Bar Harbor Bankshares Inc.
01/16/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/16/2025 07:30
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Donates $5,000 in Matching Funds to Five Food Pantries in Hancock County
Bar Harbor, Maine (January 16, 2025) - Bar Harbor Bank & Trust recently donated $5,000 to help support the efforts of five local food pantries working to improve food security for residents of Hancock County. The Bank donated $1,000 to each of the following nonprofit organizations: Bar Harbor Food Pantry, Common Good Soup Kitchen, Emmaus Homeless Shelter, Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, and Schoodic Food Pantry.
In honor of Giving Tuesday, the Bank pledged to match, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000 in donations made to the five food pantries between December 1, 2024, and December 13, 2024. All five food pantries raised more than $1,000 in donations to ensure they received the Bank's matching funds.
"It is our honor to match the generosity of the members of our community who stepped up to make donations to our local food pantries," said Jack Frost, VP Director of Community Giving at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. "By uniting our resources, we have made a positive impact in helping our neighbors who are experiencing food insecurity and the organizations that work tirelessly to make sure that no one goes hungry."
Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE American: BHB) is the parent company of its wholly owned subsidiary, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. Operating over 50 locations across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is headquartered in Bar Harbor, Maine and has more than $4 billion in assets. As a leading Northern New England community bank, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust offers a full range of personal and business banking services, as well as wealth management services through its subsidiary Bar Harbor Wealth Management. For more information about Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, visit www.barharbor.bank or call 888-853-7100. Member FDIC.
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Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (BHBT) employees present a donation to Bar Harbor Food Pantry. Pictured from left to right: Melanie Bowden, VP Senior Wealth Manager at Bar Harbor Wealth Management; Cody Farrell, Branch Relationship Manager at BHBT; Tom Reeve, Executive Director of Bar Harbor Food Pantry; Phoebe Denvir, Program Director at Bar Harbor Food Pantry; and Sara Graves, Pantry Manager at Bar Harbor Food Pantry.
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (BHBT) employees present a donation to Common Good Soup Kitchen. Pictured from left to right: Alice McDermott, Branch Relationship Manager at BHBT, and Debi Estep, Director at Common Good Soup Kitchen.
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (BHBT) employees present a donation to Emmaus Homeless Shelter. Pictured from left to right: Jacklyn Sinclair, AVP Branch Relationship Manager at BHBT; Stacey Herrick, Executive Director at Emmaus Homeless Shelter; and Lisa Reynolds, Assistant Director at Emmaus Homeless Shelter.
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (BHBT) employees present a donation to Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry. Pictured from left to right: Jack Frost, VP Director of Community Giving at BHBT; Patricia Whitney, Financial Services Specialist at Bar Harbor Financial Services; Amanda Robbins, AVP Financial Consultant at Bar Harbor Financial Services; Jacklyn Sinclair, AVP Branch Relationship Manager at BHBT; Dave Schnebeck, Pantry Manager at Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry; and Max Dietshe, Board Vice President at Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry.
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (BHBT) employees present a donation to Schoodic Food Pantry. Pictured from left to right: Jenny Saucier, Floating Customer Service Representative at BHBT; Susan Burke, Volunteer at Schoodic Food Pantry; Rocky Stenger, Volunteer at Schoodic Food Pantry; Jackie Johnson, Volunteer at Schoodic Food Pantry; Donna Harmon, Volunteer at Schoodic Food Pantry; and Noah Shoemaker, Volunteer at Schoodic Food Pantry.