovington at alexis.bovington@foresters.co.uk

About Foresters

Foresters is an international financial services organisation which has operated in the UK, US and Canada for over 135 years. We are committed to understanding your financial needs and to offering products and membership benefits, which will assist you with your financial security and peace of mind.

Our purpose is to enhance the well being of members and their families, and we measure our success not only by financial strength, but also by the positive impact we have on our members' communities.

In the UK last year we supported more than 100 charities and raised over GBP3m for those charities and other community partners. Thousands of our members provided much needed volunteer hours to help communities throughout the country.

As an example, our work with Cash for Kids in their 2010 Christmas Toy Appeal helped 200,000 children to have a better Christmas and 600,000 toys and gifts were delivered to needy children. Our support for UK children's hospices has helped these organisations to provide a range of services to nearly 10,000 families.

Foresters have received an "A" (Excellent) rating for the eleventh consecutive year from A.M. Best Company*. This independent rating assesses Foresters ability to pay claims and is an important measure of the organization's strength and stability. A.M. Best also gave Foresters an issuer credit rating of "a+" with a "stable" outlook.

*An "A" (Excellent) rating is assigned to companies that have a strong ability to meet their ongoing obligations to policyholders and have, on balance, excellent balance sheet strength, operating performance and business profile when compared to the standards established by A.M. Best Company. In assigning Foresters rating, A.M. Best stated that Foresters rating outlook is "stable", which means it is unlikely to change in the near future, assuming Foresters financial strength is maintained and operations grow. A.M. Best assigns ratings from A++ to F, A++ being superior ratings and A and A- being excellent ratings.

Website: http://www.foresters.co.uk