Holiday Bears for Education Foundation

Smith Brothers Insurance in Glastonbury sponsored 18 children for the Holiday Bear project sponsored by the Connecticut Education Foundation. This is the second year in a row that Smith Brothers’ employees donated money and time for this gift-giving program for needy public school students. Pictured, from left, are: Jim Olbrys, director of sponsored markets, SBI; Jasmine Taylor, accounting assistant, SBI; Jamie Applegarth, technical assistant, SBI; Pam Johnson, account manager, SBI; and Joe Smith, president, SBI.