Aviva announces Community Fund semi-finalists

Ninety-two semi-finalists from across Canada are still in the running to receive money from the insurer’s $1-million Aviva Community Fund.Created by Aviva Canada, the fund is offering $1 million in donations to support community initiatives across the country. Canadians have submitted more than 2,200 ideas and cast more than 1 million votes online for projects and worthy causes that will improve communities across the country. Among the semi-finalists, 30 will become finalists for the community funding. Voters are encouraged to visit www.AvivaCommunityFund.org to support their favourite semi-finalist ideas until Dec. 15, 2010. Finalists and winners will be announced Dec. 16, 2010 and Jan. 25, 2011, respectively.Also, Aviva has announced a broker component to the initiative.One idea supported by a broker will be awarded a $25,000 prize outside of the $1 million Aviva is giving to support the public competition. There are 10 finalists for the broker award in the competition. The finalist broker sponsors include:

• Renfrew Insurance, Calgary, AB;
• Courtiers d’assurance MLS insurance broker, St-Isadore, ON;
• Smith Petrie Carr & Scott Insurance Brokers Ltd., Ottawa, ON;
• Palladium Insurance, Nottawa, ON;
• Bourgeois Cote Forget Swim & Oliver Insurance Brokers, Ottawa, ON;
• Fairway Insurance Services Inc., Shippagan, NB;
• Wilson Insurance, Fredericton, NB;
• Courtiers Unis, Beauport, QC;
• Bill Blaney Insurance, London, ON; and
• Greg Raymond Assurance Brokers, Noelville, ON.