Symetra's West Des Moines Employees Give Back During Symetra Week of Service

Wearing bright blue T-shirts featuring Symetra’s distinctive ‘Swift to Serve’ volunteer logo, 26 employees from the company’s West Des Moines office took a break from their workday last week to give back to the community — contributing 72 volunteer hours to local nonprofit organizations as part of the ninth-annual Symetra Week of Service (June 12–16 ).

Symetra volunteer teams headed out to help the Animal Rescue League of Iowa with cleaning, assembling new furniture and making pet treats, while office-based call center employees put their creative talents to work on behalf of the Children’s Cancer Connection by crafting 110 ‘Happy Birthday’ and ‘Thinking of You’ cards for the organization’s young patients.

“Symetra Week of Service is both a reflection of our employees’ volunteer spirit and a genuine expression of our ‘Swift to Serve’ core value,” said Symetra CFO Margaret Meister, who was among the volunteers participating in the week’s projects. “As a company, Symetra is committed to making a positive impact in our communities. 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 much-anticipated annual program.”

Symetra Week of Service began in 2009 with 130 employees in the company’s Bellevue, Washington headquarters volunteering at seven area projects. For 2017’s Week of Service, nearly 700 Symetra employees volunteered at 82 projects across the country. Since the program’s inception, Symetra employees have contributed nearly 12,000 Week of Service hours.

Symetra provides employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through a national network of benefit consultants, financial institutions, and independent agents and advisors. The West Des Moines office is home to employees who work in the company’s new business department and call center.

To see more of Symetra’s 2017 Week of Service volunteers in action, visit @Symetra #SymetraCares. To learn about the company’s community programs, visit www.symetra.com/community.