Fri, 02/12/2021 - 1:15pm
Knox County Homeless Coalition is one of seven Northern New England nonprofit organizations selected to receive donations from Bar Harbor Bank & Trust’s employee-driven charitable giving program, Casual for a Cause. The contributions collected in Q4 2020 total nearly $12,000.
“These nonprofit organizations provide much-needed services to our communities, and the employees of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust are honored to be able to assist them with their efforts,” said Jack Frost, VP Director of Community Giving at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust.
Casual for a Cause gives Bank employees the opportunity to dress casually on Fridays in exchange for a bi-weekly payroll deduction made to a pool of funds collected during each quarter. The employees then vote on the nonprofits to receive their contributions. Employees have donated more than $100,000 to more than 50 organizations across Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont since the program launched in 2018.