PACE and Parker, Smith & Feek Announce $100,000 Donation
Contact: Cheryl Engstrom, for PACE, 425.487.0682 or 
BELLEVUE, WA. (Dec 28, 2006) – Parker, Smith & Feek, one of the Pacific Northwest's leading insurance brokers, announces today a $100,000 gift to Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE). In making the gift, CEO Greg Collins said, "The Eastside needs PACE to help it continue to grow into a world-class city. We are proud to do our part to boost the campaign with this donation and help it on the road to its financial goals. We're looking forward to opening night in 2009."
"This gift is a sizeable one for PACE and for Parker, Smith & Feek," said Linda Bonomi, director of development for PACE. "We are confident that the company and the communities they serve will derive great benefits from their participation, ensuring that this is one of the best philanthropic decisions the company has ever made. We are proud to have their endorsement and support of PACE."
"Parker, Smith & Feek is a great example of corporate citizenship, so it came as no surprise to me that they would step forward with such a significant donation," said Randy Talbot, chief executive officer of SymetraSM Financial Corp. who was recently named corporate division chair for PACE." We hope this gift will lead the way for other members of the business community to contribute to this valuable project."
About Parker, Smith & Feek, Inc.
Parker, Smith & Feek, Inc. began as a sole proprietorship and will celebrate their 70th anniversary in 2007. Today they are among the 100 largest insurance brokerage firms in the United States and have earned national recognition for their client service, quality assurance, and technology. Based in Bellevue, Washington, the firm also has a branch office in Anchorage, Alaska. The firm delivers risk management consulting services, business and personal insurance, employee benefits consulting, surety bonds, life insurance, and estate planning. They are owners in Assurex Global, the largest privately held insurance distribution system in the world. Parker, Smith & Feek can be located on the Worldwide Web at www.psfinc.com.
About Performing Arts Center Eastside:
Performing Arts Center Eastside is a 2,000-seat premier regional center for the performing arts. Its mission is to enrich cultural life with a wide diversity of live entertainment, arts, and education. PACE will stimulate the arts region-wide; attract new audiences; heighten arts awareness and education; provide a performance home for select area arts organizations; and serve as a cultural center for the Eastside.
PACE plans to open in 2009 and it will be located in downtown Bellevue on the corner of NE 10th Street and 106th Avenue NE. The $100 Million Capital and Endowment Campaign has raised $17.5 million.