Allstate College

This week our staff was able to attend Allstate College in Casper, Wy for some training. With all 5 of the employees hittin the road, that left Casey and Bill to hold down the fort back home. all 3 offices! Tuesday night all 5 employees loaded up in the compact work car and were off! 

Every two years we get the opportunity to attend a training to help us learn to better serve our customers!  

Allstate's Mission:

"Allstate always treats me with Respect and Values my Relationship"

" My local Allstate agency knows me and makes me SMART about the risks of my life"

"Allstate helps me recover from Unexpected losses and assists me in Preventing them from happening"

"They help me best use my Hard Earned Money to protect what matters most to me"

Here are just a few of the great things and refreshers that we took away.

* Do your customer really know what "Full Coverage" means? It is our job to make sure that each and every customer is informed and has the proper coverage's to fit their needs.

* Do your customers have the proper coverage on their homes? It's our job to make sure that we have all the correct details on the interior and exterior of the home to make sure in the event of a loss they are getting the correct compensation. 

* Do your customer know that Allstate offers Life Insurance? It's our job to make sure that each and every customer is aware that Life Insurance is also a service that Allstate offers. 

* Do your customers know that it's your job to "Thrill" them at each and every transaction? It's our job to make sure our customers receive excellent customer service each and every time! 

WE LOVE TRAINING. We are back and ready to serve you! We will be starting reviews of polices to make sure that our customers are taken care of. 

We also managed to have some fun after our training was over each day. 

Now back at the offices..... Casey and Bill worked their little hineys off and rocked it! Did you stop in for your Donuts and Selfie? 

Please stop in to any one of our 3 offices to get a quick review of your policy! 

We look forward to Thrilling you today! 

A Small Act of Kindess

We have mentioned several times throughout our blog just how much we love living in this great community. Sometimes, tragedy strikes and when that happens we witness just how amazing this small community can be when they come together. 

A long time local resident, Lance Walker, lost his life in a dirt biking accident. He is survived by his wife and 2 daughters. He was always so full of life and loved by so many. It was our pleasure to sponsor the Act of Kindness Fundraiser along with many other local businesses. Big County Properties, LLC, All Edge Roofing, Color Me Crazy Salon and Boutique and High Altitude Divers. 

How it works: 

Stop into one of our locations to Purchase your ticket for the Cokeville Miracle Movie Tuesday-Friday of this week. All tickets are $7 each, the tickets need to be purchased through these locations to go towards the proceeds for the fundraiser. The ticket must be redeemed through Bridger Valley Theatre while the show is playing

All Proceeds will be donated to Lance's wife and children. A little Act of Kindness can help heal in a tragic time. 

As always, we appreciate the support! 

Here is a little back story on the Cokeville Miracle, the tragic event that happened in Wyoming many years ago. Miracles do happen. Do you believe?

The Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis occurred on May 16, 1986, in Cokeville, Wyoming, United States, when former town marshal David Young 44, and his wife Doris Young 47, took 136 children and 18 adults hostage at Cokeville Elementary School.

David Young entered the school with his wife transporting a large gasoline-filled device that appeared to be a bomb. The couple corralled a large group of students and teachers into a single classroom. David Young attached the bomb to his wrist and threatened the group that he might, at any time, move his arm and ignite the bomb.

After a two-and-a-half hour standoff, the children were becoming restless, so the teachers led them in prayer. The praying appeared to make David Young agitated and he decided to leave the room. Before leaving the room, David Young attached the bomb's detonation device to his wife's wrist.

When the children became increasingly loud, Doris Young began begging the teachers to settle the group down. At one point she lifted her arm sharply and the bomb went off prematurely, injuring Doris Young while David Young was out of the room. Returning to the scene, David Young shot his wife, then himself. All the hostages escaped, though 79 were later hospitalized with burns and injuries.^[1] [2]

76 of the hostages suffered injuries, mostly flash burns and other injuries from the exploding bomb. Several children reported seeing angels in the classroom that day, including many children who claimed to have seen a "beautiful lady" who told them to go near the window. Other children reported seeing an angel over each child's head.^[8] Investigators discovered that only one of the bomb's five blasting caps went off, and if it had worked properly, the bomb would have blown off the side of the building and many more would have been injured or died.^[8]

Mayhem Marathon

Last month we hosted the Mayhem Marathon. This Marathon was not your typical marathon. It was independent, that's right, you had to complete 13 miles all by yourself over the course of a month! It was $5 to participate and the proceeds were donated to a local charity. We were so happy to see all the people that came out to participate. We ended up being able to donate over $300 to the Evanston Hungry Backpack Program. 

Thank you to all of our Allstate customers that participated in the Mayhem Half and completed the challenge! Way to go to Jayme Flint Whitney Maxfield Snyder Heidi Collins Joyce Patterson, Jenna Aimone, Tonya Vazquez, Lesley Horrocks StoddardDebbie Valerio Tracee Munoz Hailey Eldredge, Dana Eldredge Kristin Thomas Goates Kamri Hutchings, Brandi Hutchings, Mya Hutchings, Ashlee Bradshaw, Julie Smueles Behunin Jessica Parkyn , Alexis Spray Shelia Layson, Linda Irick, Alexis Stoddard, Karie Jacobson Collins, Teresa Frey, Dalton Stoddard, Danny Collins,Shane Stoddard, Bronson Berg Ashton Eldredge, Jason Eldredge, Mike Goates, Daniel Frey, Scott Symes, Brian Miller!! Way to get it done! We are PROUD of YOU!

Congratulations to the top two winners:

 Kari Crane and Dalton Stoddard! They each won $25.00 gift cards!

We love our community and are so thankful to have all of their amazing support! We are already looking forward to next year.