Fitchburg-based Rollstone Bank & Trust, through its charitable foundation, recently donated $25,000 to the American Red Cross of Central Massachusetts to help provide training in various healthcare fields.

"We are truly grateful to Rollstone Bank & Trust for their financial support of the healthcare training scholarships," said Lisa A. Piehler, CEO, American Red Cross of Central Mass. "These scholarships will bring students who may not have been able to afford training one step closer to attaining a full-time job, not only changing the lives of the students by giving them employable skills, but also helping to answer the need for qualified healthcare providers here in central and north central Massachusetts.

"When there’s a disaster, the Red Cross is always there to help," said Martin F. Connors Jr., president and CEO of Rollstone Bank & Trust. "We’re happy to be able to help them out with this important jobs program."