How We’re Giving Back: 2021 Holiday Season - Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod

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Stuff A Stocking Clothing Drive

Thank you to everyone who donated warm children’s clothing to our “Stuff A Stocking Clothing Drive”. Donations were brought to our branches through Dec. 31. The clothing drive benefitted Katelynn’s Closet, a Cape Cod nonprofit organization devoted to providing children in need with clothing, footwear, and basics to help them maintain their dignity and foster self-esteem. Thank you again!

Give Hope through Independence House

We partnered with Independence House – a Cape-based nonprofit that helps survivors of domestic and sexual assault, and their children – this holiday season.

Donations from $15 to $100 helped provide hotline assistance, counseling services, clothing, transportation, and so much more. Donations for Independence House were made directly to the nonprofit at https://independencehouse.org/coop-give-hope-healing/ through Friday, Dec. 31.

#GivingTuesday

We’re proud to continue our #GivingTuesday tradition of supporting local food pantries by donating $1,000 each to 10 different pantries across the Cape.

#PayItForward

The Coop donates to help ME Small students

Our employees helped 12 students this holiday season through the Marguerite E. Small Elementary School’s “Adopt a Family” fundraiser.

In 2021, our employees have raised about $21,000 through employee-managed #PayItForward Program. For the past 12 years, our employees have supported local nonprofit organizations in our community by wearing jeans at work.

Every other Friday, employees donate a minimum of $5, and an organization is designated as the beneficiary. The organizations are nominated by employees and selected by the employee-based Pay It Forward committee. The only criteria for nominations is that the organization be affiliated with Cape Cod and a registered 501(c)3.

This holiday season, our employees worked in teams to use #PayItForward funds for the following holiday community programs:

Adopt A Family: Our employees helped 12 students this holiday season through the Marguerite E. Small Elementary School‘s “Adopt a Family” fundraiser.
The Salvation Army’s Dress A Live Doll: The program pairs volunteers with children whose caregivers need a little extra help in making their holidays special.
Stuff-A-Bus/Toys for Tots: The Stuff-A-Bus has been a Cape Cod holiday tradition since 1996. All toys and money collected go to the Marines’ Toys for Toys program and stay on Cape Cod.

2021 #PayItForward Additional Awardees: