TheBranches of Hopecancer patient fund at Central Vermont Medical Center was formally presented $15,000on Wednesdayfrom the Do Good Fest and the National Life Group Foundation.The money represents proceeds from this year’s Do Good Fest music festival, as well as a matching grant by the National Life Foundation.
“The Do Good Fest is just one of the many ways National Life tries to make our community a better place to live,” said National Life President and CEO Mehran Assadi. “We have a long association with Central Vermont Medical Center. We’re especially proud that we’re able to help patients directly through the Do Good Fest.
The National Life Group Foundation decided to step in when it learned that Branches of Hope was surviving on the proceeds of bake sales, Foundation President Beth Rusnock said. “We came to understand the vitally important services that Branches of Hope provides and knew we wanted to help patients during a difficult time of their lives,” she said.
With this year’s donation, National Life Group’s contributions to Branches of Hope totaled nearly $26,000.
The Do Good Fest, was presented byNational Life GroupandThe Point Radio Network, and was co-sponsored bySeven Days,Harpoon Brewery,Montpelier Aliveand theNational Life Group Foundation.
National Life Group.July 29, 2015.For more details and photos, visit theDo Good FestwebsiteThe companies of National Life Group offer a broad range of financial products, including life insurance, annuities, and investments, and financial solutions in the form of estate, business succession and retirement planning strategies. They are a leading provider of 403(b)and 457(b) tax-deferred retirement plans,primarily in theK-12 school marketplace.
Left to right, Tim Shea, National Life; Mehran Assadi, National Life CEO; Judy Tartaglia, Central Vermont Medical Center CEO; Zeb Norris, The Point Radio Network; Beth Rusnock, National Life Foundation; Sue Carey, National Life; MiChelle Lathrop, National Life.