GEICO recognizes two associates with Volunteer Service Awards

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GEICO has selected Lilly Smith of Silver Spring, Md., and Stephanie Baldwin of Lakeland, Fla., as this year’s recipients of the GEICO Volunteer Service Awards.

Smith, a business analyst at GEICO’s corporate headquarters, received the John Thorne Corporate Community Citizens (GCCC) Award for serving as GEICO’s Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) campaign chair, co-chair of the company’s United Way campaign and also as a volunteer with the American Cancer Society, Relay For Life and Shepherd’s Table soup kitchen. The John Thorne Award recognizes the spirit of volunteerism that former GEICO associate John Thorne exemplified during his career at the company’s Woodbury, N.Y. office.

Baldwin, an administrative assistant in GEICO’s Lakeland, Fla., regional office, was recognized for her service to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). During the SPCA Florida 5K charity walk in April 2012, Baldwin herself raised more than $2,000 for the GEICO team, which helped the office land the SPCA’s “Leader of the Pack” distinction.

The John Thorne GCCC Volunteer of the Year and GEICO Volunteer Service Awards are presented annually to two GEICO volunteer associates who exemplify the spirit of volunteer service both individually or through the GEICO Corporate Community Citizens.

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and is the third-largest private passenger auto insurer in the United States. GEICO handles auto insurance coverage for over than 11 million private passenger auto policies and insures more than 18 million vehicles (auto & cycle).

In addition to auto insurance, GEICO offers customers insurance products for their motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), travel trailers and motorhomes (RVs). Coverage for boats, collector cars, life, homes and apartments is written by non-affiliated insurance companies and is secured through the GEICO Insurance Agency, Inc. Commercial auto insurance and personal umbrella protection are also available.

As a member of the Berkshire Hathaway group of companies, GEICO is rated A++ for financial strength by A.M. Best Company and ranks at the top of several national customer satisfaction surveys. For more information, go to www.geico.com.