Vermont Business Magazine Community Bank NA recently presented the DREAM Program with a $15,000 donation at the end of the Race to the Top of Vermont. Community Bank N.A. served as a sponsor for the event and had more than 25 employees and family members participate. “Presenting the DREAM Program with our donation was the perfect way to end our long climb up Mount Mansfield,” Community Bank N.A. Regional Manager Anita Bourgeois said. “The DREAM Program does so much to help the youth in our community and makes a true difference in their lives. We’re extremely proud to partner with them once again.”
The Race to the Top of Vermont is one of Vermont's premiere mountain sports events and is a fundraiser for the Catamount Trail Association. Proceeds from the event support the development and maintenance of backcountry ski terrain throughout Vermont for the improved quality of life, and economic benefit it provides.
“Community Bank has been a foundational partner for a number of years, enabling our year-round work with over 200 children around the state,” DREAM Acting Chief Empowerment Officer Mike Foote said. “With Community Bank’s investment, our team raised over $26,000. We’re looking forward to the mentoring and adventures this support will bring to our DREAM families.”
The DREAM Program Inc. is a Village Mentoring organization that connects college-student mentors with youth from low-income housing neighborhoods. Through its programs, DREAM helps close the opportunity gap for more than 500 of the most vulnerable children in our communities.
For more information on the DREAM Program, visit dreamprogram.org. For more information about Community Bank N.A., visit cbnanews.com.
More than 50 Community Bank N.A. employees, family, friends and DREAMers celebrate at the end of the 2018 Race to the Top of Vermont event.
Source: Community Bank NA