From Boots to Suits: Transitioning From the Military to IBX

Sean and Melanie Martin at the Philadelphia Veterans Day Parade
Sean and incoming 2019 iVets President Melanie Martin at the Veterans’ Day Parade in Philadelphia. When Sean Sanders graduated from military school in south central Pennsylvania, he had two choices: enlist or return to his North Philadelphia neighborhood. He chose the military and proudly served in the U.S. Army for 22 years,...
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Finding Inner Peace and Hope Through Volunteering

Elyssa Ann Keating at Gaudeniza's annual award dinner.
Elyssa Ann Keating helping to set up the silent Auction during the Gaudeniza’s annual award dinner. Elyssa Keating will never forget her first week at Independence Blue Cross (Independence). It was her second day of work when she received the call that would change her life — her high school boyfriend died of a drug overdose....
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Blue Crew Volunteer Program Honored for Community Service and Positive Impact

Lorina Marshall-Blake, VP of Community Affairs accepting the Volunteer Organization of the Year award from David Stier, Program Director at St. John’s Hospice. At Independence Blue Cross, our associates are passionate about helping others in the community. Through the Blue Crew — the company’s corporate volunteer program — more than 1,300 associates and their family members participated in 303 volunteer projects throughout the region last year....
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Giving Back to Youth Through Volunteering

Anthony and Swoop
Independence Blue Cross associates Anthony Stevenson and Terence Simmons with Swoop from the Philadelphia Eagles. Anthony Stevenson knows the importance of being there for a child. In addition to his son, he was a foster parent to his niece and nephew when they needed a home. “Kids just want love and attention and to know that someone cares about them,” Anthony said....
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2018 United Way Campaign: Be an MVP in Your Community

Wheatieos Box with Juan Lopez and Peter Panageas
Philadelphia is a great city, but we’ve got some challenges to overcome. We’re the nation’s poorest big city, with 705,000 men, women, and children living in poverty throughout the greater Philadelphia region. But if there’s one thing we’re known for, it’s rising to a challenge. Something else that’s not a secret? It’s how passionate we are about sports in general,...
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Know Your Value: A Yearlong Development Program that Helped Me Recognize My Worth

Know Your Value (KYV) is an empowered community that — through tangible, relatable advice — helps women and men to know their value on a professional and personal level, and achieve their own vision of success. KYV was launched by the NBCUniversal News Group and Mika Brzezinski, author of Knowing Your Value and co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe with Joe Scarborough....
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Volunteering Is How I Lead by Example

Mike Sullivan volunteering with his daughters at Girard College for the annual Martin Luther King Day of Service. We often spend more time during the work week with our colleagues than we do with our own families. Even so, it’s not always easy to get to know people beyond their busy 9-to-5 roles....
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80 Years Strong, Celebrating with a Day of Volunteering

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of Independence Blue Cross, we were proud to hold our first annual Blue Crew Community Impact Day in June. Community Impact Day exemplifies our company’s mission — to enhance the health and well-being of the people and communities we serve.

Community Impact Day Highlights

Service projects for Community Impact Day were organized by the Blue Crew,...
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Fulfilling a Passion for Volunteering During My Summer Internship at IBX

During his summer internship at IBX, Darren Laws Jr. finds he has something in common with IBX…a passion for volunteering and giving back to the community.
College intern Darren laws in action with the Blue Crew on his third day at IBX. Since my childhood, volunteering and giving back to the community have been very important activities to me. I grew up in a culture of giving — from handing out backpacks with my church to volunteering with nonprofit organizations that my father started,...
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My Summer Internship at IBX: A Job with Heart

Alexa Green’s summer internship at IBX was more than a job. It was a chance for her to give back to her community with a company she’s admired since she was a kid.
College intern Alexa Green (center) and her fellow IBX summer interns volunteering at Share on Community Impact day. I have fond memories of doing community service at every stage of my life. Growing up in the Manayunk area of Philadelphia, I was involved in many service projects — through my school, different organizations,...
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