bankESB Launches Veterans Drive to Benefit One Call Away Veterans Support Center
EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, May 20, 2025 – bankESB is proud to announce the launch of its Veterans Drive, a community-wide campaign supporting the One Call Away Veterans Support Center in Agawam, Massachusetts. The initiative will run from Memorial Day through Independence Day, inviting customers and community members to donate items and funds to help local veterans in need.
The One Call Away Veterans Support Center provides essential services to veterans and their families, including peer-to-peer support, emergency assistance, and outreach programs designed to reduce veteran suicide and improve mental health and well-being. Through this drive, bankESB aims to raise awareness and provide tangible support to those who have served our nation. Community members are encouraged to contribute by donating much-needed items such as toiletries, household goods, and personal care items.
“Supporting veterans is a year-round priority for us at bankESB, and this drive is one way we can make a real difference in the lives of local heroes,” said Matthew Sosik, president and CEO at bankESB. “The One Call Away Veterans Support Center is doing critical work, and we’re honored to stand alongside them.”
This effort builds on bankESB’s longstanding commitment to the veteran community.
Donations for the Veterans Drive can be made at any bankESB branch from May 27 through July 7. Requested items include gift cards (for groceries, gas, and clothing), non-perishable food, toiletries, household goods, and personal care items.
For more information about the Veterans Drive or bankESB’s community initiatives, please visit bankESB.com.
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 three-time USA TODAY Top Workplaces 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.