Symetra Celebrates the Power of Community Volunteerism During 11th Annual Week of Service

Nearly 800 Symetra employees to volunteer at 54 nonprofits—34 in
Puget Sound region

BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Symetra CEO Margaret Meister joined hundreds of company employees
yesterday 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 11^th annual Symetra Week of Service.

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

“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.”

2019 Symetra Week of Service nonprofit partners include:

• American
  Heart Association of Puget Sound
• American
  Red Cross—Northwest Region
• Attain
  Housing
• Bellevue
  Botanical Garden
• Bellevue
  LifeSpring
• Boys
  & Girls Clubs of Bellevue
• City
  of Bellevue
• City
  of Kirkland
• City
  of Renton
• Eastside
  Baby Corner
• Food
  Lifeline
• Friends
  of Youth
• Green
  Kirkland Partnership
• Green
  Plate Special
• Hopelink
• Imagine
  Children’s Museum
• Imagine
  Housing
• Issaquah
  Food and Clothing Bank
• Kindering
• Ladybug
  House
• Lifelong

• Little
  Bit Therapeutic Riding Center
• Ronald
  McDonald House of Western Washington & Alaska
• Seattle
  Children’s Hospital
• Seattle
  Humane Society
• Seattle
  PrideFest
• Snoqualmie
  Valley Food Bank
• The
  Sophia Way
• Summit
  Assistance Dogs
• Together
  We Rise
• Treehouse
  for Kids
• Wellspring
  Family Services
• Westside
  Baby
• Youthcare

Outside of the Puget Sound area, employees will participate in volunteer
activities on behalf of 20 nonprofits across Symetra’s national
office footprint:

• Ashland, Wis.—Ashland Historical Society Museum, Ashland Parks
  and Recreation, Chequamegon Humane Association and Northern Great
  Lakes Visitors Center.
• Enfield, Conn.—Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Elizabeth
  Park Conservancy and Enfield Food Shelf.
• Farmington, Conn.—Camp Courant, Food Share, Northwest Park and
  the Simon (Animal) Foundation.
• Miami—Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and Zoo Miami.
• Norcross, Ga.—Norcross Cooperative Ministry.
• Waltham, Mass.—Waltham Boys & Girls Club and Waltham Fields
  Community Farm.
• West Des Moines, Iowa—Blank Children’s Hospital, Central Iowa
  Shelter & Services, Meals from the Heartland and Ronald McDonald House.

Follow Symetra Week of Service activities @Symetra,
#SymetraCares. To learn more about the Symetra’s community
programs, visit www.symetra.com/community.

About Symetra

Symetra Financial Corporation is a diversified financial services
company based in Bellevue, Washington. In business since 1957, Symetra
provides employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through a
national network of benefit consultants, financial institutions, and
independent agents and advisors. For more information, visit www.symetra.com.

Contacts

Diana McSweeney
(425) 256-6167
diana.mcsweeney@symetra.com