Bellco helps employees after hailstorm

Last week’s hailstorm impacted many people and businesses in the south Denver metro area, and one local company, Bellco Credit Union, stepped up for its employees. The 82-year-old Greenwood Village company’s corporate offices were hit particularly hard by the June 19 hailstorm. Employees had windows blown out of their cars and many cars were damaged by the hail.

“We were all just looking out the windows from our office and we felt helpless watching the front row of cars just get hammered,” said Britany Hass-Ramos, a Bellco employee. Her husband also works for Bellco and his car was also damaged.

Bellco is chipping in to cover employees’ deductibles ($250 per employee) that was impacted by hail specifically while at work. This is a unique situation and not something Bellco historically has done, but due to the significant number of employees impacted by this uncontrollable event, they wanted to help out.

“It just made sense for us to help our employees as they help our members every day,” said LeeAnn Downey, SVP and chief administrative officer.

It’s unclear how many employees were impacted by the hail, as Bellco gave employees until July 19 to submit paperwork demonstrating they have filed a claim with their insurance provider.