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Nominations are open from June 11, 2010 through August 31, 2010. Nominate your Symetra Community Champion by filling out the form below.
Who is a Symetra Community Champion?
A Symetra Community Champion is someone who is working to make a positive difference in his or her community.
Your Symetra Community Champion nominee must be affiliated with a civic, cultural, health or human service organization, which is tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Private schools with at 501(c)(3) designation and all public schools including day care, K-12, colleges and universities are also eligible.
The nominating broker / producer must identify the organization to receive the prize funds in the event his or her nominee is chosen.
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Ineligible Organizations and Activities
In keeping with Symetra Financial's corporate contributions guidelines, the following types of organizations/activities are ineligible for the Symetra Community Champion program, including:
- University-level Athletic or alumni associations, memberships or funds
- Seminaries or Bible colleges focused primarily on religious studies
- Churches and religious institutions (Symetra Financial will consider organizations only when the gift is designated to an ongoing secular community service program with a formal mission and program such as shelters, food banks, homelessness projects and literacy programs. These programs should not propagate a belief in a specific faith nor be operated exclusively for organization members.)
- Memberships that primarily benefit the donor (e.g., zoos, parks, museums, etc.)
- Fraternal or political organizations
- Service clubs and organizations such as lodges whose activities are social or recreational
- Trade or professional organizations (but a nonprofit organization affiliated with the trade or professional organization is eligible)
- Organizations with addresses outside the United States
Who Can Nominate
Brokers or producers who have business in force with Symetra Financial at the time of the Champions nomination and presentation are eligible to participate.
Broker / Producer Assistance
- Web page
Symetra Financial will host a Community Champions Web page and provide a link for the broker or producer to place on his/her Web site. Additionally, this link will be available for the affiliated organization following the submission of a nomination. The Web site will include identification of broker /producers who nominate.
- Durable HTML emails
Symetra will provide two durable HTML emails for use by the broker / producer and by the affiliated organization. (1) These attractive, light-weight, completely forward able emails can be used by the broker / producer to solicit information for nominations prior to the announcement of winners. (2) The second durable HTML email will be made available to the broker or producer and affiliated organizations for those who win. This would be a celebratory announcement of the winners and would likely be useful to the organizations, as well as the broker / producer.
- Press
Symetra will provide a press release about the winner. Brokers / producers are invited to submit names of press who they would like to receive the release.
Nomination Certificate and Plaque
Each person nominated will receive a Certificate of Nomination as a Symetra Community Champion. These certificates will identify the broker or producer as the person nominating the Champion. In addition, Champion nominators will receive a plaque.
Awards and Presentations
There are a limited number of Symetra Community Champions named in 2010 throughout the country. Each person named as a Symetra Community Champion will receive a plaque in recognition of the award. The affiliated organization will receive a check in the amount of $2,500 in honor of the Community Champion.
The recipient will receive the check at an organizational meeting where the broker / producer can present the funds and the plaque. A Symetra company representative will also attend to recognize the broker / producer of the winning nominee.
Selection Committee
A committee headed by Stan Emert, managing director of Corporate Social Responsibility at Symetra Financial, will determine the winners of the Symetra Community Champion awards. The committee’s determination is final.
Timeline:
Nominations open: June 11, 2010
Nominations close: August 31, 2010; 5 p.m. PDT; Web submission only
Announcement of winners: September 15, 2010
Award presentations: 4th quarter 2010
Questions:
Contact: Stan Emert, stan.emert@symetra.com, 425-256-6057