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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Markel Honors Camps and Clubs With Distinguished Safety 1st Award
Richmond, VA, January 29, 2010 – Markel Insurance Company, a division of Markel Corporation, announced today that 64 camps and 4 Boys & Girls Clubs have received the prestigious Safety 1st designation for 2009. Each year, Markel’s Safety 1st program recognizes policyholders who have shown an exceptional commitment to the safety of their employees and customers.
Michael Swain, Senior Loss Control Specialist at Markel stated, “Camps and clubs must meet stringent criteria to qualify for the Safety 1st designation. They must have a proven safety record for at least three consecutive years, undergo formal assessments and inspections, and participate in continuing education and certification programs. These facilities deserve to be recognized for keeping safety a top priority.”
Many recipients have been awarded the Safety 1st designation for multiple years. The Markel Safety 1st Award recipients for 2009 are:
Ten Years
Pompositticut Farm Day Camp, Hudson, MA
Nine Years
Setebaid Services, Inc., Winfield, PA
Eight Years
Camp Mary Orton, Columbus, OH
Camp Ronald McDonald at Eagle Lake, Sacramento, CA
Seven Years
Camp Bear Track, Drasco, AR
Camp Highroad, Middleburg, VA
Catalina Island Camps, Pasadena, CA
Six Years
Camp Kabeyun, Alton Bay, NH
Five Years
Camp Fern, Marshall, TX
Camp Marimeta for Girls, Mundelein, IL
Evans Creek/Upward Bound Camp, Stayton, OR
Peninsula Activities, Inc., Palos Verdes, CA
Melody Pines Day Camp, Inc., Manchester, NH
Four Years
4-H Camp Middlesex, Ashby, MA
Galileo Learning Center, Oakland, CA
Three Years
Camp Boggy Creek, Eustis, FL
Camp Horizons, Harrisonburg, VA
Camp Jump Start, Imperial, MO
Camp Odayin, Stillwater, MN
Camp Olympia, Trinity, TX
Carmel Valley Tennis Camp, Carmel Valley, CA
Children’s Association for Maximum Potential, San Antonio, TX
Common Ground Center, Starksboro, VT
DAR Boys & Girls Club, Menominee, MI
Our Kids Day Camp II, Woodbourne, NY
The Phoebe Needles Center, Inc., Callaway, VA
Summer’s Edge Day Camp & Tennis School, Lexington, MA
Tamarak Day Camp, Lincolnshire, IL
Two Years
Adventure Treks, Hendersonville, NC
Boys & Girls Club of the Emerald Coast, Fort Walton Beach, FL
Boys & Girls Club of the San Luis Valley, Inc., Alamosa, CO
Boys & Girls Club of Woburn, Woburn, MA
Camp Endeavor, Inc., Baraboo, WI
Camp Howe, Goshen, MA
Camp Lee Mar, Dresher, PA
Camp Magical Moments, Swan Valley, ID
Camp Onas, Ottsville, PA
Camp St. Andrews, Millbrae, CA
Camp Thunderbird, St. Louis, MO
Camp Unity, Leechburg, PA
Campfire USA Southeast Michigan Council, Holly, MI
Crissy Field Center, San Francisco, CA
Keowee Adventure Center, Salem, SC
Mountain Day Camp, Boulder, CO
Nature Camps, Inc., Monkton, MD
Princeton University Sports Camps, Princeton, NJ
Strong Rock Camp and Retreat, Cleveland, GA
Whippoorwill Farm Day Camp, Fairview, TN
First Year
Camp Aranzazu, Rockport, TX
Camp Birch Trail for Girls, Inc., Minong, WI
Camp Chippewa Foundation, Tulsa, OK
Camp Coyote, Huntsville, TX
Camp Doodles, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Camp High Rocks, Inc., Cedar Mountain, NC
Camp Olympia, Rockville, MD
Camps ‘R’ Us, Hicksville, NY
Camp Timberlane for Boys, Tucson, AZ
Camp Ton-A-Wandah, Hendersonville, NC
Diabetic Youth Foundation’s Bearskin Meadow Camp, Concord, CA
Episcopal Diocese of Idaho, Boise, ID
Greenfield Health Camp, Inc., Greenfield, MA
Happy Acres Ranch, Jacksonville, FL
Living Well Foundation, Imperial, MO
Lutheran Girls’ Camp Association, Colts Neck, NJ
Sandy Hollow Day Camp, Southampton, NY
Santa Clara County Council, Boy Scouts of America, San Jose, CA
Triple C Camp, Charlottesville, VA
YMCA Camp Mohawk, Litchfield, CT
ABOUT MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY
A subsidiary of Markel Corporation, Markel Insurance Company underwrites commercial lines coverages for a variety of niche markets including a wide range of non-profit social service agencies; camps; child care centers; youth recreation centers; private schools; museums and historic homes; and dance, gymnastics, and martial arts schools. The company also underwrites horse and farm programs as well as special-risk accident and health insurance. Markel Risk Solutions offers unique individual account solutions for commercial lines producers.
ABOUT MARKEL
Markel Corporation markets and underwrites specialty insurance products and programs to a variety of niche markets. In each of these markets, the Company seeks to provide quality products and excellent customer service so that it can be a market leader. The financial goals of the Company are to earn consistent underwriting profits and superior investment returns to build shareholder value.
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