From youth mentoring to job skills programs, transitional housing and homeless prevention programs to adult literacy, KeyBank provided grants and sponsorships totaling $305,000 to more than 125 Vermont organizations in 2011.
Funds from the KeyBank Foundation supported programs helping Vermonters achieve economic self-sufficiency, including financial counseling through the Champlain Housing Trust, a grant to the Intervale Foundation to help farmers grow their businesses and support of Linking Learning to Life's College Connections program.
KeyBank also sponsored community events such as the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon, 5x5x5 Growth Awards, Key4Women Forum, Vermont Maple Festival, First Night Burlington, Strolling of the Heifers, Green Mountain Derby Dames and Lake Champlain Sailing Center’s Rock the Dock.
In response to the devastation of Tropical Storm Irene, KeyBank provided a $5000 donation the American Red Cross, underwriting for HomeShare Now to run ads to find housing for displaced Vermonters, and sponsored the Northeast Organic Farmers Association's online auction for the Vermont Farmers' Emergency Fund.
In addition to providing financial support, KeyBank encourages and supports employee volunteerism. KeyBankers sit on the boards or committees of more than 50 Vermont organizations, including COTS, Mercy Connections, the United Way, Champlain College, Vermont Historical Society and the March of Dimes.
(Burlington, VT) January 10, 2012
KeyBank donations top $300,000 in 2011
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