TARZANA, Calif., Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CIT Group Inc.
(CIT) today announced that it has made a donation to Tarzana Community and Cultural Center (TCCC)
for the construction of a greenhouse in the organization's
Children's Teaching Garden, a community need identified by a
customer of CIT's Southern
California retail bank OneWest Bank as part of the company's
Acts of Caring initiative.
CIT's donation expedites TCCC's plans to create a
much-anticipated Children's Teaching Garden featuring a greenhouse
dedicated to teaching environmental sustainability to young
community members through planting and growing. Construction of the
greenhouse will begin this summer, completing the Children's
Teaching Garden for when TCCC is able to safely welcome the
community back to its facility.
TCCC is dedicated to preserving the history and culture of
Tarzana through its park-like
facility, providing a space for meetings, activities and programs
that foster the arts, education and leadership, and promote
environmental sustainability.
"Our gardens serve as a community space for our neighbors and
partners, and we are constantly seeking ways to enhance our
facility and expand our programming," said Claire Bloom, executive director at TCCC. "CIT's
donation furthers our goal of nurturing community engagement, and
we look forward to gathering in the greenhouse for new activities
and programs when construction is complete, and it is safe to do
so."
"CIT is proud to complete projects on behalf of our customers
this summer through our Acts of Caring initiative," said
Heather Ellison, head of Retail
Banking at CIT. "Our donation to Tarzana
Community and Cultural Center helps educate future
generations on the importance of maintaining and protecting the
environment, and advances the environmental efforts of our
employees who dedicated nearly 1,000 hours this June to cleaning
local parks and beaches."
CIT Acts of Caring
As part of CIT's Acts of Caring program, the company
invited customers to nominate a need in their hometown and share
how the company could support those efforts on their behalf.
Identified by a customer of CIT's Southern California retail bank division
OneWest Bank, TCCC is one of ten projects nationwide that was
selected to receive a donation from CIT this summer.
The customer program follows a month-long social good project
where CIT employees completed more than 3,000 Acts of Caring and
dedicated nearly 5,000 hours in support of causes such as COVID-19
relief, addressing food insecurity, improving the environment and
advancing social and economic justice.
Learn more about CIT's Acts of Caring initiative at
cit.com/ActsOfCaring.
About Tarzana Community and
Cultural Center
Purchased by passionate neighbors in the Tarzana area in 2000 and officially recognized
as a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization in 2002, the Tarzana
Community & Cultural Center is established to provide and
maintain a park-like facility dedicated to the community for
meetings, activities and programs that nurture community spirit,
the arts, education, and leadership – and preserve the history and
unique cultural qualities of Tarzana.
About CIT
CIT is a leading national bank focused on empowering businesses
and personal savers with the financial agility to navigate their
goals. CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) is a financial holding company
with over a century of experience and operates a principal bank
subsidiary, CIT Bank, N.A. (Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender). The
company's commercial banking segment includes commercial financing,
community association banking, middle market banking, equipment and
vendor financing, factoring, railcar financing, treasury and
payments services, and capital markets and asset management. CIT's
consumer banking segment includes a national direct bank and
regional branch network. Discover more at cit.com/about.
MEDIA RELATIONS:
Lexa Tutela
212-461-5305
Alexandra.Tutela@cit.com
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