New Jersey Herald
Executives, employees and customers at Branchville-based Selective Insurance Co. of America made the holiday season a little brighter by donating more than $30,000 to charitable causes during the company s inaugural Week of Giving.
The insurer kicked off the initiative, which ran from Dec. 14-18, by providing 400 laptops to the Kids in Need Foundation. The donation to benefit under-resourced students is especially helpful in the COVID-19 age where many children are learning virtually, Selective said in a statement last week.
“The digital divide is a systemic issue in education that has been magnified as a result of the global pandemic. With varying learning environments, access to the equipment and connectivity is a necessity for students to continue their education,” said Corey Gordon, the CEO of Kids In Need, a nonprofit that provides school supplies to underserved students.