Silicon Slopes Awarded $10,000 Donation

Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance announce a $10,000 donation to Silicon Slopes – nominated by Brayden Jessen of SentryWest Insurance Services - as part of an Emergency Community Support Grant to help independent insurance agents give back to their local community during the COVID-19 crisis. The donation will go directly to Silicon Slopes, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Utah’s startup and tech community, and has now stepped up to help in the local COVID-19 response effort.

“My team and I have recognized the hard work and dedication performed by Silicon Slopes during this pandemic and we are incredibly thankful for Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance for providing extra funds to help the community when we need it most,” said Brayden Jessen of SentryWest Insurance Services. “Silicon Slopes has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis and the $10,000 donation will help them continue to make a difference to the community they serve.”

The $10,000 donation will help secure FDA-approved COVID-19 test kits to accelerate the diagnosis, medical supplies for health professionals and nonprofit workers in contact with potentially infected individuals.

“The goal of the Emergency Community Support Grants is to help our independent agents make an immediate impact during this critical time in the local communities where they live and work,” said Alexis Holzer, Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance Independent Agent Giving Program Manager.

The Salt Lake City community can get involved and give back to Silicon Slopes by gathering and donating medical and sanitary supplies such as masks, hand sanitizer, baby wipes, diapers, goggles and testing swabs. Volunteers are also needed to assist Silicon Slopes’ nonprofit partners in transporting supplies. For more information, visit https://www.slopesserves.com/.

Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance have a rich history in supporting local and national causes on the corporate level with the Liberty Mutual Foundation, Safeco Foundation, the employee involvement program Liberty Torchbearers, as well as through its Independent Agent Giving programs. In addition to $1 million for the emergency community support grants, Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance already committed to invest $375,000 into local nonprofits in 2020 through the Independent Agent Giving programs, Make More Happen and Change Agents.

For more information, visit www.agentgiving.com.