The Framingham Co-operative Bank charitable foundation has donated $5,000 to the John Andrew Mazie Memorial Foundation, a program that matches at-risk, vulnerable Framingham High School students with adult volunteers.

The $5,000 award will be used by the Mazie Mentoring Program to purchase laptop computers for students who have achieved basic goals toward the pursuit of a college education. The charitable foundation’s gift will be used to buy eight of the 40 laptops that will be provided for eligible students currently in the program, according to a statement.

"We are happy to help these students as they pursue their goals and take control of their lives and their future," said Robert P. Lamprey, chairman of the charitable foundation.

Since it was established in 1998, the Framingham Co-operative Bank charitable foundation has donated more than $1.4 million to community causes as part of its commitment to improve and enhance quality of life for local residents, according to a statement.