More than 6,000 boxes of Crayola® crayons were donated to Crayons to Computers as a result of the first annual “crayon challenge” held by Great American Insurance Group and Ohio National Financial Services. The challenge involved associates at each company competing to donate the most 24-count boxes of Crayola crayons and resulted in 3,364 boxes from Ohio National and 2,785 from Great American. This is enough crayons for:
- 260 Kindergarten Classrooms
- 500+ Preschool Classrooms
- 6,149 students
Crayons to Computers distributes 60,000 24-count boxes of crayons on average annually – that’s more than 1.4 million crayons. For the 2015-16 school year, Crayons to Computers gave away 1,671,250 crayons. “More than 150,000 students returned to school this fall throughout Greater Cincinnati without school supplies. Thanks to the ‘crayon challenge’ with Great American Insurance Group and Ohio National, we are able to provide these students with the critical tools for success in the classroom and in life,” said Susan Frankel, president & CEO, Crayons to Computers.
“Our Great American Insurance Group employees enjoyed the opportunity to participate in the Crayon Challenge and give back to thousands of local students,” said Carl H. Lindner III, Co-CEO, American Financial Group. Craig Lindner, Co-CEO, American Financial Group also commented “We thought the challenge was a fun and unique way to help students in our community obtain the school supplies they need to learn and create.”
Ohio National Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Gary “Doc” Huffman said, “Ohio National has supported Crayons to Computers for eleven years and we’re proud to be part of this crayon challenge. We look forward to having all of the financial services companies in Greater Cincinnati participate next year.”
Crayons to Computers is a Cincinnati based non-profit organization founded in 1997 and committed to ensuring that that every child in greater Cincinnati has the quantity and quality of supplies necessary to succeed in school. During the 2016-17 school year, Crayons to Computers will partner with more than 600 schools to serve approximately 12,000 teachers and 150,000 students in Preschool through Grade 12 in 16 counties throughout Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. Through their Teacher Free Store and Mobile Outreach Programs, Crayons to Computers aims to bridge the gap for families and schools who do not have the financial ability to provide school supplies to students. For more information about Crayons to Computers, please go to www.crayons2computers.org.
Tracing its corporate origins to 1909, Ohio National markets a variety of insurance and financial products through more than 50,000 representatives in 49 states (all except New York), the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and through affiliated operations in South America. Additional subsidiaries operate in New York and Connecticut. As of December 31, 2015, its affiliated companies have $40.2 billion total assets under management. Products are issued by The Ohio National Life Insurance Company and Ohio National Life Assurance Corporation. Ohio National is proud to be named a “Top Workplace” in Cincinnati for seven consecutive years by Enquirer Media (June 2010-2016) and employs more than 1,300 associates. Visit www.ohionational.com for more information.
