Total Donations Surpass $177,000 to Housing & Child Focused Charities
Alexandria, VA –In Burke & Herbert Bank’s historic Board Room, President and CEO David Boyle presented a check for $27,500 to Dorothy Keenan, Executive Director of GrandInvolve, citing community banks’ responsibility to support their local markets. opens in a new windowGrandInvolve, a local not-for-profit that places active seniors in Fairfax County Title One schools as classroom volunteers, will use the funds to reach more area schools and to increase its pool of volunteers.
Through a creative sponsorship with NBC Sports Washington, the Bank awards $100 per goal scored by the Washington Capitals during their regular season to a local charity. The program began in 2015 and has operated under the moniker “Hundreds for Home$” as well as “Scores for Kid$,” to provide visibility and financial support to a deserving local child or housing related organization. In total, through this program, Burke & Herbert Bank has donated more than $177,000. Prior recipients include Most Valuable Kids Inc., Alice’s Kids, Inc., Connect our Kids, Inc., Rebuilding Together DC-Alexandria, Homestretch, Inc., and Operation Renewed Hope Foundation.
“The Bank’s commitment to our goals will result in many more children benefiting from our volunteer’s assistance, so that they can succeed at school and in life, stated GrandInvolve Executive Director, Dorothy Keenan. “At GrandInvolve we say that we are making a difference in the world, one child at a time – and we remind ourselves all the time that it takes a village to raise a child. We consider Burke & Herbert Bank as an important partner in our continued growth to better serve some of the most vulnerable students in Fairfax County.”
Calling upon others to join Bank Burke & Herbert Bank, President and CEO David Boyle, remarked, “My wish is that this money gets doubled somehow with other donors and I hope that we can get enough publicity out there to support the critical work GrandInvolve is doing.”
Burke & Herbert Bank is the oldest bank in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the oldest continuously operating bank in the Washington, DC area. The Bank offers a full range of personal and business banking products and services designed to meet customers’ banking, borrowing, and investing needs. Headquartered in Alexandria, Burke & Herbert Bank has over 20 branches, and operates throughout Northern Virginia including Loudoun County, as well as in greater Fredericksburg and the Richmond metro area.
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