Presentation at March 1 ‘Blazing the Trail’ Event
CHICAGO (February 27, 2012)—The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s new Midwest division will make its first-ever grant to Bears Care, the charitable beneficiary of the Chicago Bears,and also will present the organization with the “Trailblazer Award.” The $50,000 grant will be presented at the division’s inaugural “Blazing the Trail” fundraising event at the Field Museum in Chicago on March 1.
Presenting the honors will be “Blazing the Trail” dinner chair J. Eric Smith, president and CEO of Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation and IICF Midwest grants committee chair Bill Donnell, president of U.S. property and casualty for Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation.
The IICF Midwest Trailblazer Award recognizes Bears Care’s work in education, medical research and health awareness.
Accepting the award will be Dave Anderson, president of the Bears Care Board of Directors and
About Bears Care
The Chicago Bears Football Club is dedicated to making a difference in the Chicagoland community. Through its charitable beneficiary, Bears Care, the organization seeks to improve the lives of others by investing in initiatives that support education, youth athletics, and medical research and health awareness programs focusing on breast and ovarian cancer. Bears Care programs include an annual “Back to School Fair” and the “Real Bears Fans Wear Pink” campaign, both of which directly impact those in need. Since 1995, Bears Care has awarded more than $19 million in grants to qualifying agencies that share its mission.
