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Movember is changing the face of men’s health on a global scale, focusing on mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Stigmas associated with mental health are prevalent and common. We spoke to Gender Committee member Addison White regarding his own struggles with mental health and why it's important to recognize these conflicts and ask for help. "I have suffered with mental health issues since I was a teenager. I have had issues with Depr...ession and struggled daily. I was bullied and teased growing up for coming from a poor family and was always overweight. Going through school growing up was a struggle. I was not able to come out as a gay man back in the 80’s as I did not feel safe and all of this drove me further in into a deep depression. Thoughts of suicide were real, crying uncontrollably for seemingly no reason to my family, hiding in a room alone, not having many friends, eating disorders all hidden by a wonderful Academy award winning acting role of trying to be normal. Really what is normal? After seeking out help as a young adult, I was finally diagnosed as having Depression. After trying different medication, I finally have some stability in my life. This does not make my mental health issues go away, it makes it more manageable. I still have days and weeks where I must be that award-winning actor and put on an outside face to cover the feeling on the inside. I do have people I trust I can talk to. I have their support and that of family. I have an amazing and understanding partner. Most of all, I work for an amazing workplace and work family who understands my mental health issues and are willing to work with me. I have also become more open about my Depression and Anxiety and I am more than willing to share my experience as I have learned, sharing these experiences can be helpful to others who may be dealing with the same problems. It is not something to hide and not something to be embarrassed about. If you feel you struggle with mental health issues, please seek out help. I promise you will not regret it. " If you or someone you know is in crisis, or needs emotional support we urge you to head to movember.com/getsupport for crisis support options.

The Age Committee Remembers Our Veterans. The Royal Canadian Legion is offering a Facebook Live presentation of the National Remembrance Day 2020 ceremony beginning at 10:45 am EST. At 11:00 a.m. please pause for a moment of silence.... To learn more of National Remembrance Day Ceremony 2020, please visit: https://bit.ly/3n09r1o #LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers #GetYourPoppy

The pervasiveness and severity of domestic violence impacting the workplace demands the attention of employers. We have introduced an important new policy that formally lays out how we will be supporting employees who are coping with intimate partner/domestic violence. After consulting with local industry stakeholders, Adsum House and feedback from our Gender committee, the newly formed Domestic Violence Leave Policy strives to balance tactful and confidential direct-support from Admiral, with offering employees and their families helpful, third-party resources. Please watch our conversation with Site Director Bec Cable-Munroe for additional insights into this important policy.

To recognize National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Admiral will be providing added funding to two local organizations who do important work in this area. In addition to the $2380 raised by the Customer Loyalty SCRs, we will give $1500 to Bryony house, raising the total donation to $3880. Furthermore, Admiral historically has sponsored a table at the Successful Canadian Women’s Dinner, a fundraiser which is a key source of funding for Adsum House.... This year, in lieu of attendance at the event, cancelled due to Covid precautions, Admiral will be making a $2500 contribution directly to Adsum House. Bryony House is a 24-bed shelter for abused women and their children. Each year, an estimated 470 women and children stay with Bryony House and 2,500 distress calls answered. Adsum for Women & Children provides safe shelter, housing, services and support to those in need. Adsum House is devoted to reducing homelessness and promoting independent living for youth, women and children across 7 locations in the HRM.

On October 30th, Admiral Halifax celebrated two years of top performers with the 2020 Admiral Awards Glitter & Gold Gala. Broadcast virtually for the first time, the annual gala is Admiral Halifax's premier recognition event. Forty-six awards in all, Heads of Department from across Admiral honoured Halifax's brightest along with special guest presenters such as frontline healthcare workers and local sponsors. In the latter part of the show, awards such as SCR of the Year, TM ...of the Year and CCR of the Year were presented live from the The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op by members of the operations team. While we couldn't all be together, great effort was made to feel the prestige of the event. Hundreds of gift bags with catered lunch (and wine) were lovingly hand delivered to staff to enjoy during their watch parties at home. The Halifax Admiral family arranged several virtual watch parties (with some small in person gatherings) full of food, drink, photo contests, playlists, dress up and games. Congratulations to all of our winners and a big thank you to the team who made this event possible, bringing the site together to celebrate in the Admiral way.

As part of the Gender Committee’s Charity Champ efforts, we want to invite employees to raise awareness for men’s mental health by making a move. We’re asking Admiral staff to run, walk, leap or sprint 60km in November for the 60 men we lose every hour, across the world, to suicide. Participating staff will be eligible to win 1 of 3 $100 GC to a local sporting goods store.... Let’s Make-a-Move, Admiral Halifax! With a local spin on Movember activities, the Gender Committee will be raising funds all November long for Metro Turning Point emergency shelter.

For the fourth consecutive year, Customer Loyalty SCRs turned their fundraising efforts to Bryony House, transition house for women and children, in the month of October. As part of our Charity Champion program, the senior group raised over $2300 through fundraisers that included raffle draws, a virtual silent auction and an online trivia night. Thank you to everyone who contributed towards this important cause. https://www.bryonyhouse.ca/

Today we celebrate 10 years of service with some extraordinary people. Accompanied by GM Bec Cable-Munroe for lunch at 2 Doors Down, the honourees received their 10 year commemorative Welsh Dragon Grogg from world-famous shop ‘World of Groggs’ in Cardiff, Wales, shipped all the way to Canada from Admiral headquarters. We cannot thank you enough for your 10 years of dedication and commitment to Admiral. We hope you enjoy your special day.

Congratulations to our Customer Loyalty employees who today are formally celebrating five years of employment with Admiral! Those celebrating today were treated to lunch with Ops Manager Jimmy Connors. We are truly grateful for your hard work and dedication. Enjoy your glass hardware and gift cards - you all deserve it! . . . #FiveYearAnniversary #ItsAnAdmiralThing #Halifax #EmployeeRecogniton #Admiral #NovaScotia #WorkAnniversary

It’s Smile Cookie Day! Janine and Yvonne were serving up the smiles today with Tim Hortons Smile Cookies. In HRM, proceeds from these tasty treats will benefit Feed Nova Scotia and the IWK Foundation.

In yesterday’s SGM, Group CEO David Stevens announced he and his wife want to give a personal gift to all Admiral staff upon his upcoming retirement. As a way to say thank you to all the staff at Admiral who have made his 29 years with the company, and almost 5 years as Group CEO, so special, David Stevens and his wife, Heather, are making a personal gift of 1,000 to every full-time member of staff and 500 to all other staff. The total gift will be circa 10 million. All Admiral staff, whether they work in Newport or Delhi, Richmond or Rome and everywhere in-between, will benefit from the gift. Mr Stevens co-founded Admiral in 1991 and has been CEO since May 2016.

Ride Match Day Double Your Impact Today Only!! Help ensure the QEll’s cancer centre has the best treatment options available, here at home. Funds raised here, stay here. And today only, your donation goes twice as far thanks to the Rath family who are matching every donation, dollar for dollar - up to $100,000. Donate to team #ItsAnAdmiralThing today and double your impact. Donate to the team or help one of our riders meet their goal here: https://fundraise.yourrideforcancer.ca/fu/ItsAnAdmiralThing

Happy share day! Eligible employees had a reason to celebrate today as 85 allocated shares issues through our free employee share scheme vested. Employees begin receiving shares once they have completed one full year of employment. After a three-year vesting period, the shares are paid out, plus profits, twice a year. The shareholder program is a cornerstone of Admiral’s culture of recognition and gives employees something a little extra to look forward to in the spring and fall.

1 in 2 Atlantic Canadians will face a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime. For our team of 14 - employees, friends and family- everyone has their reason for participating in Ride for Cancer. Many of us have stories that hit close to home. The Gender Committee caught up with rider Chris Stone to learn more about why he rides. To support one of our riders or the team, visit: ... https://fundraise.yourrideforcancer.ca/fu/ItsAnAdmiralThing

Admiral Insurance Halifax is proud to announce that our organization has been named on the 2020 list of Best Workplaces for Giving Back. To be eligible for this list, organizations must be Great Place to Work-Certified in the past year and at least a 90% of employees must feel good about the way their company contributes to community. Great Place to Work determined the BEST based the overall Community Investment Index score from employees as well as the range and quality ...of programs which encourages workplace community investment. Through corporate matching programs such as our monthly Charity Champion and capital funding initiatives like Community Chest, we empower our employees to give back to their community and pursue their passion for helping others. Our staff play a huge role in this accomplishment. We are proud that through their efforts we were able to contribute over $45,000 back into the community in 2019.

Are you an Admiral employee? Do you have a talent? Do you like winning prize money? If you’ve got a skill you’d like to showcase we want to see it! The international show stopping competition Admiral’s Got Talent is back! AGT recognizes employee talents from all corners of the Admiral Group and on Thursday, August 27 we are hosting a virtual talent contest to see who will represent the Halifax site against top acts from Swansea, Cardiff, Spain, Italy, and more on October 1...st! The winning act from our office will receive $500!! Here’s how to enter your talent: 1. Record your 5-minute max. video showcasing your talents 2. Send the video in a private message to Admiral Jobs Halifax on Facebook 3. Include your name(s), department(s) and a brief description of your act! THE DEADLINE TO ENTER YOUR TALENT IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 25!

The Admiral Cultural Committee presents our first ever Admiral Trivia Night, hosted by New Business trainer Mike McCluskey aka Fat Apollo. We have two rounds of 40 questions played in real time with the opportunity to donate to Ride for Cancer and have fun with co-workers and friends.

Recently Great Place to Work Canada presented an in-depth spotlight on our mental wellness initiatives. Check out their case study to read about "7 Ways Admiral is improving mental wellness in the workplace, while driving increased business performance". #workplacehealth #wellbeing #mentalhealth

Tim Hortons Camp Day has returned for another year. While things may look different in 2020, Admiral is committed to making our employees day a bit brighter while contributing to the Tim Hortons Foundation. When you buy a coffee on Camp Day, 100% of the proceeds go to the Tim Hortons Foundations Camps. For our work from home agents we will have a series of draws for e-gift cards to ensure everyone has the opportunity to keep this annual tradition going. #ItsAnAdmiralThing #CampDay #timscampday

Our Culture Committee will host our first ever virtual Admiral Trivia Night, right here on Facebook live on Tuesday August 18th at 7pm hosted by our very own New Business trainer and local celebrity Fat Apollo. Test your knowledge individually or coordinate a team with friends. Trivia is free to play but we will be accepting donations for our Charity Champion Ride for Cancer. Prizes will be available for staff but others can join in to play for fun and witness the hilarious antics of our host. We will be playing through an online trivia platform which only requires a simple URL and event code. Scores and ranking will update in real time!

Ride for Cancer is the largest cycling fundraising event in Atlantic Canada, raising $2.6 million net for cancer care in our region since 2015. Team #ItsAnAdmiralThing is back with 12 of our colleagues riding on October 3rd with cycling routes ranging from 25km all the way up to 130km. Our goal is to raise $16,500 to help bring a breast seed brachytherapy program to the QEII Health Sciences Centre here in Halifax. These tiny seeds have a big impact and with your support, we w...ill be able to target breast cancer better than ever before and help ensure our cancer centre has the best treatment options available here at home. For the month of August, Ride for Cancer will be our Charity Champion focus with a variety of fundraising events throughout. Remember Admiral will match staff donations up to $1000 through the Charity Champion program!

Thank you to our staff who contributed to our Charity Champion July Fundraising campaign for the Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia - RRANS. With the Admiral matched contribution, Admiral Gives Back donated $1844.06 to help support the resettlement of LGBTQI+ refugees in Nova Scotia. The grassroots organization appreciated the donation, sending along their gratitude. RRANS does not receive government funding and rely solely on the support of the community.

We take a look back at all the top performances for the month of June. Today, we welcome co-host Corey P Young while Josh Hynes is away on vacation. Andrew and Corey will keep the good times rolling recognizing the achievements of the Customer Assurance, Customer Loyalty and New Business departments.

With the Top 10 awards behind us we’re making way for another monthly awards celebration. Our usual CL host, Josh Hynes, is away slurping up the sea salt air in Newfoundland so this month we welcome Corey P. Young as his stellar stand in. Join us live this Thursday, July 30th at 4:15pm on Admiral Jobs - Halifax Facebook. We will be recognizing all the best performers in New Business, Customer Loyalty and Customer Assurance for the month of June!

Leadership in the Customer Assurance department met Friday morning to coordinate a surprise thank you to their teams working from home. Popcorn, candies, fun glasses and clappers were delivered to offer the perfect accoutrements for watching Friday’s Top 10 Awards streamed live from Cardiff, Wales. Along with an early finish, each employee received a handwritten letter of an appreciation for all their hard work. It was a moment of gratitude and celebration for a department that hadn’t seen one another in person in some time.

The 2LGBT+ Working Group is at the Garrison Grounds with Halifax Pride for Games Day at the Pride Social Site. We will be here noon to 4pm with great music, free ice water, sunglasses swag and treats for the pooches! Come by, enjoy the sun and celebrate Pride!

Congratulations to Halifax New Business for earning a Top 10 placement for the second consecutive year in the annual Top 10 Competition. Streaming virtually for the first time ever, the competition challenges our 10,000+ employees from across the globe to showcase why their departments are best to work for in all of Admiral Group. Of the 30+ departments in the running, Halifax New Business proved they were among the best of the best. We also saw not one, but two, perfect presentation scores with Customer Assurance and New Business achieving the maximum score possible in this category. Bravo to all departments for their hard work in 2019!

The Top Ten Awards are underway live from Cardiff, Wales. We are watching from across the pond via social distance screening in the office and Zoom for those working at home. We have four departments in Halifax vying for placement in the Top 10. Where will we place? We’ll soon find out!