Vermont Business Magazine Community Bank’s Vermont branches recently donated $5,000 to the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge in Burlington, Vermont, which provides free, temporary lodging for caregivers and people with cancer who must receive treatment away from home.
The Hope Lodge program reduces financial strain, makes treatment more accessible and improves quality of life for thousands of cancer patients every year.
“We’re humbled and honored to support the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge in Burlington because it truly offers the greatest supportive environment for patients in cancer treatments and their caregivers,” Community Bank New England President Matthew Durkee said. “Their dedicated volunteers and staff go above and beyond for those in need, and this is just a small way we can help an incredible local organization right here at home.”
For more than 100 years, the American Cancer Society has been the preeminent cancer-fighting organization in the U.S. It continues to lead an evolution in the way the world prevents, detects, treats and thinks about cancer.
“We are honored by Community Bank’s generosity,” Hope Lodge Senior Manager Angela Putnam said. This gift will allow Hope Lodge to offer services like free temporary housing, meals and peace of mind to patients so they can focus on their treatment and their caregivers can focus on them. Donations make it possible for us to provide this critical haven and offer some relief to people experiencing some of their darkest days. As the American Cancer Society says, ‘People are meant to be together,’ and this gift helps Hope Lodge keep it that way.”
For more information on Community Bank’s checking and savings accounts, credit cards, mortgages, personal and business loans and financial planning, visit cbna.com. Better banking starts with trust, and Community Bank is honored to be recognized as one of America’s Most Trusted Companies 2022 by Newsweek, ranking sixth among the most trusted companies in the banking industry category.
For more information on the American Cancer Society, visit cancer.org.
Photo: (Left to right) Community Bank New England President Matthew Durkee, PR & Community Outreach Manager Erinn Perry and American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Senior Manager Angela Putnam
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 155 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 or ir.communitybanksystem.com.
1.10.2023. Burlington, V.T. — Community Bank
