[LBW] – LBW Insurance and Financial Services in Valencia is the recipient of a Safeco Insurance Make More Happen Award for its volunteer service with Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center.

The award includes a $3,000 donation from Safeco Insurance for Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center and entry in the Safeco Make More Happen Contest, where the public is encouraged to vote for their favorite charity and leave a virtual cheer for those who make a difference in their communities.

Safeco Insurance will donate $10,000 to the charity with the most votes and $5,000 to the runner-up. All nonprofit organizations featured in the contest will receive an additional $500 donation from Safeco if the total votes in the contest reach or exceed 25,000 votes.

To vote for Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center and leave a virtual cheer for Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center or LBW Insurance and Financial Services, visit http://www.safeco.com/about-safeco/community/make-more-happen-vote.

Votes can be cast in the Safeco Insurance Make More Happen contest once every 24 hours starting Monday, July 28 from 10:00 a.m. PST until 10 a.m. PST Monday, August 18.

LBW Insurance and Financial Services was selected for the Safeco Make More Happen Award based on a photo and application demonstrating how agency volunteers make more happen for Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center, which serves Santa Clarita Valley and surrounding areas whose mission is to promote quality of life for seniors.

For the last five years, Chris Chegwin and LBW Insurance and Financial Services have been supporters, fundraisers and even “Duck Dynasty” impersonators at the organization’s “Celebrity Waiter” dinner. Chegwin is co-chair of the annual golf tournament benefiting the center, which provides nearly 140,000 meals and more than 20,000 rides each year, along with thousands of respite days for family caregivers.

To view all 30 recipients of a Safeco Insurance Make More Happen Award for summer 2014, visit http://www.safeco.com/about-safeco/community/make-more-happen.

About LBW Insurance and Financial Services

Founded in 1922, LBW Insurance and Financial Services is the largest full-service, independent insurance agency in the Santa Clarita Valley.  Expert staff provide Property & Casualty, Life, Health, Long Term Care and Disability Insurance as well as a complete range of financial services for both businesses and individuals.  Licensed in 49 states, LBW represents more than 100 carriers and customizes coverage to meet each client’s needs.  The firm  advises companies of all sizes and stages in the business life cycle.

Beyond its commitment to clients, LBW believes strongly in giving back to the community.  Based in the SCV since 2004, the firm supports a number of local charities including VIA, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, College of the Canyons, the SCV Senior Center, Single Mothers Outreach, and many more.  Team members are encouraged to actively participate in and lead their favorite non-profit organizations.  Principals of LBW have lived in Santa Clarita for over 30 years.  They live and work here, and are very proud to be part of the Santa Clarita community.

For more information about LBW Insurance and Financial Services, go to www.LBWinsurance.com.

About Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center

The SCV Committee On Aging (SCVCOA) was formed in 1972 as a grassroots response to the needs of older persons in the Santa Clarita Valley and to stimulate and develop a community environment where the independence, dignity, and quality of life for senior citizens would be nurtured and enhanced.

SCVCOA was formally established as a Public Benefit Nonprofit 501(c) (3) Corporation in 1976, the agency, including its operation of the SCV Senior Center, has developed significantly over time to include designation as a Los Angeles County Focal Point on Aging since 1991.  This status was conferred in 1992 in recognition of the agency’s full range of quality services provided to a senior citizen population of more than 39,000 residents, sixty years or older within the agency’s 450 square mile service area that includes the Santa Clarita Valley to the Ventura and Kern County lines.

The SCV Senior Center provides services now to an average of 8,000 senior and/or disabled adult households annually through our wide spectrum of programs. On any given day, more than 700 individuals access one or more services from the agency. The SCV Senior Center is a well-respected effective and efficient nonprofit organization that employs 47 staff members and coordinates the effective utilization of over 300 multi­generational volunteers, who contribute over 35,000 hours annually.

For more information about SCV Senior Center, go to www.scv-seniorcenter.org.

About Safeco Insurance

In business since 1923 and based in Boston, Mass., Safeco Insurance sells personal automobile, homeowners and specialty products through a network of more than 10,000 independent insurance agencies throughout the United States. Safeco is a Liberty Mutual Insurance company.

Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance is a diversified global insurer and the third largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2013 direct premiums written as reported by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Liberty Mutual Insurance also ranks 76th on the Fortune 100 list of largest U.S. corporations, based on 2012 revenue.

For more information about Safeco Insurance, go to www.Safeco.com.