'Swift to Serve'--Symetra's Waltham Employees Give Back During Symetra Week of Service

Wearing bright green ‘Symetra Volunteer’ T-shirts, more than a dozen Symetra employees from the company’s Waltham office took a break from their workday last week to give back to the community — contributing 24 volunteer hours to a local nonprofit organization as part of the seventh-annual Symetra Week of Service (June 8–12 ).

Working in morning and afternoon shifts on June 8 and 9, two teams of volunteers helped clean, organize and paint at the Waltham Boys and Girls Club.

“Symetra is recognized as a company with a strong volunteer spirit. While we’re engaged in supporting nonprofits year ‘round, the Symetra Week of Service spotlights our employees’ involvement in and commitment to the communities in which we live and work,” said Symetra CEO Tom Marra, who was among the employee volunteers. “This annual tradition gives us a chance to connect with our colleagues, join forces to help our nonprofit partners who do so much good and make a positive impact in our communities through hands-on service.”

Symetra Week of Service began in 2009 with 130 employees in the company’s Bellevue, Washington headquarters volunteering at seven area projects. For 2015’s Week of Service, nearly 500 Symetra employees volunteered at 34 projects across the country. Since the program’s inception, Symetra employees have contributed more than 10,000 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 Waltham office is home to employees who work in the company’s Individual Life Division.

To see more of Symetra’s 2015 Week of Service volunteers in action, visit Facebook at www.facebook.com/Symetra. To learn about the company’s community programs, visit www.symetra.com/community.