Vermont Business Magazine Community Bank N.A. recently presented Special Olympics Vermont with an $11,154 donation, which included $6,154 raised by New England-area employees and a $5,000 sponsorship for the Special Olympics Vermont Penguin Plunge. Nearly 30 Community Bank N.A. employees participated in the event on the bank’s CBNA Super Hero Team. Prior to the event, the team raised money for the causes through personal donations, candy bar fundraisers and bake sales. More than 30 branches participated in the fundraisers.
“Community Bank N.A. is proud to have participated in this event, continuing Merchants Bank’s tradition of involvement,” Community Bank N.A. New England Regional Manager Anita Bourgeois said. “It was absolutely amazing to watch our New England branches band together throughout the last month to fundraise. The Special Olympics are such an important part of our community and we’re proud to offer our support and efforts toward their continued success.”
The 2018 Penguin Plunge raised $520,000, with more than 1,000 people participating in the plunge at Lake Champlain. The air temperature was 12 degrees, with the water temperature around 33 degrees.
“Special Olympics is changing the world through sports,” said Sue Minter, president and CEO of Special Olympics Vermont. “The amazing amount of community support we experience through the Penguin Plunge makes our work to showcase the gifts and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities possible. Thank you to our sponsors, our brave plungers and the more than 7,500 individual donors who have demonstrated their commitment to supporting our athletes.”
For more information about Special Olympics Vermont Penguin Plunge, visit penguinplunge.org. For more information about Community Bank N.A., visit cbnanews.com.
Community Bank N.A. Penguin Plunge team, CBNA Super Hero Team, celebrates raising more than $11,000 at the event. Additional donations came in after this photo was taken, bringing CBNA Super Hero Team total donations from $10,225 to $11,154.
About Community Bank System Inc.
Community Bank System Inc. operates more than 230 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 more than $10 billion in assets, the DeWitt, New York-headquartered company is among the country’s 150 largest financial institutions. Community Bank, N.A. has consistently been ranked among the top 15 best banks in America by Forbes magazine for the past seven years running, and was most recently ranked sixth in 2017. In addition to a full range of retail and business banking services, the company offers comprehensive financial planning, insurance and wealth management services. Community Bank System Inc. subsidiaries/business units 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.
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 communitybankna.com or ir.communitybanksystem.com.