As part of Hunger Action Month, over130 Citizens Bank colleagues will volunteer throughout the day at The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) warehouse - inspecting, sorting, and packing food and grocery products. During a luncheon event, there will be a brief speaking program and an announcement of Citizens Bank’s contribution of$200,000 for the GBFB co-branded food distribution trucks.
WHO
Catherine D'Amato, President and CEO,TheGreater Boston Food Bank
Jerry Sargent, President, Citizens Bank, Massachusetts
Steve Woods, Head of Corporate Banking, Citizens Bank, and a member of the GBFB Board of Directors
Barbara Cottam, Head of Corporate Affairs, Citizens Bank
Citizens Bank colleagues
WHAT
As part of Hunger Action Month, Citizens Bank will announce a contribution of $200,000 for the GBFB food distribution trucks during a colleague volunteer event.
Note: visuals will include the colleagues assembling food, the donated trucks, as well as the speaking portion.
WHEN
Tuesday, September, 19th at 11:45 AM
WHERE
The Greater Boston Food Bank, 70 South Bay Avenue, Boston MA 02118
Media are encouraged to park in the gated parking lot diagonally across from 70 South Bay Avenue.
About Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $151.4 billion in assets as of June 30, 2017. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad range of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and institutions. Citizens helps its customers reach their potential by listening to them and by understanding their needs in order to offer tailored advice, ideas and solutions. In Consumer Banking, Citizens provides an integrated experience that includes mobile and online banking, a 24/7 customer contact center and the convenience of approximately 3,200 ATMs and approximately 1,200 branches in 11 states in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Consumer Banking products and services include a full range of banking, lending, savings, wealth management and small business offerings. In Commercial Banking, Citizens offers corporate, institutional and not-for-profit clients a full range of wholesale banking products and services, including lending and deposits, capital markets, treasury services, foreign exchange and interest rate products and asset finance. More information is available at www.citizensbank.com or visit us on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook.
About The Greater Boston Food Bank
The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country. GBFB provides the equivalent of more than 48 million healthy meals annually, distributed through its network of 530 member agencies across Eastern Massachusetts. GBFB operates four direct service programs at nearly 70 sites throughout the area. A member of Feeding America, the nation’s food bank network, GBFB serves more than 140,000 people every month in its goal to create a hunger-free Eastern Massachusetts. For more information, visit us at GBFB.org, become a fan on Facebook, follow us on Twitter (@gr8bosfoodbank) and Instagram, or call us at 617.427.5200.
