Community Bank collecting and donating to local food pantries and food banks

Vermont Business Magazine Community Bank will support local food pantries and food banks in honor of National Hunger Awareness month by collecting non-perishable food items and donations.

Community Bank holds food donations annually to support local food banks and food pantries in its four-state footprint which includes New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Massachusetts.

Locally, Vermont region branches will be donating and contributing to local food pantries, food banks, and food shelves of their choice, including:

  • His Pantry – Sacred Heart Saint Francis de Sales Church
  • S B Community Food Shelf
  • Rutland Community Cupboard
  • Vermont Foodbank
  • Bradford Churches Food Shelf
  • Williston Community Food Shelf
  • Hardwick Area Food Shelf
  • Winooski Food Shelf
  • Williston Community Food Shelf
  • Hinesburg Little Free Pantry
  • Franklin Grand Isle Community Action/CVOEO
  • Fair Haven Concerned
  • Enosburg Food Shelf
  • Community Food Cupboard of Manchester

“We’re proud to help support the local food pantries and food banks that touch the communities we serve,” Regional Manager Anita Bourgeois said. “It’s an opportunity for our employee family to give back, be an active volunteer in our community, and help bring awareness to the important hunger issues that tens of millions of people in our country are faced with.”

Community Bank encourages members of the Vermont region community to support their branch’s local drive now through June 30, 2022 by bringing in food items or monetary donations.

For more information on the bank, visit cbna.com.

About Community Bank System Inc.
Community Bank System Inc. operates more than 215 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Western Massachusetts through its banking subsidiary, Community Bank N.A., and has been serving its communities for more than 150 years. With over $15.5 billion in assets, the DeWitt, New York-headquartered company is among the country’s 125 largest financial institutions. Community Bank N.A. has consistently been ranked among the top performing U.S. banks in America by Forbes Magazine since the list was first published in 2009. In addition to a full range of retail and business banking services, the Company offers comprehensive financial planning, insurance, and wealth management services through its subsidiaries/business units that include: OneGroup NY Inc., which provides risk management and commercial insurance, employee benefits, and personal lines insurance; Community Bank Wealth Management, which provides investment advisory, personal trust, and financial planning services, as well as personal, business and nonprofit portfolio design; and Benefit Plans Administrative Services Inc., which provides actuarial, retirement, and VEBA/HRA plan administration, and collective investment fund, employee benefit trust, and transfer agency services on a national scale.

Community Bank System Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the company’s stock trades under the symbol “CBU.” For more information about Community Bank, visit cbna.com