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BMO EMPLOYEES SPEND TIME WITH SENIORS
Bradenton Employees Work Together for Annual Volunteer Day
Sarasota, AZ (June 6, 2013) – As part of a company-wide day of volunteering, BMO financial professionals across all lines of business in Sarasota recently took several hours out of their day to serve lunch and socialize with seniors at the Jewish Family & Children's Service of Sarasota-Manatee.
Jewish Family & Children's Service of Sarasota-Manatee provides a variety of social services for adults, children, Veteran's, seniors and caregivers. Their Senior Outreach program provides counseling, friendship and a welcome social connection for seniors.
"Each year our employees look forward to the day we set aside to work together as a company in support of our community. BMO has a long history of giving of our employees' time and talents as well as our corporate financial resources," said BMO Harris Bank Florida President Dave Maraman.
Launched in 2001, BMO Volunteer Day has grown to include approximately 5,600 employees participating in more than 470 projects in communities across the U.S. and Canada, including activities to benefit children and youth organizations, elder care, food banks, community housing, health care facilities, family resource centers, parks and recreational facilities, military personnel, relief organizations and homeless shelters.
"Volunteer Day is j ust another demonstration of the great work our employees perform year-round in our community," added Maraman.
For more information about Jewish Family & Children's Service of Sarasota-Manatee visit: http://jfcs-cares.org/web/
For additional information about how BMO Harris Bank supports the community, click: HERE.
About BMO Financial Group
Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group is a highly-diversified North American financial services organization. With total assets of $555 billion as at April 30, 2013 and more than 46,000 employees, BMO Financial Group provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions.
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