Thomas S Leavitt, Executive Vice President of Merchants Bank, announced that Merchants Bank, in partnership with The Vermont Foodbank, has started a fundraising drive to support those hardest hit by hurricane Irene. Donation centers have been established at Merchants Bank branches across Vermont. Please visit www.MBVT.com for a branch listing.
This effort will primarily be focused on re-stocking the food shelves, meal sites and kitchens in the areas of Vermont most impacted by the storm and its aftermath. Vermonters are encouraged to make monetary donations at their local Merchants Bank branch office.
Monetary donations will allow for the purchase of supplies needed to respond to specific needs across the state. Monetary donations can be made directly to The Vermont Foodbank at www.vtfoodbank.org or by calling 1-800-585-2265.
The Vermont Foodbank is the state’s largest hunger-relief organization, serving communities in all 14 counties of Vermont through a network of more than 280 food shelves, soup kitchens, shelters, senior centers and after-school programs. In FY2010, the Vermont Foodbank distributed more than 7.6 million pounds of food to as many as 86,000 Vermonters. 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. To learn more about hunger in your community and to take action against hunger and poverty in Vermont, visit us on the web at www.vtfoodbank.org