FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Debbie Harris at 888.307.1449
dharris@calcas.com

 

San Mateo, CA, April 5, 2012 … California Casualty announced today it has awarded 59 grants totaling $75,000 to assist public high school athletic programs nationwide.

Shrinking state education budgets, coupled with pressure to improve academic performance, has forced many schools to trim or even eliminate athletics. In many cases, coaches have subsidized programs out of their own pockets while student athletes have risked injury practicing with old and insufficient equipment. More and more, families who simply aren't able are asked to foot the athletics bill. Among this year's applicants, many represent economically disadvantaged student athletes who cannot afford to pay participation fees or purchase uniforms.

These types of situations concerned California Casualty Chairman and past CEO Thomas R. Brown, who enjoyed school athletics and understands their impact on self-esteem and leadership development.

"Youth sports teach teamwork, discipline and that hard work pays off," Brown said. "They're a valuable complement to lessons learned in school."

The California Casualty Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grant program began a year ago, with $25,000 in grants across four states. Applications revealed such compelling need that the grant pool was tripled and eligibility expanded to all states for the second year of the program. This time around, 275 applications for assistance poured in. The 59 selected programs received grants ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 which will be used for equipment, uniforms, fees and other associated costs for athletic programs. A full listing of grant recipients is attached .

California Casualty has a 60-year relationship with education and school administration associations. "We understand the struggles they face every day," said Doug Goldberg, Senior Vice President. "This is our way of giving back."

Headquartered in San Mateo, CA, with Service Centers in Arizona, Colorado and Kansas, California Casualty provides auto and home insurance products to educators, law enforcement, fire fighters and nurses in 44 states. Learn more at www.calcas.com. For more information about this program, visit https://www.CalCasAthleticsGrant.com.

Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grant Recipients 2012

Alabama Tuscaloosa County High School Arizona Cortez High School California Agoura High School Cajon High School Calipatria High School Chaffey High School Chaparral High School Hawthorne Math & Science Academy Hoover High School Natomas High School Rim of the World High School San Jose High School Vista Del Lago High School Wilson High School Colorado Fort Morgan High School Lakewood High School Westminster High School Delaware Laurel High School Seaford Senior High School Florida New Smyrna High School Georgia Early County High School Idaho Buhl High School Emmett High School Illinois Alton Senior High School Bunker Hill High School Indiana Jasper High School Iowa Waverly-Shell Rock High School Kansas Eisenhower High School St. John-Hudson High School Kentucky Bryan Station High School Casey County High School

Maine Morse High School Washburn District High School Maryland Chesapeake High School Havre de Grace High School Minnesota Park Rapids Area High School Verndale Public School Missouri Brookfield High School Pattonville High School Ste. Genevieve High School New Jersey Morris Hills High School New Mexico Hatch Valley High School North Carolina Pamlico County High School Ohio Liberty Center High School Riverside High School Xenia High School Oregon Ashland High School Elgin High School Pennsylvania Brownsville Area High School Curwensville High School East Juniata High School East Pennsboro High School Huntington Area High School Ligonier Valley High School Moniteau High School Waynesburg Central High School South Carolina Rock Hill High School Virginia Patrick Henry High School Washington Mountain View High School