TU Group Toughs it Out to Help Grant Wishes with Make-A-Wish Canada

TU Group continues to celebrate a milestone year-the big 5-0! The company is commemorating this anniversary with Wishes Across Canada. This initiative supports Make-A-Wish Canada, granting a travel wish to a courageous child with a life-threatening medical condition, in every province! TU Group and its employees are committed to contributing $100,000 this year.

As one of its fundraising pursuits, thirty of TU Group's employees will brave the intense challenge of Tough Mudder this summer! The team's fundraising goal is $17,950; to date, they've raised nearly $16,000.

All proceeds go to granting wishes, like 16-year-old Jorie's. She and her family travelled to Hawaii to see turtles and float down a lazy river.

"AT TU Group, we're incredibly excited to bring our Tough Mudder team together to fundraise for Wishes Across Canada," says Mike Starko, Executive Director. "Our team's commitment and passion to help children like Jorie experience memorable travel wishes, makes all the mud, icy water and possible electrocution worth it!"

"We are honoured to have such a generous partner in TU Group whose employees, brokers and customers are so thoughtfully committed to supporting our magical wish-granting mission," said Jennifer Ritter, CEO, Make-A-WishCanada. "We congratulate TU Group on their 50^th anniversary and thank them for their significant support in making more life-affirming wishes come true."

Visit TU Group's Wishes Across Canada fundraising site at https://cause2give.unxvision.com/P2PWeb/Default.aspx?EventId=270&LanguageId=1.

About TU Group

TU Group is the parent company of Travel Underwriters, OneWorld Assist and TravelGold Mexico. For half a century, we've insured millions of travellers and as the obvious choice for travel insurance, we understand the changing needs of travellers, partners and employees. We adapt with market-driven solutions, giving travellers the confidence to experience their world. TU Group is designated as a Canada's Best Managed Company.

About Make-A-Wish Canada

Make-A-Wish Canada is a dynamic wish-granting organization that brings hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions. Along with the national office, eight (8) regional chapters grant magical wishes to children in need from coast to coast. Make-A-Wish Canada is an affiliate of Make-A-Wish International. Make-A-Wishis the largest wish-granting organization in the world, making dreams and wishes come true for more than 334,000 children since 1980. For more information, please visit www.makeawish.ca.

SOURCE: BUSINESS WIRE

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