Saginaw TX State Farm Agent Gives Away Back-to-School Bags

    FORT WORTH, TX, October 14, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Any family who has sent a child off to school knows how expensive it can be. Paper, pens, books, notebooks, backpacks, new clothes ... the list seems to be never-ending. This year, Fort Worth insurance agent Linda Allen decided to lend a helping hand, so she gave away school bags on Aug. 7 and 14 in front of her State Farm office in Saginaw.

"As a mom, I know how expensive school supplies can be, and bags are always needed," said Allen.

The response to Allen's offer was overwhelming. She gave away more than 300 school bags in just three hours each day. "We had a great time and met a lot of wonderful families from the area," Allen said. "Many of them shared stories about how tough things are financially for them, and they expressed their appreciation for what we were doing."

Families weren't the only ones grateful for the school bags. Several school teachers and administrators stopped by to get bags as well. "They said there are invariably a few kids who show up at school without supplies," said Allen. "It is such a good feeling to be able to help out my community."

Allen is no stranger to community service. In March, she and her team members collected food and clothing for survivors of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Allen's insurance office at 8101 Boat Club Road, Suite 240 in Saginaw was the ideal place for the clothing drive and the book-bag giveaway.

As the author of the book "Out with Customer Service & In with People Service", Linda Allen is dedicated to serving others, and plans to continue reaching out to the community. "I love being able to grow my Fort Worth Texas insurance agency and help people at the same time."

About State Farm:
State Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S., is the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada. State Farm's 17,000 agents and 68,000 employees serve more than 78 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and more than 1.9 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 32 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit www.statefarm.com or in Canada www.statefarm.ca.

About the Linda Allen Agency:
The Linda Allen Agency is located at 8101 Boat Club Road, Suite 240 in Fort Worth (Saginaw/Eagle Mountain Lake), TX 76179. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Call State Farm agent Linda Allen and her team at (817) 236-7200, or visit them on the Web at http://www.LindaInsuresMe.com.

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