{"id":14779,"date":"2024-05-20T07:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T07:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.foresters.com\/?p=14779"},"modified":"2024-05-17T15:40:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T15:40:46","slug":"thanking-our-members-and-employees-on-our-150th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.foresters.com\/en-gb\/foresters-en-gb\/thanking-our-members-and-employees-on-our-150th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanking our members and employees on our 150th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Foresters Financial has come a long way since 1874. Since then, our employees helped shape our organisation, and our members have shown us the difference people can make in the communities they love. To help us celebrate, we couldn\u2019t pass up a wonderful opportunity to thank the people who have made our organisation thrive and grow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Messages from our executive team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t be prouder of the work our members have put in to support their communities over the years. We\u2019ve got a lot to celebrate!\u201d \u2013 Richard Hennick, International Fraternal President<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur employees and board of directors are truly honored and humbled to be a part of our members\u2019 provision of security for their loved ones while building financial peace of mind for their years to come.\u201d \u2013 Daniel Fortin, Chair of the Board<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince joining Foresters, I\u2019ve had the privilege of seeing and participating in the positive impact our members drive in their communities. Today, I\u2019ve never been more energised to help our members give back to the people and places they care about most.\u201d \u2013 Matt Berman, President and Chief Executive Officer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take a look back at how far Foresters has come!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To go with our thanks and to continue the celebration of our 150<sup>th<\/sup> birthday, in our latest Foresters Report, we\u2019ve highlighted some of our favourite moments from our storied history across the UK, Canada and the US! You can also see how our members made a difference from previous years and how they use their benefits to make a difference today.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being a part of Foresters and for everything you do to make the world brighter!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 150 years of helping families and supporting communities, Foresters wouldn\u2019t have reached this milestone without our members and employees behind us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":14769,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1940],"tags":[2330],"class_list":{"0":"post-14779","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-foresters-en-gb","8":"tag-foresters-150-en-gb"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Thanking our members and employees on our 150th anniversary - 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