Bank of Canton President and CEO Stephen P. Costello (left) presents the $10,000 donation to Canton Food Pantry Co-Director Mary Buckley (right), as part of the bank’s “Month of Thanks” campaign. Also pictured, rear, from left: Food Pantry Supervisor Lisa Clifford and Co-Director Cindy Poshkus, and Bank of Canton Board Members Steven V. Rotella and Marian Pendergast.
CANTON, Mass. (November 4, 2016) – Bank of Canton donated the annual proceeds of its Town Card credit card to the Canton Food Pantry today, in the amount of $10,000. The donation took place as part of the bank’s “Month of Thanks” campaign, whose purpose is to provide support for local food pantries and United States service members, and to express gratitude for the bank’s loyal customers.
“This donation is going to help a lot of families this Thanksgiving,” said Canton Food Pantry Co-Director Mary Buckley. “There’s a lot of need out there this time of year, when the weather turns cold and families have to budget more for heat, winter clothes and the holidays. We’re so grateful for the bank’s ongoing support, with their generous donation and their ‘Month of Thanks’ collection drive.”
Bank of Canton’s “Month of Thanks” campaign runs through November 25. The bank is encouraging customers and non-customers alike to bring non-perishable food items to any branch during business hours, which will be delivered to local food pantries. Branches are also collecting travel-size personal care items and personal letters to send to active duty military, new recruits, veterans and wounded heroes.
“This month, we want to express our gratitude for these honorable institutions and individuals,” said Stephen P. Costello, Bank of Canton’s president and CEO. “We’re extremely pleased at the generosity of our customers, residents and Town Card holders in their support of our food pantries, and we’re expanding that opportunity this month to include our nation’s troops as well. We’re encouraging everybody to say ‘thanks’ with a donation.”
More information about Bank of Canton’s “Month of Thanks,” including a list of the most-needed donation items, is available at www.ibankcanton.com.
About Bank of Canton
Established in 1835, Bank of Canton is a Massachusetts-chartered mutual savings bank that offers its consumer, business and government banking customers access to a full array of deposit, loan, investment and convenience service options. As a mutual savings bank, the bank has no stockholders and acts exclusively in the best interests of its customers and communities. The bank lends throughout Massachusetts, and has branches in Canton, Quincy and Randolph, and Mortgage Centers in Auburn and Marshfield. All deposits are fully insured between the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Depositors Insurance Fund (DIF). For more information, visit www.ibankcanton.com. Member FDIC. Member DIF. Equal Housing Lender. NMLS #408169.
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