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Massachusetts veterans and members of the Massachusetts Building Trades Council pose for a photo at the State House in celebration of the council's $65,000 donation to Helmets to Hardhats. Photo courtesy of the Massachusetts Building Trades Council.
Charles River Bank
Medway-based Charles River Bank donated $1,000 to sponsor the annual Medway Christmas Parade.
Clinton Savings Bank
Clinton Savings Bank recently presented a check for $624 to the Hope Lives Here organization, located in Holden. This contribution was raised by CSB employees and then matched by the bank. Every quarter, CSB employees are invited to participate in a bank-wide day where employees donate to a predetermined local cause and in turn enjoy wearing jeans for the day. Hope Lives Here’s mission is to help people make connections with others who are also struggling with loss by providing support in the form of outreach, peer-to-peer support and support groups.
Cornerstone Bank
Worcester-based Cornerstone Bank donated $1,500 to the Kennedy-Donovan Center. This donation will help the center implement the final phase of the sensory inclusive playground for their South Central Early Intervention Program located in Southbridge. This playground will allow children of all abilities to play together as one.
Dedham Savings Bank
Dedham Savings Bank donated $50,000 to the Brockton Redevelopment Authority. This grant is the largest single contribution in the Foundation’s history. The funds will be utilized in their Homeowner Rehabilitation program which provides zero interest differed loans for low to moderate income homeowners of single- or two-family homes.
Massachusetts Building Trades Council
Ahead of Veterans Day, Massachusetts building trades unions and union contractors of the Boston-based Massachusetts Building Trades Council honored the contributions of local veterans at a State House event, raising more than $65,000 for the career pathways program Helmets to Hardhats. Helmets to Hardhats is a national nonprofit that connects National Guard, Reserve and transitioning active-duty military members with meaningful, family-sustaining careers in the union building trades, which has placed nearly 900 military veterans in union construction jobs statewide since 2007.
Naveo Credit Union
Employees of Somerville-based Naveo Credit Union dressed up in costumes on Thursday, Oct. 31 and raised $250 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society during their Costumed for a Cure event.
North Shore Bank
In September, the employees of Peabody-based North Shore Bank raised $1,000 for the nonprofit A Leg Forever through their weekly “Jeans Day” program. Each Friday, in exchange for $5, bank employees are allowed to wear jeans. A Leg Forever was established by Elizabeth Norden in honor of her two sons, who lost legs in the Boston Marathon bombing, with a mission to assist other amputees in paying for prosthetic limbs, which must be replaced every three to five years.
Representatives from North Shore Bank also recently visited River House, an emergency-shelter for homeless individuals in greater Beverly, to present them with a $1,000 donation. The contribution was made as part of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Grants for New England Partnership program. Under the GNP program, eligible institutions such as North Shore Bank, choose a nonprofit organization to receive a $1,000 award and are asked to match that contribution. River House was formed in response to the chronic need for emergency-shelter services for homeless individuals in the greater Beverly and North Shore area.
RTN Federal Credit Union
Waltham-based RTN Federal Credit Union presented a check for $20,844 to the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless at the Foundation’s Golf Tournament on Oct. 7 at Oakley Country Club. The funds are proceeds raised from Walk Home 2019, a benefit walk which took place in June.
The credit union also raised $27,000 at the tournament. These funds will help support RTN GoodWorks Foundation’s community projects and financial education efforts.
