BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Merchants Bank
donated $5,000 to the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf at the
Festival of Fools celebration in Burlington, VT., on Sunday, July 31. The Bank's $5,000 donation will provide 15,000 meals to
neighbors in need.
"We are so grateful to Merchants Bank for feeding our hungry
neighbors," said Chittenden
Emergency Food Shelf Director Rob
Meehan, "Summer months can be hard for vulnerable
families who rely on school breakfast and lunch to help feed their
children and this donation helps us meet that need."
The Chittenden Emergency Food
Shelf works to alleviate hunger by feeding people and cultivating
opportunities. As the largest direct service emergency food
provider in Vermont, the Food
Shelf serves roughly 11,000 people each year.
Erika Baldasaro, Community
Banking Division and Sales Manager at Merchants Bank stated "We are
thrilled to make this donation to the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. They work
tirelessly to ensure our neighbors have food year round and we are
delighted to support their mission."
About Merchants Bank:
A Vermont-chartered commercial
bank established in 1849, Merchants Bank is the largest
Vermont-based bank. The bank's
business, municipal, consumer, and investment customers enjoy
personalized relationships, sophisticated online and mobile banking
options, with 31 branches in Vermont and 1 location in Massachusetts, operating as NUVO, A division
of Merchants Bank. American Banker ranks Merchants Bank a "Top 200"
in America among 851 peers. For more information, go to
www.mbvt.com. Where do you want to grow? (Member FDIC, Equal
Housing Lender, NASDAQ: MBVT)
Contact: Anita
Bourgeois
Merchants Bank, 275 Kennedy Drive, S. Burlington, VT 05403
802-865-1641, abourgeois@mbvt.com
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