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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

UNITY GROUP DONATES $5,000 TO BELLINGHAM FOOD BANK

The Unity Group is pleased to announce in lieu of corporate gifts they have chosen to make a $5,000 donation to the Bellingham Food Bank’s – Food Bank Fresh program.  Unity was a founding sponsor of this program last year and with its success is happy to continue supporting the program.  Their founding contribution resulted in the production of 8,000 pounds of food to the food bank throughout 2012.   “We are hopeful this contribution will provide over 10,000 visitors per month to the food bank with fresh, locally grown, organic produce throughout 2013,” says Barry Hanson, President of The Unity Group. 

For more information about the Food Bank Fresh program, please visit the Bellingham Food Bank’s web site at www.bellinghamfoodbank.org


Monday, December 10, 2012

UNITY GROUP TO SPEAK AT NW FOOD PROCESSOR’S EXPO

Andy Billingsley, Employee Benefits Specialist at The Unity Group Insurance and Employee Benefits will be a guest speaker at the 99th Annual NW Food Processors Expo and Conference to be held in Portland, Oregon, January 14th-16th, 2013.  Andy, partnered with Kristine Bingman Esq. of Vigilant, will speak on the latest components of the Health Care Reform debate, the Affordable Care Act, IRS rules, and creative cost control strategies.  Human Resource Professionals who attend their session will earn 1.5 HRCI credits.  This session is among 40 educational opportunities available during the conference.

The expo will host over 400 exhibitor booths and will attract over 3000 industry professionals from around the world.  Limited free tickets are available to individuals from the food processing industry who would like to attend this event.  Please contact Amanda Brock at amandab@theunitygroup.com for more details.

For more information about the NW Food Processors Expo and Conference, please visit the organization’s website at http://www.nwfpa.org/expo2013.