$10,000 Awarded to Hillsboro’s Project Never Again to Provide Duffel Bags, Supplies to Children in Foster Care

No More Garbage Bags

Thanks to the communities’ support, Portland’s Elliott, Powell, Baden, and Baker (EPB&B) has officially awarded a $10,000 donation to Hillsboro’s Project Never Again, a local organization dedicated to extending compassion and dignity through duffel bags for children in foster care. The $10,000 award will help Project Never Again to continue to purchase duffel bags, supplies for courage cards, and luggage tags for children in foster care, with the hope that no child will have to carry their personal items in a garbage bag.

**PHOTO CAPTION: Project Never Again was awarded a $10,000 donation from Elliot, Powell, Baden, and Baker through the 2022 Liberty Mutual® and Safeco Insurance® Make More Happen Awards program**.
Front Row (L-R): Amie Thomas, Liberty Mutual Sr Territory Manager; Olivia Astrue, EPB&B Personal Lines Account Manager; Sherri Sacconaghi, EPB&B Content Strategist; Seema Steffany, Founder/Executive Director, Project Never Again; Marc Baker, EPB&B President, and David Markel, Safeco Senior Territory Manager.
Back Row (L-R): Melissa Hedden, EPB&B Personal Lines Account Manager; Leeann Harmon, EPB&B Commercial lines Account Manager; Lori Dryer, EPB&B Personal Lines Account Manager; Donna Jones, EPB&B Personal Lines Account Manager and Denice Nelson, EPB&B Personal Lines Account Manager.

Marc Baker, President of EPB&B, originally received a $5,000 donation for ProjectNever Again thanks to a submission process with Liberty Mutual® and Safeco Insurance® through their 2022 Make More Happen™ Awards. A story of their local partnership was featured on the official Make More Happen microsite, www.agentgiving.com/Elliott-Powell-Baden-Baker, where EPB&B had the opportunity to raise an additional $5,000 by conducting a local awareness campaign for the nonprofit. Together with the community, the goal was met, increasing the total donation to $10,000 for Project Never Again!

Throughout 2022, Liberty Mutual® and Safeco Insurance® will select up to 37 independent agents nationwide for a Make More Happen Award, and Liberty Mutual® and Safeco Insurance® will donate up to $370,000 to the nonprofits supported by independent insurance agents. Agencies became eligible for the award by submitting an application and photos demonstrating their commitment to a specific nonprofit.

The Hillsboro Herald salutes Project Never Again and EPB&B for this incredible community effort. Our community is better for your work.

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