FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, April 25, 2007 … Robert P. Lamprey, chairman of the Framingham Co-operative Bank Charitable Foundation, announced today that the Foundation recently awarded over $31,000 to a variety of community initiatives and benevolent causes.
An award of $5,000 was made to assist in the fundraising efforts of the MetroWest ESL program, including sponsorship of Crossroads Community Foundation’s “Coming to America” annual dinner. The Foundation’s donation will also support English as a Second Language classes at Framingham Adult ESL.
St. Tarcisius School in Framingham received a contribution of $5,000 to help fund a new student/staff Technology Center slated to open in the 2007/2008 school year.
A $7,500 grant to South Middlesex Legal Services will help that organization continue to provide legal advice and representation to hundreds of residents in the greater MetroWest area who have serious civil legal problems and nowhere else to turn.
Casa Myrna Vazquez received $5,000 from the Charitable Foundation to provide needed funding for its SafeLink hotline, a statewide service that is accessed by more than 21,000 domestic violence victims each year, including many from MetroWest.
The Foundation’s award of $2,500 will aid A Suitable Image in providing appropriate work-related wardrobes, at no cost, to low-income disadvantaged women who are re-entering the job market, helping them transition into the workforce and attain economic self-sufficiency.
The Performing Arts Center of MetroWest was awarded $3,220 to help underwrite “Free Lessons Day.” The program offers local children free introductory access to many of the organization’s educational programs, and provides financial assistance in cases of demonstrated need. A $980 grant to the Joseph P. Keefe Technical School will bring a live performance of Romeo and Juliet by the Shakespeare Now! Theater Company to the school stage, to complement grade nine studies in the English Language Arts curriculum.
The Charitable Foundation’s donation of $2,000 will help fund the “Happy Birthday Baby” program at Framingham’s First Baptist Church, which distributes baby care packages to local low-income and teen mothers of newborns.
The Framingham Co-operative Bank Charitable Foundation was established by the Bank in 1998 to support charitable, educational and civic purposes within the greater Framingham area.
Framingham Co-operative Bank is a state-chartered institution established in 1889. The Bank has full-service offices in Framingham at 828 Concord Street and One Lincoln Street and a Loan Center at 160 Cochituate Road, and offers online banking services at framinghambank.com. The Bank is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and a member of the Share Insurance Fund (SIF).