Vermont Business Magazine Representatives from Citizens Bank presented the Vermont Foodbank with $10,000 to support VeggieVanGo, a Foodbank program that provides individuals with the fresh food where and when they need it. “Citizens Bank is a leader in the work of addressing hunger in Vermont. Since 2011, their partnership has significantly impacted the lives of Vermonters who are struggling,” said John Sayles, Vermont Foodbank CEO. “This gift will help provide the nutrition necessary for kids and individuals to reach their full potential. We appreciate Citizens Bank’s commitment to ensuring no one in Vermont goes hungry.”
“We are proud to support the VeggieVanGo™ program and help bring fresh food to communities across the state,” said Joe Carelli, President, Citizens Bank, Vermont. “Many of our neighbors lack reliable access to food on a daily basis. Citizens Bank works closely with partners like the Vermont Foodbank to support innovative programs to fight hunger in our communities all year long.”
VeggieVanGo community events provide free fruit and vegetables, as well as fresh food demonstrations and 3SquaresVT (formerly food stamps) outreach. Several years ago, support from Citizens Bank helped launch VeggieVanGo, which is now working with hospitals, schools and housing sites across the state.
About the Vermont Foodbank
Vermont Foodbank is the state’s largest hunger-relief organization, serving Vermont through a network of food shelves, meal sites, shelters, senior centers and youth programs and through direct distribution to individuals. In FY2016, the Vermont Foodbank distributed 12 million pounds of food The Vermont Foodbank, a member of Feeding America, is nationally recognized as one of the most effective and efficient nonprofits and food banks in the nation. Learn more at www.vtfoodbank.org
About Citizens Financial Group, Inc
Citizens Financial Group, Inc is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $149.5 billion in assets as of December 31, 2016. Headquartered inProvidence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad range of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and institutions. In Consumer Banking, Citizens helps its retail customers “bank better” with mobile and online banking, a 24/7 customer contact center and the convenience of approximately 3,200 ATMs and approximately 1,200 Citizens Bank branches in 11 states in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Citizens also provides wealth management, mortgage lending, auto lending, student lending and commercial banking services in select markets nationwide. In Commercial Banking, Citizens offers corporate, institutional and not-for-profit clients a full range of wholesale banking products and services including lending and deposits, capital markets, treasury services, foreign exchange and interest hedging, leasing and asset finance, specialty finance and trade finance.
Citizens operates through its subsidiaries Citizens Bank, NA, and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania as Citizens Bank, Citizens Commercial Banking and Citizens One. Additional information about Citizens and its full line of services at www.citizensbank.com.