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Quick-Thinking Teen Saves a Life

When 19-year-old member JoeBlake Anderson leaped out of his car with a medical kit in his hand, he wasn't thinking about being a hero or saving a life. In fact, he doesn't remember thinking much at...

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Mar 16, 20213/16/2021

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Members Touched by Virtual Sept. 11 Memorial Tour

  Feelings of sadness and fear — but also patriotism — were all renewed for Jo Anne Gabelman as she virtually toured the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. WoodmenLife invited its members to a virtual tour of the...

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Mar 2, 20213/2/2021

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Donating to Schools During COVID-19

You’re in the middle of a worldwide pandemic. You want to help out, and you want your efforts to have a real impact. So, you’re searching for the right opportunity to do the most good. Here’s...

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Nov 19, 202011/19/2020

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Students at a community college's food pantry

Identifying Community Needs Removes Barriers to Learning

Hunger is uncomfortable to experience. It can make a hectic workday even more challenging, a long road trip seem longer, and a household of hungry mouths to feed more chaotic. When bellies are full, we smile...

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Nov 2, 202011/2/2020

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flags in the Remembrance Garden at Snowball Express

Snowball Express Packed With Purpose, Emotions

Robby Molony is Director of Community Partnerships at WoodmenLife. He joined other associates and member volunteers in Orlando for the Gary Sinise Foundation Snowball Express. WoodmenLife supplied flags for the event's Remembrance Garden, where a sea...

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Dec 17, 201912/17/2019

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WoodmenLife Happenings

Grief and Healing as the Snowball Express Wraps Up

As WoodmenLife volunteers worked in the Memorial Heroes Garden at the Snowball Express, each person experienced many humbling things. Children of these Gold Star families would sit or lie down next to their parent's flag. Some...

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Dec 13, 201812/13/2018

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volunteers pictured with flags for Heroes Garden at the Snowball Express

Snowball Express: WoodmenLife Volunteers Gear Up to Give Back

Nearly 60 WoodmenLife volunteers are gearing up for a unique and humbling role helping children who’ve had a parent killed in military service. They are helping the Snowball Express, a therapeutic five-day retreat that this year...

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Dec 6, 201812/6/2018

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East Coast WoodmenLife Chapters Join Forces to Fight Hunger

WoodmenLife President and CEO Patrick Dees and his wife, Michele, recently joined five local chapters in Pennsylvania and Maryland to fight hunger in a unique way.  Approximately 50 WoodmenLife members of all ages helped First Fruits...

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Sep 20, 20189/20/2018

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life insurance riders give the Kinvi family additional life insurance coverage

Life Insurance Riders – Get More for Your Family

Are you a parent or grandparent looking to purchase life insurance for a young member of your family? WoodmenLife offers many products that give you the opportunity to personalize the coverage with life insurance riders,1 or...

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Jun 22, 20186/22/2018

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A Gift of Love

Jerry Carr didn’t know that he would be meeting the “love of his life” as he arrived at church to meet another girl on a Sunday in Savannah, Tennessee. But there she was, Angie, his future...

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Jun 19, 20186/19/2018

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