Photo (left to right): Lifetime Member PJ Ciardelli, Regional Manager Anita Bourgeois, Branch Manager Jon Roddy, Chairperson for Dragonheart Vermont's Board of Directors Patricia King.
Vermont Business Magazine For the second year in a row, Community Bank N.A. will serve as the presenting sponsor of the 2020 Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival, a charity event to raise money to support local cancer survivors this August. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s paddle boat race will be going virtual, however that did not stop Community Bank from participating in an eye dotting ceremony in honor of the upcoming race.
Although sponsors and community members could not physically be together to awaken their dragon heads, participants showed their commitment to the tradition of bringing their spirit’s back to life, emerging from winter with a virtual eye dotting ceremony Community Bank was proud to join.
“We’re thrilled to sponsor this year’s Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival and support Dragonheart Vermont’s mission of raising funds for local cancer survivors,” Community Bank Regional Manager Anita Bourgeois said.
“In celebration of the annual race, we were excited to join the community in virtually awakening the dragons and look forward to this year’s virtual paddle boat race.”
“We are grateful for Community Bank’s continued partnership and participation honoring this rich tradition,” Festival Director Neal Hayes said. “Our organization strengthens and empowers breast cancer survivors and supporters through the challenging sport of dragon boating and we appreciate Community Bank’s support year after year.”
One hundred percent of the donations made to the Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival stay in the community and will benefit local cancer survivors through two organizations: Dragonheart Vermont and Integrative Therapies.
For more information on Dragonheart Vermont, or to donate, please visit https://dragonheartvermont.org/.
About Community Bank System, Inc.
Community Bank System, Inc. operates more than 250 customer facilities (including branches and ATM locations) 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 approximately $11.4 billion in assets, the DeWitt, New York-headquartered company is among the country’s 125 largest financial institutions. Community Bank N.A. has consistently been ranked among the top 12 best banks in America by Forbes Magazine since the list was first published in 2009, and was most recently ranked tenth in 2020. In addition to a full range of retail and business banking services, the Company offers comprehensive financial planning, insurance and wealth management services through its subsidiaries/business units that 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 on a national scale.
Source: Burlington, VT. — 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 cbna.com or ir.communitybanksystem.com.