Delta Dental of New Jersey & Connecticut's 7th Annual All-Associate Volunteer Day

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — During Delta Dental of New Jersey and Connecticut's (DDNJCT) recent seventh annual All Associate Volunteer Day, nearly 225 associates volunteered at 15 nonprofit organizations across New Jersey and Connecticut.

“All Associate Volunteer Day is an opportunity for us to come together as a company, roll up our sleeves, and do good in the community,” said Paul Di Maio, President and CEO of Delta Dental of New Jersey and Connecticut. “The impact we have never ceases to amaze me. But more importantly, you can’t put a price on how much even three to four hours of our associates' time means to these organizations, those we’re serving, and our associates.”

On September 12, associates from all departments across the organization racked up approximately 665 hours, spending time supporting a wide range of community needs—from addressing food insecurity to building houses to caring for animals. Organizations associates volunteered at included:

• Harvesting crops to reduce food insecurity for families across New Jersey at America Grow-A-Row (Milford, NJ);
• Hosting fun, interactive activities with young adults living with spinal cord injuries at Cheshire Home (Florham Park, NJ);
• Cleaning and refreshing outside areas for rescue animals at Eleventh Hour Rescue (Flanders, NJ);
• Assisting Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey (Kinnelon, NJ) with cleaning up Lake Rickabear to prepare for school-year programming; and
• Working with chefs at Healing Meals Community Project (Simsbury, CT) to prepare and pack nutritious meals for individuals and families facing a health crisis.

Since its inception in 2019, All Associate Volunteer Day has yielded hundreds of volunteer hours, some of which include nonprofits that receive grant funding from the Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation, such as Matheny Medical and Education Center (Peapack, NJ), Boys & Girls Club of Newark (NJ), and KinderSmile Foundation (Bloomfield, NJ).

For more information about DDNJCT’s community impact and volunteerism efforts, please visit https://www.deltadentalnj.com/our-company/in-the-community.

ABOUT DELTA DENTAL OF NEW JERSEY
Delta Dental of New Jersey, Inc. is New Jersey's leading dental benefits company, providing or administering coverage to more than 2.2 million people through contracts with groups and individuals in New Jersey and Connecticut. Offering dental benefits since 1969, Delta Dental of New Jersey's mission is to promote oral health to the greatest number of people by providing accessible dental benefit programs of the highest quality, service, and value. Through its philanthropic arm, the Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation, more than $1M in grants is awarded annually to support access to dental care and education for underserved children, seniors, veterans, and those with special needs, as well as funds workforce development programs for dental assisting and dental hygiene.