Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank, Raises $54,600 for Local Food Pantries
Michael Wheeler, president and CEO of Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank, announced that the bank’s Neighbors Helping Neighbors campaign raised $54,600 for the 13 local food pantries that participated in this fifth annual fundraising drive.
The Neighbors Helping Neighbors appeal is part of the bank’s charitable giving program, The Giving Tree, which reflects the bank’s commitment to making a difference in the neighborhoods it serves. Throughout October, the bank invited customers, employees, and members of the community to donate at Abington Bank branches. All donations received were matched, dollar for dollar, by the bank and the total divided among food pantries in South Shore and South Coast communities the bank serves. This brings the program’s five-year total to $218,250.
Each of these participating food pantries received $4,200:
- Aunt Dot’s Kitchen Food Pantry, Hull
- Avon Food Pantry
- Canton Food Pantry
- The Charity Guild, Brockton
- Cohasset Food Pantry
- Food Pantry Foundation, Stoughton
- Friendly Food Pantry, Randolph
- Holbrook Food Pantry, Inc.
- Interfaith Social Services, Quincy
- Scituate Food Pantry
- South Shore YMCA Food Pantry, Quincy
- St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Pantry, Abington
- Southcoast YMCA, The Full Plate Project, Wareham
“On behalf of Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank, I’d like to thank all those who generously donated to our Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraiser to help fight food insecurity in our communities,” said Wheeler. “We’re pleased to host this annual appeal and that so much was raised to help families this holiday season and into the new year.”
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Rick Doane, executive director, Interfaith Social Services
Euanna Kelly, branch officer, Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank
Paula Daniels, director of development, Interfaith Social Services
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John Amaral, board of advisors’ chairman, Southcoast YMCA, The Full Plate Project
Debbie Fringuelli, senior executive director, Southcoast YMCA, The Full Plate Project
Carolyn Brunette, VP, regional branch manager, Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank
Lu Brito, senior program director, Southcoast YMCA, The Full Plate Project
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Joao Jatoba, AVP, branch officer, Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank
Patricia Boyle, branch officer, Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank
Ginger Hoffman, director, St. Anthony’s Free Market
Peg Carbone, treasurer, Food Pantry Foundation of Stoughton
