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Community

• Next annual Shred Week event set

  9th Annual Shred Week Event set for April 13-17, 2026.

• Is Aging a Community Responsibility?

  COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Catching up with John's community work!

• 2025 annual food drive set for Nov 17 - 21
  • Our 10th Annual Food Drive will be held Nov 17-21, 2025. Are you interested in joining us? Find out more information here.
• Community Volunteer Fair Coming January 18th

  The third annual Interlink Volunteer Fair is coming on Saturday, January 18th. Free admission!

• Upcoming community events

  Upcoming community events in the LC Valley, on the Palouse, and in our other local regions.

• Free Indoor Document Shredding Week Set April 15-19
• Fireworks - A Sullivan Family Tradition

  John Sullivan, agency President, is involved in every aspect of the celebration. 

General

• Creating the Community We All Want to Age Into

  Don't miss this opportunity to learn how Interlink plans to "link" volunteers, businesses, local governments, non-profits, and faith communities to "create the community we all want to age into"!

• SIGNING OFF: The Final Broadcast

  Nearly 100 joined the "studio" audience on Aug 30th for a fun-filled farwell to Anna Velasquez and Keith Havens, former KLEW-TV anchors, at a fundraising event for Interlink Volunteers sponsored by American Insurance. 

Fireworks

• Independence Day - 2025 Fireworks on July 4th

  American Insurance is proud to be a major sponsor, annually for our 40th year!  Higher and bigger fireworks announced. 

• LC Valley 4th of July Fireworks Plans

  Community Spirit announces higher and larger aerial fireworks 

• Community Spirit Annual Fireworks show set for July 4

  Watch for details as we get closer to the next annual aerial fireworks show!

• Fireworks -- Family traditions worth celebrating
• Fireworks - Community Spirit adds online donation option

  You are part of something BIG!  Your trust and confidence in AMERICAN INSURANCE has made it possible for us to be a major sponsor of the valley’s Independence Day Fireworks Celebration since 1985.

Food Drive

• HOMETOWN BUSINESS FOOD DRIVE - 2023 Results
• 2020 -- 9,542 lbs. of food supporting 3 area food banks
• Food drive need increasing as pandemic persists

  Hometown Business Food Drive set for Nov 16-20.

• 2019 - 5,304 lbs of Food Drive donations supporting 3 area food banks

  The total count for our 4th Annual Food Drive included 5,304 lbs. of donations, which supported 3 local food banks.

• The magical power of partnership giving

  “I can’t do everything, but I can do something.”

• 2018 - 2,655 lbs. of Food Drive donations!

  We received 2, 655 lbs. of donations from 28 local small businesses who partnered with American Insurance for the Community Action Partnership Food Bank. YOU HELPED US GIVE THEM A TON OF THANKS-GIVING! 

• 2017 - 1,825 lbs. donated for 2nd Annual Food Drive

  The donations filled two pallets and the final result was shocking at 1,825 lbs.

• 2016 - 708 lbs. collected in first Food Drive

  You helped our Agents and employees at AMERICAN INSURANCE collect 708 lbs. of donations during our Food Drive in December 2016 to support the Community Action Partnership (CAP) Food Bank!

Local awards

• 2019 - Best of the West winner

  The votes are in! AMERICAN INSURANCE is honored to be once again selected as “Best of the West” insurance agency for 2019. 

• 2018 - We won Business of the Year Award

  AMERICAN INSURANCE was chosen as the “Business of the Year for 2018” by the Lewis Clark Chamber of Commerce.  

• 2018 - Make More Happen Award winner

  Our agency clients helped with more than 200 “likes” and "comments" and "shares" to secure an additional $5,000 award for a total grant of $10,000 to the CAP Food Banks from Safeco Insurance.  

• 2018 - Best of the West winner

  AMERICAN INSURANCE is honored to be once again selected as “Best of the West” insurance agency for 2018. 

• 2017 - Best of the West winner!
• 2014 - Best of the West winner!

  For the third year in a row, AMERICAN INSURANCE, in Lewiston and Moscow, was voted "Best of the West" Insurance Agency for 2014 in a KLEW TV online survey of local resident's preferences. 

• 2013 - Best of the West Winner!

  AMERICAN INSURANCE, in Lewiston and Moscow, was voted "Best of the West" for 2013 in a KLEW TV online survey of local resident's preferences.

• 2012 - Best of the West winner!

  AMERICAN INSURANCE, Lewiston and Moscow, were voted “Best of the West” Insurance Agency for 2012.  

Local sponsorships

• 2018 - Soup-Porting the YWCA!

  American Insurance was recognized by the YWCA of Lewiston-Clarkston for being the dessert sponsor for their Soup-Porting the YWCA fundraiser.