Allstate Insurance Company Sponsors American Indian College Fund Annual Flame of Hope Gala

Jul 14, 2010 | Blog

 

Allstate Insurance Company Sponsors American Indian College Fund Annual Flame of Hope Gala

July 14, 2010

Denver, Colorado – The Allstate Insurance Company recently granted $10,000 to the American Indian College Fund to sponsor the American Indian College Fund’s Annual Flame of Hope Gala, to be held October 14th in the Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. The annual gala raises scholarship funds and awareness for our nation’s tribal colleges and universities and Native American students. Allstate has been generously sponsoring the event since 2004.

“It is an honor to receive this sponsorship from the Allstate Insurance Company,” said Richard B. Williams, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund. “Their continued support of the Flame of Hope Gala helps us to change the lives of American Indian students across the country.”

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