Members of Preferred Mutual Insurance Company supports people in need as part of the GivingTuesday movement. GivingTuesday, celebrated annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, is a global generosity movement and one of the biggest fundraising days of the year for nonprofits. (Submitted photo)

NEW BERLIN - Members of Preferred Mutual Insurance Company came together to volunteer for charitable organizations and support people in need as part of the GivingTuesday movement. Employees devoted their time and energy to assembling care packages, preparing meals, stocking food pantries, and supporting other community needs, highlighting the company’s ongoing commitment to service.

GivingTuesday, celebrated annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, is a global generosity movement and one of the biggest fundraising days of the year for nonprofits. This holiday season, 95 Preferred Mutual employees dedicated 193.75 hours to volunteer activities, supporting 14 organizations across 11 counties in New York, as well as in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Georgia.

Organizations that benefited from these efforts include the Unadilla Valley Food Pantry, United Way of Mid Rural NY, Friends of Rogers, the Chenango County SPCA, Clear Path for Veterans, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Blue Star Mothers of America, Salvation Army, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Warming Station in Oneonta, Feeding America, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, the American Red Cross, and the Thanksgiving Basket Drive in Shrewsbury, MA.

“At Preferred, our mission is to enable our customers, colleagues, and communities to confidently achieve their dreams,” said Benedikt Sander, President and CEO of Preferred Mutual Insurance Company. “On GivingTuesday and every day, we are proud of our employees and the compassion and collaboration they demonstrate as they support the organizations and initiatives that make our communities home.”

To learn more about Preferred Mutual Insurance Company, visit www.preferredmutual.com. For more information about the GivingTuesday movement, visit www.givingtuesday.org.


Preferred Mutual Insurance Company provides property and casualty insurance coverage to more than 232,000 individual and business customers through a network of more than 560 independent agents located throughout New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. In business since 1896, Preferred Mutual is rated “A” by AM Best Company and is headquartered in New Berlin, New York. Learn more at www.preferredmutual.com.

- Information from Preferred Mutual Insurance Company