WESTFIELD BANK DONATES FOOD TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Westfield, MA—— Westfield Bank invited its customers and community members across Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut to help fight hunger in local communities as part of the 2023 food drive. From Wednesday, October 25 through Saturday, November 18, all Westfield Bank branches collected non-perishable food items and monetary donations. Food items included items for Thanksgiving meals, including canned fruit, boxed stuffing and potatoes, gravy, jelly, cranberry sauce and more. Each branch donated to a food pantry or community kitchen local to their service area. Some of our branch managers gathered to cook for a local soup kitchen with the donated food items, donating a total of 126 pounds of food, which would be able to feed about 100 people that day.
"Giving back to our local communities is a crucial part of our mission. That is why we are happy to partner with local food banks by running a food drive at our branches prior to the holiday season," said James C. Hagan, President and CEO of Westfield Bank.
PHOTO - from left to right: Vice President/Branch Manager, Sherleen Crespo; Branch Manager, Mirna Grbesic; Branch Manager, Ken Fontanez; Branch Manager, Greg Musante; Branch Manager, Amanda Sarrasin; Branch Manager, Brian Fontaine; Mayor of Chicopee, John Vieau.
About Westfield Bank
Westfield Bank, headquartered in Westfield, Massachusetts, is a federally chartered savings bank organized in 1853 and is the largest publicly traded bank headquartered in Western Massachusetts. The Bank is a full-service community-oriented financial institution offering a complete range of commercial and retail products and services. Currently, the Bank has twenty-five branch offices, fifty-four ATMs, and an additional thirty-one seasonal ATMs and serves Hampden and Hampshire counties in Western Massachusetts and Hartford and Tolland counties in Northern Connecticut. The Bank’s middle market and commercial real estate lending team is based in Springfield, Massachusetts, and has a general regulatory limit on loans to one borrower of $40.5 million. As of September 30, 2023, the Bank employed 336 full and part-time employees, had $2.6 billion in total assets,
$2.0 billion in its loan portfolio, and $2.2 billion in total deposits. The Bank is regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. As a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Bank’s deposits are insured up to the maximum FDIC insurance coverage limits. To learn more, visit the bank’s website at www.westfieldbank.com.