1. As part of its Citizens Helping Citizens Fight Hunger initiative, Citizens Bank has supported New Hampshire Food Bank with $56,000 for two refrigerated food distribution trucks, that will help ensure reliable daily transportation to feed the hungry in New Hampshire, with the goal of increasing access to nutritious food among households with individuals who are Black, Indigenous and people of color residing in communities that experience high food-insecurity rates.
2. At the New Hampshire and Vermont Bankers Annual Conference, the NH Bankers Association awarded the 2022 Community Banker of the Year to Dick Jennings, managing director of community development at Mascoma Bank. The honor goes to a bank employee, selected by an independent panel, who goes beyond their usual business duties to help improve the state through civic and community engagement. From left: Dick Jennings; Ron Magoon, president and CEO of Franklin Savings Bank and current chair of NH Bankers Association; and Kristy Merrill, NH Bankers Association president.
3. Eastern Bank recently held an open house at their new branch location at 365 South Broadway in Salem. Leaders from area organizations, including the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce and Town of Salem, attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony, including (left to right) Ashley Haseltine, executive director, Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce; Kim Guerin, area manager, Eastern Bank; Ruth Bitchell, regional manager, Eastern Bank; Danielle Donegan, Salem branch manager, Eastern Bank; Bob Rivers, CEO and board chair, Eastern Bank; Barbara Heinemann, executive vice president of consumer banking, Eastern Bank; and Chris Dillon, town manager of Salem. (Photo by Marilyn Humphries)
4. For the third year, Meredith Village Savings Bank will support the 2022-23 School Days Series Season at The Music Hall in Portsmouth with a $10,000 sponsorship, which will allow the venue to offer complimentary tickets, transportation and lunches to students, so they can attend professional matinees at the theater. Pictured: Sara Turner, Monte Bohanan, Tina Sawtelle and Ilysse Sirmaian from The Music Hall with James Carrigan (center), MVSB regional vice president, branch and business development manager.
5. Rivier University recently celebrated the renovation of the 30,000-square-foot Sylvia Trottier Hall. The building will house the Nursing Simulation and Clinical Education Center, which provides hands-on learning and state-of-the-art simulation for nurses and nurse practitioners, as well as new business and security studies facilities that feature high-tech cybersecurity labs, collaboration space, a technology hub and an office suite. Pictured: Rivier’s President Sister Paula Marie Buley, City of Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess and other community leaders.
6. Northeast Delta Dental recently donated $50,000 to the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of NH, which is a community walk being held on Oct. 16 at Memorial Field in Concord, with opening ceremonies starting at 12:30 p.m. Visit makingstrideswalk.org/nh for more details. Pictured: Kathi Russ, American Cancer Society volunteer; Courtenay Needham, American Cancer Society director; Kathy Stone, Jennifer McGrath and Tom Raffio, Northeast Delta Dental; and Cydney Dodge, volunteer event chair.
