Kate K.
Meet Kate, the latest policyholder to gain fame alongside Erin Esurance in an animated commercial. See Kate and Erin here!

In addition to being a policyholder and now the star of one of our commercials, Kate has also donated to two of Esurance’s Green partners. A one-time resident of San Francisco, Kate calls
Friends of the Urban Forest "a favorite" and supports their mission to beautify the streets of SF by planting trees. Kate also donates to Chicago Gateway Green, an organization dedicated to greening her new hometown of Chicago. Learn more about Policyholder Kate K. and other organizations she supports by clicking here.

Policyholder Paul
You may have seen one of our policyholders on TV! Policyholder Paul M. is Esurance's first policyholder to be featured in an Erin Esurance commercial. We met Paul M. at the wine tasting and silent auction fundraiser for the San Francisco Urban Services YMCA. As a sponsor for the second year in a row, Esurance wanted to auction off something special. So we decided that the highest bidder would get to be a background voice in Erin Esurance's next "ad-venture."

But after meeting the winner, Paul M. (an Esurance policyholder and Erin fan!), Esurance decided to give him a starring role alongside our superhero in two commercials: "Paul Gets Animated" and "Paul Saves Some Green." To learn about Paul's experience filming his first commercial, click here.

On the Road
We've all shared the road with reckless drivers, but in our summer 2007 newsletter, we wanted to hear the craziest thing our policyholders had ever seen another driver do. The answers were bizarre, to say the least, but they certainly demonstrated the fact that people need to pay more attention to the road!

A surprising number of policyholders have encountered drivers going the wrong way on the road, whether out of confusion or in an attempt to get to their destination faster. Others have seen things we can't repeat on our site. We can, however, share some of the "G-rated" highlights:

    •   A driver crocheting – Rachel, Garden City, MN
    •   A driver reading a book to her children – Andrea,
        San Francisco, CA
    •   A driver working on his laptop – Lorry, Vista,
        CA & Constance, Huntsville, TX
    •   A driver kissing his pet bird – Charlene, Orlando, FL

Of course, our policyholders would never be so reckless!

Favorite Green Orgs
To celebrate Earth Day 2007, our policyholders were asked to nominate their favorite green organizations. We were thrilled by the response we received and struggled to choose just 4 winners. Although many of the organizations represented a strong commitment to the environment, we think our support of the ones below will enable them to take their efforts to the next level.

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge – Barbara, Campbell, CA
Eco-Cycle – Jeremiah, Longmont, CO
Scenic Hudson – Christy, Windsor, CT
Tree Musketeers – Anna, Venice, CA

Keeping the Planet Green
In our first policyholder newsletter, we asked our customers to tell us what they do to make this world a little greener. We received lots of good advice from our eco-friendly friends, but the individuals below stood out for their originality and commitment to saving some green.

Congratulations to Emily, of Chicago Heights, Illinois for her truly inspiring response. Esurance is working with Chicago Gateway Green to beautify the urban landscape along Chicago's expressways on Emily's behalf.

Green is my thing. I ride my bicycle to work year round, hence the under 40,000 miles on a 6-year-old car that has environmental plates and gets 40 miles to the gallon. I dug up 1,200 square feet of my yard and planted native prairie plants for wildlife. For my profession, I teach environmental education.

I am very lucky that I have so many opportunities to be green.

Mary, from Bellevue, Washington, minimizes her footprint on the earth by making biodiesel a part of her daily life. Mary asked Esurance to donate her tree-planting to Flower World Inc., her favorite nursery.

Over a year ago, I bought a Volkswagon Beetle TDI so that I could fuel up with biodiesel. The car gets 40 mpg (city) to 50 mpg (highway). Any diesel vehicle can run on biodiesel. This year, we're going to replace our aging gas furnace with a high-efficiency oil burning furnace and run it on biodiesel.

Jeremy, an Orlando, Florida policyholder, is using music to help spread the word. A donation was made in Jeremy's name to the Type University of Name Central Florida Foundation in support of the
Florida Solar Energy Center.

I helped organize an event at my university promoting Recycling and Sustainability practices including bands playing off of solar energy! (I also rode my bike to the event.)

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