Bristol County Savings Bank, based in Taunton, gave a $10,000 grant to the city-run Taunton Teen Empowerment Program, which runs personal development workshops for teens to learn life skills and build confidence. See who else gave back.
Brockton-based SCU Credit Union celebrated World Kindness Day all week long with acts of kindness in the local community. Among these, SCU President and CEO Glenn Parsons traveled to several grocery stores and surprised shoppers by handing out over $3,500 in gift cards to people he met in the aisles.
Holliston-based Griffin Electric Inc. and its employees recently donated backpacks, each filled with an assortment of school supplies, to benefit local students and families.
From organizing a high-grossing charity golf tournament to helping preserve local history, Massachusetts’ banks, credit unions, developers and contractors helped make their communities better places in recent weeks.
Members of the banking and construction industries gave back in many ways in recent weeks, from supporting a gun buyback program to partnering with a Patriots player to raise money for children in need.
This week’s Community Good Works highlights credit unions and banks who have donated to many causes, especially to those who were affected by the Merrimack Valley gas explosions.
