PILE OF PRESENTS DONATED

Smith Brothers Insurance, with offices in Glastonbury and East Hartford, underwrote 18 children to attend the Holiday Bear Project sponsored by the Connecticut Education Foundation. This is the third year in a row that Smith Brothers’ employees donated money and time for this gift-giving program for needy public school students. Smith Brothers employees from left are: Jim Olbrys, director of sponsored markets; Pam Johnson, client executive-employee benefits; Diane Durso, accounting, Smith Brothers; Lisa Loffredo, administrative assistant, Smith Brothers; Joe Smith, president and CEO; Pat McLaughlin, client executive – employee benefits; Jim Grimes, sales; Danielle Bechard, bond account manager; and Erin Bennett, bond account manager.