Nearly half of KeyCorp’s (NYSE: KEY) employees will participate in Neighbors Make the Difference Day, the company’s 24th annual day of volunteer community service, on Wednesday, May 14. Employees will spend the afternoon volunteering for a wide array of community service projects in 12 states, building on the bank’s promise to help clients and communities thrive. While two-thirds of Key’s branches will close at noon for the event, ATMs, online banking, and mobile banking will remain accessible to customers.
Burlington: Key employees will volunteer for various jobs at the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelter, Committee on Temporary Shelter, Community Health Center and Vermont Youth Conservation Corp.
Essex: Key employees will be painting, installation shelves and making general space improvements at the Essex Teen Center.
Winooski: Key employees will be gardening to provide vegetables fresh food kitchen at Vermont Works for Women.
Williston: Key employees will be baking cookies/brownies, as well as assisting with outdoor projects at the Vermont Respite House.
St. Albans: Key employees will be planting window boxes with spring flowers for a fresh look at the Franklin County Rehabilitation Center.
Middlebury: Key employees will be helping with spring cleanup projects at the Counseling Service of Addison County to give the interior a fresh look.
Neighbors Day began in Alaska in 1991, when a group of employees volunteered for an array of service projects in their communities. The idea swept across the bank, and, in 1993, the company made Neighbors Day an official day of volunteerism. It has since become the hallmark of Key’s commitment to its communities. This year, nearly half of Key’s 15,000 employees will donate an expected 30,000 hours, worth approximately $900,000. Throughout the 24-year history of Neighbors Day, employees have given more than half a million volunteer hours to their communities, making the day one of the leading organized corporate volunteerism efforts in America.
“There is no question that personal, business and community prosperity go hand in hand. That’s why, through volunteerism and philanthropy, we go beyond traditional banking activities to improve the neighborhoods in which we do business,” notes Don Baker, KeyBank Vermont Market President. “Participating in Neighbors Day is a personal decision for each employee. The tremendous turnout every year makes me proud that the concept of service is so fundamental to our company.”
For details about Neighbors Day and KeyBank’s commitment to volunteerism, visit www.key.com/community.
Source: Burlington, May 14, 2014 – KeyCorp