Symetra Celebrates the Power of Community Volunteerism

Symetra CEO Margaret Meister joined hundreds of company employees who turned out to volunteer at community projects across Symetra’s Puget Sound hometown region and around the country as the national provider of employee benefits, annuities and life insurance kicked off its 11th annual Symetra Week of Service.

From June 10-14, nearly 800 Symetra employee-volunteers took time from their workday, rolled up their sleeves and tackled 73 projects on behalf of 54 nonprofit organizations nationwide. They have contributed more than 16,000 Week of Service hours since the program began in 2009.

Symetra teams volunteered for projects around Bellevue, including Attain Housing, Bellevue Botanical Garden, Bellevue LifeSpring, Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue, City of Bellevue Parks and Community Services (McTavish Woodridge Open Space Loop Trail), Kindering, The Sophia Way and the Seattle Humane Society shelter in Eastgate.

“We are proud to support our employees’ volunteer spirit during Symetra Week of Service and throughout the year,” said Ms. Meister, who helped clear invasive plant species along the CKC Trail in Kirkland, Washington. “As individuals, our employees are empowered to give back to the causes and organizations that matter to them personally through hands-on service opportunities like this. Every year, we all look forward to this powerful expression of Symetra’s ‘Swift to Serve’ core value as we come together on behalf of our communities.”

To learn more about the Symetra’s community programs, visit www.symetra.com/community.