{"id":11262,"date":"2022-06-09T17:12:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T17:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/?p=11262"},"modified":"2022-06-15T17:30:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T17:30:37","slug":"health-new-england-peoplesbank-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/health-new-england-peoplesbank-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"Health New England and PeoplesBank Donate $20,000 to Gardening the Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Combined donation to fund non-profit food justice organization<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., June 9, 2022 \u2013 PeoplesBank and Health New England have partnered to donate $20,000 to Gardening the Community (GTC) of Springfield, Mass. The money will support the non-profit\u2019s urban garden, farm store, youth leadership program, and other programs.<\/p>\n

The companies\u2019 collaborative donation came about as representatives from each were discussing needs in the Springfield community and the non-profit organizations each supports. Both support GTC and, knowing that more than 15 percent of children in Hampden County are food insecure, the two companies agreed to help.\"Health<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that this donation from two of our most valued corporate partners is an investment in our organization, economically and spiritually.\u00a0 It is especially appreciated during this time of rising food costs, as we work to bring forth a just food system that works for all,\u201d said Liz O\u2019Gilvie of GTC. \u201cWe will use the funds to support our efforts to grow food that\u2019s affordable while we help our young people to understand the inequities in our food system.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPeoplesBank and Health New England are like-minded in our belief that companies have a responsibility to improve the communities in which they do business,\u201d said Matthew Bannister, senior vice president of marketing and corporate responsibility for PeoplesBank. \u201cIn working with Health New England as our health plan, we found that we both supported several of the same area non-profits, including Gardening the Community. We decided to demonstrate our partnership with this combined donation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth Health New England and PeoplesBank know that our companies are part of a larger ecosystem \u2013 our community \u2013 and when it thrives, we thrive,\u201d said Keith Ledoux, Vice President Commercial Line of Business and Business Development for Health New England. \u201cTogether, our support of Gardening the Community will not only fight hunger and promote good health but will bring opportunity to the Mason Square neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gardening the Community (GTC) grows organic food on formerly empty lots increasing access to healthy food in food-insecure areas. They emphasize youth leadership development, racial justice, and intergenerational relationship building in all their work. GTC serves Springfield\u2019s Mason Square neighborhood, a low income, predominantly Black and Latinx community as well as residents from across the city.<\/p>\n

About PeoplesBank:<\/strong><\/p>\n

PeoplesBank<\/strong><\/a> is a leader in innovation, corporate responsibility, environmental sustainability, and employee engagement. Our three LEED\u00ae certified offices are environmentally friendly, and we have financed more than $188 million in wind, hydroelectric, and solar energy projects. As a community bank we have a unique ability to help the communities we serve through volunteer efforts and millions of dollars in donations to charitable and civic causes. PeoplesBank is a mutual bank and therefore is responsible to our depositors, employees, and the community. This organizational structure allows us to focus on the long-term viability of the bank and the best interests of our customers. We currently have 20 banking centers located in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Learn more at bankatpeoples.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

About Health New England:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Based in Springfield, Massachusetts, Health New England<\/a> <\/strong>is a not-for-profit health plan serving members in Massachusetts and Connecticut. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Baystate Health, Health New England offers a range of health care plans in the commercial, Medicaid and Medicare markets. For more information, visit healthnewengland.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Combined donation to fund non-profit food justice organization SPRINGFIELD, Mass., June 9, 2022 \u2013 PeoplesBank and Health New England have partnered to donate $20,000 to Gardening the Community (GTC) of Springfield, Mass. The money will support the non-profit\u2019s urban garden, farm store, youth leadership program, and other programs. The companies\u2019 collaborative donation came about as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[628,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement","category-member-announcements"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6ZZGa-2VE","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11262"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11269,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11262\/revisions\/11269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}