The Greenwich Office of Glens Falls National
Bank and Trust Co. raised over $600
for Operation Rudolph during its Community
Appreciation Day in November.
A basket raffle generated $640 for the Greenwich
Central School program, which distributes
gifts and food to local families during the holidays.
A representative attended with Operation
Rudolph information.
Also, the Schuylerville office raised over
$3,000 for the Schuylerville Area Food and
Emergency Relief Group (SAFER) as part of its
Community Appreciation activities.
A raffle generated $3,225 for SAFER. In
addition, the branch hosted a balloon-release
ceremony with Schuylerville Central School
students to acknowledge SAFER’s commitment
to ending hunger.
This is the fourth year the branch has held
fundraising activities to support SAFER, raising
a total of over $10,000 to date. SAFER uses the
donations to purchase food at a deep discount
from the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern
New York. For example, $10,000 in cash equates
to about $100,000 worth of food for the community.
The Lake Luzerne office of the bank and
collected donations for the Lions Club and
Maxfield Community Food Pantry during its
holiday-themed Community Appreciation Day
on Dec. 5.
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Various fundraising activities generated close
to 50 hat/mitten donations for the Lions Club, as
well as five boxes of food plus some cash donations
for the Maxfield Community Food Pantry.