WSFS Bank Associates and Their Children Volunteer Across the Region for Take Your Children to the Community Day
April 27 2021 - 10:20AM
More than 100 WSFS Bank Associates, their children and family
members volunteered on April 22 across the Greater Philadelphia and
Delaware region as part of “Take Your Children to the Community
Day,” WSFS’ spin on the national “Take Our Daughters and Sons to
Work Day.”
After the early stages of the pandemic forced
the cancellation of the event in 2020, WSFS worked with local
nonprofits to host the event for the seventh time. Safe and
socially distanced events were held throughout the Bank’s footprint
in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to teach the next
generation the value of helping others and the impact they can make
in the community.
Volunteer events were held at:
- Lift Up Lake Street (New Castle
Co., Del.)
- Delaware Humane Association (New
Castle Co., Del.)
- Delaware Center for Horticulture
(New Castle Co., Del.)
- First State Community Action Agency
(Kent Co., Del.)
- Southern Delaware Therapeutic
Riding (Sussex Co., Del.)
- Chester County Food Bank (Chester
Co., Pa.)
- Jewish Relief Agency
(Philadelphia)
- Cradles to Crayons
(Philadelphia)
- Rolling Harvest Food Rescue
(Montgomery Co., Pa.)
- Good Neighbor Home Repair (Chester
Co., Pa.)
- UrbanPromise NJ (Camden Co.,
NJ)
- Cathedral Kitchen (Virtual Event
for Camden Co., NJ-based organization)
- Caring Notes (Virtual Event)
“Take Your Children to the Community Day is a
chance to highlight WSFS’ culture of service, and our Associates
who make this day successful by living our Mission of ‘We Stand For
Service,’” said Vernita Dorsey, SVP and Director of Community
Strategy at WSFS Bank. “We’re proud to play a role in teaching
children the importance of serving the community with the help of
our nonprofit partners.”
“Delaware Humane Association (DHA) was thrilled
to welcome volunteers back into our building for the first time
since March 2020 through WSFS’ Take Your Children to the Community
Day,” said Cory Topel, Marketing Manager at DHA. “We love hosting
WSFS and their families on our campus as a means to not only help
our animals in need, but to nurture a longstanding tradition of
partnership and collaboration between our two great organizations.
Volunteers cleared out a Meet and Greet room, moved bags of food
and litter into our new food pantry pod. Additionally, they cleaned
windows, folded laundry, washed food bowls and disinfected the many
cages used to transport between here and our adoption center in
Rehoboth Beach. In the end, they all received a visit from Bernard,
a hound mix and they were able to visit the many cats in our Feline
Village.”
“The service partnership with WSFS has been very
impactful to the UrbanPromise (UPM) community over the years,” said
Pamela Foxx, Chief People Officer at UPM. “UPM shows our deepest
appreciation for WSFS’ leadership and partnership. WSFS has blessed
the UPM community through support in funding with grants and
volunteering for our Make a Difference Service Weeks. WSFS provides
banking business support and most recently its Associates
transformed our campus butterfly mascot garden into a beautiful
safe place where our young people can flourish. Words cannot
express our gratitude for how WSFS honors the UrbanPromise vision
and mission.”
“Pennypack Farm & Education Center was
delighted to have WSFS volunteers work with us through Rolling
Harvest Food Rescue to help out at the farm on Earth Day,” said
Kristy Gregory, Program Coordinator at Pennypack Farm &
Education Center. “They took on the weeding task with vigor and
good humor. While the group was small, they accomplished a lot!
Having a curious second grader in the mix was awesome and her
enthusiasm was contagious, with her motto, ‘let's do this!’”
About WSFS Financial CorporationWSFS Financial
Corporation is a multi-billion-dollar financial services company.
Its primary subsidiary, WSFS Bank, is the oldest and largest
locally managed bank and trust company headquartered in Delaware
and the Greater Philadelphia region. As of March 31, 2021,
WSFS Financial Corporation had $14.7 billion in assets on its
balance sheet and $24.7 billion in assets under management and
administration. WSFS operates from 111 offices, 88 of which are
banking offices, located in Pennsylvania (51), Delaware (42), New
Jersey (16), Virginia (1) and Nevada (1) and provides comprehensive
financial services including commercial banking, retail banking,
cash management and trust and wealth management. Other subsidiaries
or divisions include Arrow Land Transfer, Cash Connect®, Cypress
Capital Management, LLC (Cypress), Christiana Trust Company of
Delaware®, NewLane Finance®, Powdermill® Financial Solutions,
West Capital Management®, WSFS Institutional Services®, WSFS
Mortgage®, and WSFS Wealth® Investments. Serving the Greater
Delaware Valley since 1832, WSFS Bank is one of the ten oldest
banks in the United States continuously operating under the same
name. For more information, please visit www.wsfsbank.com.
Media Contact: Kyle
Babcock215-864-1795kbabcock@wsfsbank.com
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