Colonial Life Donates $6,000 to Community Organizations
June 25, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC — WVOC-FM survived an intense sudden-death playoff to best seven other media teams in today’s 13th annual Colonial Life Challenge for Charity. The victory by Christopher Thompson and his partner, Sue Maner, earned a $3,000 donation to Special Olympics South Carolina.
The annual quiz show event pits teams of local media celebrities and charity representatives against each other in a battle of wits to earn donations to their favorite charities. The unprecedentedly strong competition ended in a three-way tie for second by WMHK-FM’s Michelle Renew and Joe “J.P.” Polek playing for Hannah House; WIS-TV’s Mary King and Len Kiese competing on behalf of Palmetto Place Children’s Shelter, and WLTX-TV’s Steven Dial and Mary Soto playing for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Each team won $1,000 for its charity.
Other media celebrities participating in the event included MidlandsBiz.com’s Alan Cooper, partnering with Amy Cue of Growing Home Southeast; The State Newspaper’s Bertram Rantin, partnering with Dolly Patton of the Saluda Shoals Foundation; WACH-TV’s Janet Parker and Lauren Olesky playing for Ronald McDonald House Charities; and WOLO-TV’s Alicia Barnes and Andy Burns completing for EdVenture children’s museum.
The Challenge for Charity has generated more than $68,000 in donations to Midlands community organizations over the past 13 years.
About Colonial Life
Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company is a market leader in providing financial protection benefits through the workplace, including disability, life, accident, cancer, critical illness and supplemental health insurance. The company’s benefit services and education, innovative enrollment technology and personal service support more than 80,000 businesses and organizations, representing more than 3 million of America’s workers and their families. For more information visit www.coloniallife.com or connect with the company at www.facebook.com/coloniallifebenefits, www.twitter.com/coloniallife and www.linkedin.com/company/colonial-life.
