Thru the Lens: Bridgewater Savings Bank branches collecting food for local food banks

March 17, 2017 - Front Section

Raynham, MA During the month of December, Bridgewater Savings Bank sponsored an employee dress down day to collect non-perishable food items for local food banks. The food donated has helped feed over 200 families throughout the area. In addition, the Bridgewater Savings Bank Charitable Foundation made a financial donation to each food bank with proceeds from their Shred Day event, which occurred in October.

Shown (from left) are: Mike Cote, Coyle and Cassidy Food Pantry; Jeannie Cullati, Bridgewater Savings assistant branch manager; Steve Peck, Bridgewater Savings senior vice president; and Glenn Sherman, Bridgewater Savings branch and client relationship officer.

Shown (from left) are: Justin Jeffrey, Bridgewater Savings branch and client relationship officer; Alfred Cronin, St. Vincent De Paul Society president.

Shown (from left) are: Carol at the Pembroke Food Pantry; and Kelly Le, Bridgewater Savings branch and client relationship officer.

Shown (from left) are: Peg Struzik at the Pembroke Firehouse Food Pantry; and Kelly Le, Bridgewater Savings branch and client relationship officer.

Shown (from left) are: Helen Estes, from the St. Vincent DePaul food pantry in East Bridgewater; and Cheryl Poole, Bridgewater Savings head teller.

Shown (from left) are: Jack Melcher, coordinator of the Bridgewater Food Pantry located inside the Central Square Congregational Church in Bridgewater; and Nancy Koczela, Bridgewater Savings branch and client relationship officer.

The food banks that received the donations include the Bridgewater Food Pantry (Bridgewater), the Coyle & Cassidy Food Pantry (Taunton), the Pembroke Firehouse Food Pantry (Pembroke), the Pembroke Food Pantry (Pembroke), the Raynham Food Basket (Raynham), the St. Vincent de Paul Society in East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, and Middleboro, and the West Bridgewater Food Pantry (West Bridgewater).

Bridgewater Savings is a full service financial institution offering commercial and residential loans as well as business and personal banking. Bridgewater Savings is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and a member of the Depositors Insurance Fund (DIF). Bridgewater Savings is an Equal Housing Lender .