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Berkshire Bank volunteers packaged over 47,000 meals that were then donated to Veterans at Veterans Inc. and the Worcester Food Pantry during its annual X-Day, bank-wide volunteer event. Photo courtesy of Berkshire Bank
Advanced Property Management
Boston-based Advanced Property Management sponsored a recent Boston Police Department “Cones with a Cop” ice cream event in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood.
Berkshire Bank
Berkshire Bank, based in Boston, closed the company’s financial centers and offices for one afternoon across its five-state footprint and sent employees to donate their time to 47 projects run by 43 nonprofits as part of an annual program called X-Day.
Cambridge Savings Bank
Cambridge Savings Bank launched a scholarship fund for students at the Boston-based technical college Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, and seeded it with $100,000. The school largely serves minority and first-generation students.
Central One Federal Credit Union
Shrewsbury’s Central One Federal Credit Union gave $2,000 to Safe Homes in Worcester, an organization that provides support and resources to local LGBTQIA+ youth.
Clinton Savings Bank
Clinton Savings Bank worked with radio station WXLO 104.5 to gather and donate $2,000 worth of school supplies to local elementary students in need.
Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod
Hyannis’ Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod, through its foundation, gave $41,500 in grants to local nonprofit organizations including Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod.
Country Bank
Ware-based Country Bank gave $2,500 to Revitalize Community Development Corp. in Springfield.
ERA Key Realty Services
Agents at Northbridge-based residential brokerage ERA Key Realty Service gave $500 each to the Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton, and the Metrowest Symphony Orchestra and Family Promise Metrowest, both of Natick.
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston gave $10,000 to to Catie’s Closet to benefit the nonprofit organization’s Haircare for All initiative. Catie’s Closet provides clothing, toiletries, and other necessities to students living in poverty.
HarborOne Bank
Brockton-based HarborOne Bank awarded $12,500 to two small business entrepreneurs who won the bank’s eighth annual Small Business Pitch Contest.”
Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
Lowell-based Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union gave $1,500 to The Center for Hope and Healing, a nonprofit fighting sexual violence, as part of its Give-a-Click program where community members vote for grant recipients online.
KeyBank
Ohio-based KeyBank, through its foundation, gave $20,000 to adult education programs at Springfield’s The Gray House and $16,000 to the Springfield Boys & Girls Club to support its Brain Gain after-school reading tutoring program.
Monson Savings Bank
Monson Savings Bank gave $1,000 to Shriners Children’s New England clinic, and $1,000 to Link to Libraries to support the Hampden nonprofit’s book distribution work.
Naveo Credit Union
Somerville-based Naveo Credit Union raised $650 for Boston Children’s Hospital by matching employee donations through a “jeans day” program.
Newburyport Bank
Newburyport Bank, through its foundation, gave $1,000 to the Whittier Tech Educational Foundation in honor of the school’s 50th anniversary.
North Shore Bank
Peabody-based North Shore Bank raised $1,200 for Lazarus House Ministries in Lawrence via a “jeans day” program.
Rollstone Bank & Trust
Rollstone Bank & Trust, based in Fitchburg, gave $10,000 to Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts. The money will fund the nonprofit’s Critical Home Repair Program that aids low-income homeowners with interior and exterior repairs like safety, security, accessibility, weatherization, roof and gutter reparis and conformance with building codes.
The bank also pledged $50,000 to the Fitchburg Public Library over five years as the institution raises money to renovate its main branch, gave $5,000 to a flood relief fund for Leominster set up by the United Way of Central Massachusetts and $1,000 to local healthcare provider Community Health Connections to support de-escalation training for new staff members within the organization’s five sites, located in Fitchburg, Gardner, and Leominster.
South Shore Bank
The latest class from Leadership South Shore, a development program for area community leaders sponsored and run by Weymouth-based South Shore Bank, graduated recently.
Vantage Builders
Waltham-based Vantage Builders, a construction management firm, hosted its second annual charity golf tournament, attracting 128 players and raising $20,000 for the Balanced Veterans Network, a nonprofit helping military veterans access alternative therapies for a variety of conditions.
