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Monson Savings Bank recently hosted an internal, employee-led winter clothing drive among the bank’s seven offices. The clothing drive benefited local students at Educare Springfield, filling several large boxes with essential winter items, including children’s-sized jackets, hats, gloves, boots, and other warm clothing. Pictured: Monson Savings Bank Community Relations Manager Carla Carnevale (right) delivers the clothing collection to Educare Springfield Executive Director Nikki Burnett, a Monson Savings Bank corporator.
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bankESB’s fourth annual Neighbors
Helping Neighbors fundraising drive raised $28,000 for local food pantries, bringing
the program’s four-year total to $137,000.
As part of bankESB’s charitable giving program, the Giving Tree, the bank invited customers, employees, and members of the community to donate at bankESB branches throughout November. All donations were matched by bankESB, and the total was divided among 14 food pantries in Western Mass. communities the bank serves. Pictured: bankESB Southampton Branch Officer Betsy Schabacker (left) presents a $2,000 check
to Candice Iwanicki, executive director of Southampton Community Cupboard.
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Toy and Gift Drive
Baystate Noble Hospital team members showed their holiday spirit again this past holiday season by donating an abundance of toys and gifts during a three-week hospital toy and gift drive. President and COO Lissette Grimaldi and other hospital leaders delivered the toys to Behavioral Health Network (BHN) in Westfield before Christmas. Pictured, from left: Jean Frater, program director at BHN; Grimaldi; Jan Mayforth, CFO of Baystate Regional Community Hospitals; and AJ Mazzolini of the Facilities department at Baystate Noble Hospital.