Cigna - Generations ERG

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The Birthday Giving Program is excited to announce our partnership with Cigna’s Generations ERG Program! Cigna has made a $2,500 donation to our organization and we will be hosting various virtual and in-person events together. We held two virtual events this past February and Cigna employees made hundreds of beautiful, hand-decorated birthday cards for our recipients! 

Along with making birthdays cards, Cigna employees from Kansas, Wisconsin, Missouri, North Carolina, California, and Pennsylvania have been packing birthday bags and donating them to nonprofits in their communities. 

The Birthday Giving Program is partnered with the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino in Dover, DE. Each month, they are providing birthday bags to children through the Greater Dover Boys and Girls Club.

Beautiful I Am is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering women and girls to expand their understanding of what is possible and create their own opportunities for success. This organization provides birthday bags for children to Mission of Love Inc. 

The Birthday Giving Program is excited to collaborate with Legacy Wealth Partners! Legacy Wealth Partners is a very generous employer with giving employees who always jump on board to help out in times of need. Several staff members and agents are providing birthday bags to children in need at an organization called Guardian Ad Litem in Tampa, Florida. Legacy Wealth Partners also made a $1,000 donation to The Birthday Giving Program. 

The Birthday Giving Program is excited to partner with Target in Warwick, Rhode Island! Employees packed 20 birthday bags for children in need and donated them to McAuley Village. We look forward to working with Target again later this year!

CC Links is an organization in Ozark, MO that supports individuals with special needs. The mission of their participation with The Birthday Giving Program is to provide an opportunity for individuals with special needs to give back to their community and bring a smile to someone’s face. CC Links is currently providing birthday bags to the The Baptist Home in Ozark.

The Birthday Giving Program is now partnered with Mercy Health - The Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio! Each month, they are donating 5 birthday bags for children to a food pantry called the Queen City Kitchen. 

Malavika and Pooja Menon are founders of ‘Nandanam Arts’ - https://www.nandanamarts.org/ - a non-profit organization created for the emotional wellness of members at senior and dementia centers. Via this platform, they provide volunteering services for these centers, with dance performances, games, motor skill activities, and fundraising activities. Malavika is an 11th grade student and Pooja is in 9th grade. They are involved in many school club activities and have both won interstate Science and Engineering fairs and the 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Both have been following a form of Indian Classical dance called "Bharthanatyam" ever since they were six year olds and have performed on various social, cultural, and entertainment platforms. Malavika enjoys writing poems, playing volleyball, public speaking, and anchoring events. Pooja’s hobbies include drawing, baking, public speaking, and volleyball. They are donating birthday bags to Sunrise of Exton.

On June 30th, employees of Abbvie’s Allergan division packed and donated 55 birthday bags to the Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii. Thank you for partnering with us and bringing joy to children in need!