Aflac’s sales agents and brokers raised $770,000 during a charitable auction held last week at FOCUS, the company’s annual meeting of leading sales agents and brokers. The tally shattered the pre-auction expectations of $220,000 by more than 350%, with all proceeds going to the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, where it will be used to support treatments and research for kids with pediatric cancer and blood disorders.
The items donated and auctioned during a festive “auction for a cause” event included footballs signed by University of Colorado Head Football Coach and NFL Hall of Famer Deion “Prime” Sanders, a trip to Aflac’s next commercial shoot with Coach Prime, signed items from legendary coach Nick Saban, and pairs of Aflac emblazoned shoes. The auction, spearheaded by FOCUS Chair and Aflac Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales Distribution Andy Glaub, resulted in what is believed to be the largest single-day fundraising event in Aflac’s 28-year history with the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center.
“When Kathelen and I initiated Aflac’s partnership with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in 1995 with an initial company donation of $3 million, we never dreamed that nearly three decades later, our incredibly generous sales team would raise more than 25 percent of that amount in a single night,” Aflac Chairman, CEO and President Dan Amos said. “The commitment to our brand and our mission to care on purpose for our customers, communities and families facing childhood cancer and blood disorders was on full display, and I could not be prouder of the best, most giving sales team in the world.”
Kathelen Amos, president of the Aflac Foundation, added, “The ongoing and unwavering commitment of Aflac’s national sales organization to the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service speaks volumes about the Aflac Way. These new gifts along with the nearly three decades of giving, are sending hope and real care to…
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