{"id":14842,"date":"2024-06-11T08:10:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T08:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.foresters.com\/?p=14842"},"modified":"2024-06-11T20:45:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T20:45:23","slug":"celebrating-150-years-of-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.foresters.com\/en-gb\/foresters-en-gb\/celebrating-150-years-of-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 150 years of purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since 1874, Foresters Financial has been there for the communities our members call home, supporting volunteer efforts and lending a hand to give back in meaningful ways. Now, that\u2019s worth celebrating!<\/p>\n<p>Over the years at Foresters, we\u2019ve helped protect the financial futures of our members across Canada, the US and the UK. Together with those same members and our dedicated partners, we\u2019ve also rallied people around each other\u2019s causes. 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