Holiday Office Hours
Please note our office hours for the holiday season: December 24, 25: Closed December 31: 8:30AM – Noon January 1, 2013: Closed We wish you all the best in your Christmas and New Year’s celebrations!
Newtown has Our Thoughts and Prayers Today
We pray for the victims and their families today after learning of this awful crime. May God provide comfort to their aching hearts. Hug your kids.
Giving Back – AngelFISH Christmas Gifts
Oxford/Orion FISH is a non-profit organization providing groceries and other items for neighbors in need who live in Oxford, Lake Orion, Addison and Oakland Townships. Each Christmas season, FISH runs the AngelFISH program to provide Christmas gifts for children in those families This year, our agency “adopted” three children, shopping based on wish lists from…
Fire Prevention Friday – Take the Holiday Fire Safety Quiz (bonus Griswold content!)
OK – you’ve been putting up decorations for years. You know all about keeping your house and family safe. Or do you? I’ll confess I missed a couple of questions on the National Fire Prevention Association’s Project Holiday Quiz. Because you really shouldn’t string together 10 strands of Christmas lights? News to me, as I…
Connecting Families and saying Thank You to our US Troops!
Harleysville Insurance Company made it a little easier for our troops in Afghanistan and Kuwait to connect with their family on Thanksgiving Day. They provided over 35,000 phone calls from members of the US military to loved ones at home. And they plan on doing it again in 2013!
Avoid the Christmas Inferno!
One of the simplest things we can do to prevent fires during the holidays is to simply keep our Christmas trees well-watered. It’s amazing how much faster the dry tree in the video burns compared to the watered tree. According to the NFPA, one in three tree fires is caused by electrical issues, so be…
Michigan Helmet Law – Year 1 Results
How did Michigan’s motorcycle helmet repeal law impact injuries, insurance and travel this year? According to MLive.com today, there is a mixed bag of results from the change. Did you expect injuries to skyrocket? What would happen to the cost of insurance requiring $20,000 minimum Medical Expense coverage? Would repeal of the law encourage more…
Fire Prevention Friday – Stay Warm and Safe With Space Heaters
The National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) tells us that 49% of fires occur during December, January, and February. Many of these fires are caused by improper use of space heaters. Underwriters Labs has a good set of safety rules for space heaters, including: Following instructions Don’t use a damaged heater Keep…
Fire Prevention Friday – Are You Ready for the Freeze?
You may not immediately associate freezing and fire. However, as we move toward the winter season, we need to take steps in our homes to limit the potential from fire from furnaces, fireplaces, and wood burning stoves. FEMA provides a checklist for fireplace and wood stove safety. What steps do you take to ensure safe…
Before You Deep-Fry that Turkey, Watch This
Underwriters Laboratories gives you a few tips on safety when deep-frying your Thanksgiving turkey. Oil at 350 degrees can do a TREMENDOUS amount of damage. (Love the style of this video, as it reminds us all of the safety films we watched in elementary school!) Do you have a story regarding turkey-frying-gone-wrong?