Media Release

North Battleford Agencies Gives $5000 to BUH Foundation's P.A.R.T.Y. Program

May 28th 2014

North Battleford Agencies Gives $5,000 to

BUH Foundation’s P.A.R.T.Y. Program Fundraiser

North Battleford, SK – “We are pleased to announce that North Battleford Agencies has been recognized for their remarkable business performance this year.  As one of the top ten eligible brokers they will receive $5,000 to give to their charity of choice,” explained Donna Lehmann, Marketing Representative of Saskatchewan Mutual Insurance Company (SMI).  She then added “These funds will go to Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation and we are pleased to share our success with them.  Over the past year Bernie Nolin and his team have exceeded normal business expectations of a loss ratio to below 15%, which is quite commendable and as a responsible corporate citizen we understand the importance of giving back to the communities in which we do business.”  Since 2008, when SMI initiated the Centennial Donation Program, $250,000 has been contributed into those communities. 

Bernie Nolin, North Battleford Agencies Insurance Manager added, “I am proud of my team and our accomplishment in meeting the eligibility requirements for the Centennial Donation Program and we were especially pleased to choose and assist Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation in their fundraising efforts to purchase SIDNE®.  It appealed to us to support a program that provides a hands-on, engaging lesson about the dangers and consequences of impaired or distracted driving for young adults.”

This donation will support the purchase of SIDNE®, which is a battery operated go-kart, and will provide a hands-on, engaging lesson about the misuse and abuse of alcohol and other drugs and the dangers of distracted driving through a visual, hands-on experience with the P.A.R.T.Y. Program.  The P.A.R.T.Y. Program has been operating at BUH since 2009 and has had over 350 students take part, from The Battlefords and surrounding communities.  The Program is run in collaboration with the volunteer efforts of BUH, the RCMP and Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and the support of North Battleford Fire Department to promote injury prevention and enable youth to recognize risk, make informed choices, and identify potential consequences about activities and behaviours while driving.  The youth are brought to the hospital to see firsthand what happens in emergency and trauma situations with presentations from the RCMP on what happens when they are arrested, EMS showing on the scene accident care, and the Emergency Department demonstrating trauma care provided.