bankHometown Raises $67,500 for Local Food Pantries in 21st Annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors Drive
Robert J. Morton, president and CEO of bankHometown, announced that the bank’s 21st annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising drive raised $67,500 for local food pantries. This brings the total amount raised since the program’s inception to $482,900.
The annual appeal is part of bankHometown’s charitable giving program, The Giving Tree, which reflects the bank’s commitment to making a difference in the neighborhoods it serves. Throughout November, the bank invited customers, employees, and members of the community to donate at bankHometown branches. Up to $2,500 per donation was matched, dollar for dollar, by bankHometown and the total divided among food pantries in Massachusetts and Connecticut communities the bank serves.
Each of these pantries received $4,500:
Massachusetts Food Pantries:
- Athol Salvation Army Food Pantry
- Auburn Youth and Family Services Food Pantry
- CARE Food Pantry, Clinton
- Food Share, Southbridge, Charlton & Sturbridge
- Friendly House Pantry, Worcester
- Ginny’s Helping Hand, Inc., Leominster
- Millbury Senior Center Food Pantry
- Oxford Ecumenical Food Shelf
- Sutton Senior Center Michael A. Chizy Food Pantry
- St. John’s Food for the Poor, Worcester
- St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, Webster
Connecticut Food Pantries:
- Community Kitchens of Northeastern CT, Killingly
- Daily Bread, Putnam
- Friends of Assisi, Killingly
- Thompson Ecumenical Empowerment Group
“On behalf of bankHometown, I’d like to thank all those who generously donated to our Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraiser to help fight food insecurity in our communities,” said Morton. “We’re pleased to host this annual appeal and that so much was raised to help families in need this holiday season.”
In the Photo:
Sally D’Arcangelo of the Auburn Youth and Family Service Food Pantry (left) received a $4,500 donation from bankHometown’s Vice President and Regional Branch Manager Tina Puzo, one of 15 food pantries receiving donations from the bank’s Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising campaign to help address food insecurity.
