bankESB Donates $50,000 to the United Way
EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, February 20, 2025 –bankESB and its employees recently made donations of $50,000 to the United Way of the Franklin and Hampshire Region.
Employees pledged over $15,000 of their own funds in the bank’s United Way workplace campaign. Combined with the bank’s dollar-for-dollar match and additional corporate contribution, the campaign total of $50,000 will be donated to the United Way of the Franklin and Hampshire Region. The campaign lets employees donate and direct funds, advocating for causes that are most important to them.
As a long-time contributor, the bank and its employees have donated over $740,000 to United Way organizations in Western Massachusetts in the last 13 years. The United Way is a volunteer-driven organization that serves residents through its own programs and services as well as those of its partner agencies. The organization works to advance the common good by focusing on the building blocks for a good life – education, financial stability, health, and basic needs.
About bankESB
Founded in 1869 as Easthampton Savings Bank, bankESB is headquartered in Easthampton, Massachusetts. We have $1.9 billion in assets and offer a complete line of consumer and business deposit and lending products and services through 11 branches located throughout Western Massachusetts. We’re proud to fulfill our community banking mission—providing individualized financial support, a suite of comprehensive products and services, and smart banking technology—all to ensure our customers can unlock their potential and build a successful future. Through our sponsorship and charitable giving program, The Giving Tree, bankESB and the Easthampton Savings Bank Charitable Foundation support non-profit organizations and causes throughout Hampden and Hampshire counties. In 2024 alone, The Giving Tree donated nearly $515,000 and over the past decade has donated $4 million. bankESB is proud to be named a Corporate Citizenship Award winner for the past 10 years by Boston Business Journal and a three-time Top Workplaces Culture Excellence award winner for employee appreciation, well-being, and professional development. For more information, visit bankESB.com.
bankESB is a member of the Hometown Financial Group, a $6.5 billion multibank mutual holding company headquartered in Easthampton, Massachusetts, and the parent company of the family of banks that includes bankESB, bankHometown, North Shore Bank, and Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank, as well as Hometown Mortgage. Hometown Financial and our banks are proud to be recognized nationally as a two-time Top Workplaces USA award winner and a two-time Top Workplaces Financial Services Industry award winner by Energage, a Top Places to Work award winner by The Boston Globe, and a Top Workplaces award winner by the Hartford Courant. For more information, visit bankHFG.com.
In the Photo:
bankESB Senior Vice President, Retail Banking Gary Turku
bankESB Benefits and Human Resources Operation Specialist Marianne Martin
bankESB Recruiting Coordinator Eliza Diaz
United Way of the Franklin and Hampshire Region Director of Development Holly Martineau
bankESB President and CEO Matthew S. Sosik
bankESB Assistant Vice President, Branch Officer Jessica West
bankESB Executive Support Specialist and United Way workplace campaign coordinator Marge Prendergast
bankESB Executive Vice President, Chief Retail & Marketing Officer Dena Hall
bankESB Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer Bozena Dabek