The Standard Kicks Off #GivingTuesday and #OregoniansGive with $15,000 in Donations

Dec. 1 event at OMSI will help launch #OregoniansGive and the first ever #UNSelfie campaign

On Dec. 1, Standard Insurance Company (“The Standard”) will help kick off #OregoniansGive, Oregon’s statewide #GivingTuesday movement, through $15,000 in donations to six Oregon nonprofits, a special event at OMSI and social media campaign with employees and local nonprofits.

It all starts with The Standard donating $2,500 to six Oregon nonprofits: Clackamas Service Center, Community Action, Portland Rescue Mission, Returning Veterans Project, Store to Door and Urban Gleaners.

In addition to the donations, The Standard will join #OregoniansGive in launching the inaugural statewide UNSelfie: #GivingTuesday campaign. As implied by its name, participants are encouraged to take photos holding paper signs that indicate the causes they support, redirecting the focus of a selfie onto nonprofits and volunteers in the community.

The Portland metro campaign will kick off at an event on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, from 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. at OMSI in Portland. Free and open to all, everyone will have the opportunity to simultaneously post their photos to their respective social media channels at 8 a.m. Coffee and donuts will be provided and every attendee will receive a free OMSI pass.

“Our participation in #OregoniansGive and #GivingTuesday celebrates the idea that every individual and organization can make a difference, whether through financial donations or volunteerism,” said Bob Speltz, senior director of Public Affairs at The Standard. “We anticipate that the collective energy of the nonprofit professionals, civic leaders, donors and volunteers attending the event will help make #OregoniansGive a success.”

The #OregoniansGive campaign seeks to raise $3.9 million for nonprofits on Dec. 1 — a dollar for every Oregonian.

Employees of The Standard are able to wear jeans and their company t-shirts to work on #GivingTuesday and are also being encouraged to take UNselfies and post them to social media with the tags #TheStandardGives #UNselfie #GivingTuesday and #OregoniansGive.

About The Standard

The Standard is a leading provider of financial products and services, including group and individual disability insurance, group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, group dental and vision insurance, absence management services, retirement plans products and services and individual annuities. For more information about The Standard, visit www.standard.com.

The Standard is the marketing name for StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., and its subsidiaries: Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Mortgage Investors, Inc., StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., StanCorp Real Estate, LLC, and StanCorp Equities, Inc.

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The StandardGeneral MediaBob Speltz, 971-321-3162Senior Director, Public [e-mail] Relations and Financial MediaJeff Hallin, 971-321-6127Vice President, Investor Relations and Capital [e-mail]