Benefit Commerce Group knows how important our community is to you and your employees. Community is equally important to us, and that’s why we have made it part of our culture to contribute and volunteer within our communities.
Our employees are encouraged to give back to their own communities, and, as an organization, we provide support for many non-profit organizations. We have a deep commitment to giving back and paying forward.
Our BCG Cares Committee is a select group of our employees who commit time to helping organize and implement community donation and volunteer programs throughout the year. This amazing group promotes and engages their fellow BCG employees to participate in many events and causes that make a difference for many people and families.
June 11, 2025
Big Brothers Big Sisters - Tee Up for Kids
This past month, our very own Austin Schwartz co-chaired the Big Brothers Big Sisters “Tee Up for Kids” charity golf tournament. The event brought together generous sponsors, donors, and community partners to support mentorship programs that make a real impact—and raised nearly $70,000 to fund these life-changing initiatives.
A special thanks goes out to the dedicated team at Big Brothers Big Sisters Arizona (BBBSAZ) whose efforts helped make the event a success. We’re proud to support a mission that’s helping create brighter futures throughout our community.
May 2, 2025
BCG Cares: Breakthrough T1D 2025 Walk
On April 26, our team participated in the Breakthrough T1D Walk in Phoenix, supporting efforts to cure, prevent, and treat type 1 diabetes.
Thanks to our generous community, we raised over $2,100 for this important cause.
A special shoutout to Raj Kapur, President of Breakthrough T1D’s Desert West Chapter and one of our own at BCG, for helping lead this impactful event!
April 18, 2025
Our First Annual BCG Family Picnic
🌷We recently hosted our first annual BCG Family Picnic - and it just so happened to land on National Employee Benefits Day!
It was the perfect opportunity to bring our team and their families together for a day filled with fun, games, and laughter. From friendly competitions to great food and even better company, the day was a reminder of what makes our BCG community so special.
A huge thank you to everyone who helped plan, set up, and participate - your energy and support made it an amazing day of connection and team-building.
We’re already looking forward to keeping this tradition up next year!
April 8, 2025
BCG Cares: Arizona's Ecosystems
March was a busy month for the BCG Cares Committee as we supported Arizona’s ecosystems through conservation activities and fundraising.
On March 22, our team helped monitor butterfly populations, key indicators of ecosystem health, by participating in a butterfly tracking project. Later, we removed 6 pounds of invasive Sahara mustard at White Tank Mountain Regional Park to help protect native plants and wildlife.
We closed out the month with a March Madness fundraiser supporting environmental initiatives in Maricopa County. Thanks to everyone who participated -we’re looking forward to more opportunities to make an impact!
February 7, 2025
Wear Red Day 2025
❤️ Today, Benefit Commerce Group proudly wears red for hashtag#WearRedDay in support of the American Heart Association’s mission to fight heart disease—the leading cause of death for women in the U.S.
As part of our commitment to wellbeing, we recognize the importance of heart health and the role that education and preventive care play in saving lives. By raising awareness, we can help drive change and protect the hearts of those we love.
✨ Learn more about Wear Red Day and American Heart Health Month at: https://www.goredforwomen.org/en/get-involved/give/wear-red-and-give
February 3, 2025
BCG Cares: Maggie's Place
This past Saturday, our BCG Cares team spent the day volunteering with Maggie's Place, an incredible organization dedicated to supporting mothers in need. Through safe housing, essential resources, and a compassionate, inclusive community, Maggie’s Place has helped over 1,000 mothers in Maricopa County overcome barriers and build brighter futures.
We’re proud to support their mission—not only with our time but also through a donation we'll be making at the end of this month to Maggie’s Place.
We’re grateful for the opportunity to contribute to such meaningful work. Thank you to our amazing team members for taking part, and to Maggie's Place for all you do in our community! 💙
December 5, 2024
BCG Cares 2025: Team Jaydie
This holiday season, we're proud to continue supporting families with children undergoing treatment at Phoenix Children's Hospital through our partnership with Team Jaydie. ❤️
We’re thrilled to be able to assist three families by fulfilling wish lists, providing essential clothing, and offering gift cards for groceries and fuel to ease their burdens.
Over Thanksgiving weekend, our team came together to wrap the gifts and donations, and we can't wait to spread some holiday joy to these deserving families later this week!
October 2, 2024
NFL's Crucial Catch Intercept Cancer Game
A huge thank you to Cigna Healthcare for including Benefit Commerce Group in the recent Arizona Cardinals Football Club half-time event! 🙌 Our VP of Client Services, Christy Wood, had the honor of joining over 100 brave cancer survivors on the field during the NFL's Crucial Catch Intercept Cancer Game. This incredible initiative focuses on the importance of early detection of breast cancer. Since 2009, the Cardinals and Cigna have worked together to raise awareness and support for cancer survivors. Together, we all make a difference!
September 23, 2024
AZ Humane Society Playtime
The BCG Cares team had the pleasure of volunteering with the Arizona Humane Society. We enjoyed some much-needed playtime with the dogs, and were able to contribute to their incredible mission of helping vulnerable animals in our community. A special thank you to United Pet Care for joining us in this effort and helping make a positive impact. We’re happy to support the Humane Society’s mission and share some love with our furry friends!
December 4, 2023
Adopt-a-Senior
This Holiday season, BCG partnered with Home Instead, a senior care organization located in Fountain Hills, on their “Be a Santa for a Senior” initiative. We were able to bring joy to some elderly individuals who may have spent their holidays alone by providing them with gifts to make them feel loved and appreciated.
November 25, 2023
Team Jaydie
Every year, we participate in some impressive fundraising and volunteer efforts to uplift families with children undergoing treatment at Phoenix Children’s Hospital through our association with Team Jaydie.
This year, we have committed to assisting two families – ensuring their wish lists are fulfilled, providing them with clothing, and equipping them with gift cards for groceries and fuel.
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, we gathered to wrap up all our donations and gifts, and we’re so excited to deliver some holiday cheer to these deserving families.
September 18, 2023
PAW-sitively Charmed by AZ Humane Society’s 4-Legged Pals
On Saturday, September 16th BCG made some new furry friends at the Arizona Humane Society. Every year, we volunteer with this amazing organization that helps so many animals in need.
This year the Arizona Humane Society has:
- Saved over 13,000 lives through adoption, rescue and placement
- Helped save over 7,400 sick and injured animals through the ambulance rescue
- Spayed and neutered over 12,500 pets
If you want to adopt, foster, donate or volunteer visit https://www.azhumane.org/
A special shoutout to the newest addition to the Ketcham family, Scruffy! Stacy in our Scottsdale office couldn’t leave the Humane Society without taking home her new furry love Scruffy. She is a 1 year and 3-month-old Terrier mix that loves attention and giving kisses to her new paw-rents. Our photo here shows Scruffy relaxing in her new home. Congratulations to Scruffy, Stacy and the rest of the family!
August 10, 2023
BCG Supports Causes to Cure MS
Our BCG team is proud to sponsor a hole at the MS Sucks Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held August 14th at the Saddleback Golf Club in Colorado, near our Denver-based firm, Fall River Employee Benefits.
This cause is near and dear to our hearts as one of our team members is affected by MS. If you would like to donate, please visit https://ms-sucks-annual-golf-tournament.perfectgolfevent.com/. a positive impact in our community and are already looking forward to our next event!
July 14, 2023
BCG Volunteered at the World’s First Food Bank
In July, BCG partnered with St. Mary’s Food Bank, the world’s FIRST food bank, to host a canned food drive and fundraiser, culminating in a two-day company volunteering event. Our team raised $2,050, donated multiple boxes of non-perishable food items, and our 20 volunteers packed over 3,000 boxes to be distributed to Arizona families and children in need.
We are incredibly grateful to our BCG Cares committee for organizing this fantastic event and thankful to our employees for dedicating their time to such an important cause, especially during these hot summer months when help is needed most.
We had an amazing time coming together to make a positive impact in our community and are already looking forward to our next event!
March 27, 2023
American Heart Association Heart Walk
On Saturday March 25th, Benefit Commerce Group participated in the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk in Phoenix, raising over $1,300.
Increasing awareness to heart disease is important to us. Heart disease is the #1 killer in the US. Most people either know someone affected or are affected themselves. This is your friendly reminder to go get your regular checkup and stay heart healthy!
February 3, 2023
Our ‘Wear Red Day’ Salute to Heart Health!
Our entire BCG organization, including team members from our affiliate firms, joined together this morning to Wear Red to raise awareness about heart disease! #PHXGoRed #WearRedDay
ALSO….We are excited to partner with the American Heart Association for the upcoming Heart Walk on Saturday, March 19th.
Location: Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, 1700 West Washington St, Phoenix, AZ
Start Time: Registration begins at 8:00am and the walk begins at 9:00am
Chris Hogan, our Executive Vice President & Principal, is an Executive with Heart, meaning that he is pledging to raise at least $5,000.
You can join our team and show your support by signing up for the walk or donating if you wish!
Registering for the walk or donating is EASY! Click this link: https://www2.heart.org/site/TR/HeartWalk/WSA-WesternStatesAffiliate?team_id=672326&pg=team&fr_id=6395
Each of us has a reason to walk, whether it’s because we know someone suffering from a cardiovascular condition, high blood pressure, or a heart defect, perhaps it’s ourselves. Or, maybe you just realize how important it is to raise awareness for heart disease and the importance of regular checkups with your doctor.
What’s your reason?
For more information: https://www.heart.org/en/affiliates/arizona/phoenix
December 20, 2022
Our Gift to Relieve Medical Debt
Benefit Commerce Group (BCG) is pleased to have made a special gift in honor of our clients.
BCG and our employees have chosen to make a donation to help pay off medical debt for 1,852 individuals and families in Maricopa County, Arizona, and 260 in Colorado, through our affiliate firm there.
These donations relieved over $2 million of medical debt: $1.8 million in Maricopa County and another $280,000 in Colorado.
We did this through RIP Medical Debt, an amazing non-profit organization that is able to leverage our contributions to wipe out $100 in debt for every dollar we donate.
They identify individuals and families with outstanding healthcare-related bills, and they purchase the debts for those most in need in bundled portfolios for a fraction of their face value. That is how one dollar donated relieves $100 of medical debt on average.
Founded by two former debt collectors, RIP Medical Debt has purchased and abolished more than $6 billion of oppressive medical debt, helping over 3.5 million individuals get out from under the burden of crushing medical debt. More than 60% of bankruptcies in our nation have medical debt as the root cause. In the spirit of giving, we believe this is a most appropriate way to honor both our clients and our community.
October 14, 2022
We’re Sponsoring an Adoption at AZ Humane Society
We are excited to announce that we are sponsoring the adoption of Nekko, a 7-year-old German Shepherd at the Arizona Humane Society. He needs a little extra love because he has an eye condition that could eventually result in blindness and requires eyedrops daily. Nekko is a loving boy that brings happiness to everyone who meets him. Please share and help us find his fur-ever home!
To adopt, reach out to #AZHumane Society
September 12, 2022
Our Volunteer Day at AZ Humane Society!
On Saturday September 10th, the BCG team volunteered at the Arizona Humane Society. We spent a few hours giving our furry friends lots of love. This was a special day for us as many of our team are paw-rents of shelter dogs. If you want to donate, volunteer or adopt, reach out to the Arizona Humane Society. All of the dogs pictured here are adoptable and looking for a loving home.
#AZHumane
September 5, 2022
Nothing Spooky About These Black Cats!
Throughout the month of September, you can adopt a black cat at @Arizona Humane Society, with all fees waived. Adopt a black cat just in time for Halloween!
The AZ Humane Society sponsors the adoption of all black cats every September in honor of a loved one who passed.
July 19, 2022
Celebrating 40th Anniversary with Hospice of Havasu
We were so proud to support the 40th anniversary celebration of Hospice of Havasu on Saturday! The “Hoedown” event featured great entertainment, great conversations and a “Hoe” lot of recognition for what this organization does for its community! Congratulations on 40 years strong!
May 9, 2022
Our JDRF One Walk Team Surpassed Goal
Our team at BCG proudly walked together at the JDRF One Walk in support of ending Type 1 diabetes (T1D) on Saturday, May 7th! We have raised $1,555, surpassing our goal this year. Our BCG Care Committee will be donating an additional $200. Way to go, team! With this incredible donation and show of support, we are one step closer to ending T1D.
March 21, 2022
BCG Team Raises over $5,000 through Heart Walk
Our team is proud to have raised over $5,000 for the American Heart Association. The 2022 Phoenix Heart Walk on Saturday was a great way to connect with our teammates and families while doing something very worthwhile for our community!
With 1 in 3 Americans affected by heart disease, is there anyone who doesn’t have a personal connection for this cause? purchase the debts for those most in need in bundled portfolios for a fraction of their face value. That is how one dollar donated relieves $100 of medical debt on average.
Founded by two former debt collectors, RIP Medical Debt has purchased and abolished more than $6 billion of oppressive medical debt, helping over 3.5 million individuals get out from under the burden of crushing medical debt. More than 60% of bankruptcies in our nation have medical debt as the root cause. In the spirit of giving, we believe this is a most appropriate way to honor both our clients and our community.
February 28, 2022
Cancer Walk in Memory of Amy Klawitter
We formed a team in memory Amy Klawitter, our colleague and friend who we recently lost to cancer, for the American Cancer Society’s Climb to Conquer Cancer of Phoenix. The event was held on Saturday, February 26th, and we wanted to share with you a photo of some of those who walked with us.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED OR DONATED!!
Amy was an extraordinary person—strong, energetic, determined, with a wonderful zest for life. For all who knew her, she was a vibrant force of nature and life. We want to remember her always, and we honored her memory through this walk for the American Cancer Society.
In addition to Amy, cancer has touched other family and friends of all of us. And we want to stop this disease in its tracks. This event honored Amy but also all the other lives lost to cancer. The purpose of the event also was to celebrate survivors and support the caregivers who so selflessly help others.
The money raised by our team helps the American Cancer Society in so many ways. It’s helping fund innovative research. It’s providing free information for people dealing with the disease. It’s providing rides to treatment and places to stay for people who have to seek treatment far from home. In short, our money is helping save lives.
We raised over $6,000 in just a few days.
January 24, 2022
Our Cancer Walk Team is in memory of Amy Klawitter
Benefit Commerce Group is walking in the American Cancer Society’s Climb to Conquer Cancer of Phoenix event on Feb. 26th and donating in memory of our colleague, Amy Klawitter.
We lost Amy to cancer this past week. In addition to Amy, cancer has touched other family and friends of all of us. We want to stop this disease in its tracks. On the day of the event, we’ll honor Amy and other lives lost to cancer, celebrate survivors, and support the caregivers who so selflessly help others.
Here are the details of the event:
Date: Saturday, February 26th
Location: South Mountain Park, 10919 S Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ
Start Time: 7:00am
You can register and/or contribute, as you wish, on this team page:
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/inmemoryofamyk
Thank you to all who have expressed their support and thoughts during this difficult time for the BCG family.
