TRENTON, Ga. – Local resident Connie Therrien splits her time between working eight hours a day from home for Cigna and doing volunteer work.
Most days each week, she is helping with operations of the Dade Animal Resource Team, a spay and neuter assistance program for the county. In the past four years, she has assisted with spaying and neutering more than 3,000 animals.
The Dade Animal Resource Team also provides rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats in the county.
“We’re decreasing disease in the community, and the number of unwanted or feral animals,” said Therrien, the owner of three dogs and two cats. “We’re also decreasing the possibility of rabies spreading. The activities we do have a direct impact on this community.”
It’s the impact of Therrien’s volunteerism that made her stand out among Cigna’s 27,000 employees to eventually become the company’s volunteer employee of the year for 2010. She received the Philadelphia-based award last month during a lunch with the company’s chief executive, David Cordani.