For Immediate Release
Mark Goldberg, 719.532.8436
mgoldberg@calcas.com
 
 

$1,000 Award to Help Kansas Nurse Re-energize

 

San Mateo, CA, June 9, 2016 … LPN Kendra Ojwang is being rewarded for her hard work and caring with a $1,000 Nurses Night Out from California Casualty.

The contest was created to thank nurses for the long hours they put in offering comfort and healing to patients and families. Winners can use the $1,000 prize any way they wish: hitting the town in a rented limousine, hosting a party, or taking a relaxing day at the spa. They are only limited by their imagination. Kendra, who is dedicated to making life better for others, is taking time to rejuvenate and visit family in Colorado.

Kendra is the assistant director of Health at Evergreen Community of Johnson County, Kansas nursing home, where she has worked the past eight years. She has a passion for assisting individuals that have Alzheimer's disease and dementia. "I really want to make a difference for people; just making them happy and increasing their quality of life," said Kendra. "I love my job and can't picture myself anywhere else."

"California Casualty protects American heroes, and we want to show our appreciation to the men and women who take care of America,'" said California Casualty Sr. Vice President, Mike McCormick.

"I don't do this job for appreciation or recognition," Kendra said. "However, appreciation and recognition is nice."

The winning has just begun; there will be three more $1,000 Nurses Night Out awards given this year by California Casualty. The entry deadline for the next drawing is June 17, 2016, with a winner announced in July. Complete rules, information and the entry form can be found at www.nursesnight.com.

Other important deadlines are:

  • September 16, with the third quarter winner announced in October
  • December 9, with the fourth quarter winner announced before the end of the year

Entrants must be 18 years old. Residents of Alaska, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New York and Wisconsin are not eligible, and winners must be currently employed as or retired as a nurse (RN or LPN) or be a member of the Ohio Nurses Association or the Oregon Nurses Association.

Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with Service Centers in Arizona, Colorado and Kansas, California Casualty provides auto and home insurance to educators, firefighters, law enforcement and nurses across the country. Celebrating 100 years of service, California Casualty has been led by four generations of the Brown family. To learn more about California Casualty, or to request an auto insurance quote, please visit www.calcas.com or call 1.800.800.9410.

Nurses Night Out winner Kendra with California Casualty

$1,000 Nurses Night Out winner Kendra (center) with California Casualty's Dani Creasy and Susie Flynn