Melanie Mortensen – Helping Hands Outstanding Individual Volunteer

Congratulations to Senior Licensing Analyst, Melanie Mortensen who has been recognized as the

2015 Northwest Region Helping Hands Outstanding Individual Volunteer.

The Helping Hands Awards program honors employees who serve as the good hands in their communities. The program recognizes volunteers in three categories: outstanding individual volunteer, outstanding skills-based volunteer and outstanding team volunteer. Among a pool of 300-plus nominations, 23 individuals and teams were recognized for the work they do in their communities.

Melanie was among the select 23 that received top honors for their superior service and volunteerism throughout the Allstate enterprise.  Additional excitement comes with Melanie’s 2015 recognition, marking the consecutive year a team member from the ID CCC receives this Northwest Region recognition. Last year, it was awarded to Nancy Crawford for her outstanding service.

This year, Melanie and her mighty helping hands gave much vitality and attention to the Community Kindness Movement in Southeastern Idaho.  What began by Mrs. Pocatello 2015 after her child was being bullied at school, became a district-sponsored school program designed to stop bullying at local schools. The collaborative efforts and workings of Melanie and other Kindness Committee members incited a local kindness phenomenon felt across the community. Melanie devoted countless hours of service, fundraising, skill with marketing and social media to platform acts of kindness, school assemblies and city-wide events with one goal in mind. To show kids the power of kindness.

Melanie will receive a $1000 grant from Allstate for her commitment to service. She is planning to award that grant to the Community Kindness Movement to further their endeavors.  The campaign is showing “kind” signs of expansion in other regions. Melanie will also receive an Allstate Outstanding Individual Volunteer plaque.

Congratulations Melanie on your well-deserved award!  The Idaho CCC is thankful, grateful and proud of your contributions! Let’s applaud this Huge Helping Hand Honor by giving a shout out to Melanie!