Berkshire Bank is excited to announce its second annual ‘Season of Giving’ holiday campaign.’ Berkshire Bank employees will complete a variety of community service related projects throughout cities and towns that Berkshire Bank serves. Berkshire Bank employees are also inviting the public to join with them to support local children and families in need this holiday season.’
More than 200 Berkshire Bank employees are expected to participate in the holiday ‘Season of Giving’ effort with all of the service projects benefiting non-profit organizations and families across Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut and Vermont.’ The projects were organized by local bank employee committees, who select volunteer activities the bank participates in.’ In addition to these local projects, Berkshire Bank has teamed up with the American Red Cross to participate in their’ Mail for Hero’s’ program in which bank employees send holiday cards to servicemen and women currently serving overseas.’
Vermont ‘Season of Giving’ projects include:’
Bennington Area Habitat for Humanity, The Salvation Army, Bennington Museum’ ‘’ ‘’ Berkshire Bank’s Vermont area offices will volunteer with several different local non-profit organizations including Bennington Area Habitat for Humanity, The Salvation Army, Bennington Museum.’ Additionally, Berkshire Bank Foundation recently honored eight local food pantries at an event in Rutland on November 21st’including $1,000 which was donated to the Whitehall Food Pantry.’
Lori Gazzillo, Director of Berkshire Bank Foundation stated, ‘We wanted to do something special to give back to our communities this holiday season.’ Part of what makes us America’s Most Exciting Bank’® is our company’s commitment to our community including the work of our employees through our Employee Volunteer Program. ‘ We hope that our month-long ‘Season of Giving’ initiative will inspire others to give of their time, treasure, and talents to make our communities a better place to live and work.’’
In 2012, Berkshire Bank employees completed 95 volunteer projects in which over 50% of the bank’s employees participated donating over 37,000 hours of service to help their local communities. The Volunteer Program is another way for the bank to give back to communities it does business in, in addition to the nearly $2 million it gives away annually through its charitable foundations and corporate support. Berkshire Bank was named by the Boston Business Journal as one of Massachusetts Most Charitable Companies and honored with the New England Financial Marketing Association’s Community Champion Award.
PITTSFIELD, MASS. December 6, 2013 ‘ Berkshire Bank
Berkshire Bank kicks off 'Season of Giving'
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