BNY Mellon Foundation Donates $25,000 to Food Bank of Central New York
November 24 2009 - 4:45PM
PR Newswire (US)
Syracuse Employees Host Food Drive, Oriskany Employees Package
Thanksgiving Day Meals SYRACUSE, N.Y. and ORISKANY, N.Y., Nov. 24
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BNY Mellon said today that it will
contribute $25,000 from its corporate foundation to the Food Bank
of Central New York, where the need for emergency food assistance
within the food bank's 11-county service area has risen sharply in
recent years. "Thanks to community leaders and committed partners
such as BNY Mellon, we have not and we will not turn away any
person or family requesting food assistance," said Thomas Slater,
executive director, Food Bank of Central New York, a not-for-profit
organization working to eliminate hunger through nutritious food
distribution, education and advocacy in cooperation with the
community. It supplies food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency
shelters as well as child-care agencies, and neighborhood and
senior centers through its 585 affiliated member programs in
Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison,
Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego and St. Lawrence counties. "It's important
that we assist in successfully facing the challenges in our
communities," said Christopher Mozina, managing director, BNY
Mellon's Global Corporate Trust Operations. "The economy is on
everybody's mind. By acting on our social responsibility, we're
investing in the essential services people need to rebound out of
the emergency food network, ultimately to self- sufficiency."
Separately, Mozina and the company's 840 Syracuse-based employees
conducted a food drive, collecting some 16 large boxes and three
bags of non-perishable food items for the food bank in a week. In
its November 2009 report, the USDA's annual report on Household
Food Security in the U.S., revealed that 17 million U.S.
households, or nearly 15 percent of the population, had difficulty
putting enough food on the table at various times during the year.
"BNY Mellon is committed to ensuring that the financial safety net
for the most vulnerable in society remains intact, and our
employees feel the same way," said Francis J. Behlmer, executive
vice president, BNY Mellon's Bank Operations. Since 1990, the
company's approximately 800 Oriskany employees have provided all
the trimmings for an abundant Thanksgiving feast. This year's
effort will feed 63 local families with 181 children and 144
adults. The Utica team which Behlmer oversees is on track to exceed
the 437 boxes of food and 1,300 pounds of turkey collected last
year. During Thanksgiving week, approximately 75 BNY Mellon
employee volunteers will pack, load and deliver these meals and
supplies to two partners of the Food Bank of Central New York,
Family Services of Mohawk Valley and Hospice. Powering Potential,
BNY Mellon's charitable giving focus, is designed to help others in
need by concentrating on basic needs and workforce development. BNY
Mellon works with community partners to provide food, clothing,
energy and housing assistance to those who require immediate help.
The company's workforce development investments are designed to
improve access to employment through job training, education,
mentoring and skills development. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand
of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. BNY Mellon is a global
financial services company focused on helping clients manage and
service their financial assets, operating in 34 countries and
serving more than 100 markets. The company is a leading provider of
financial services for institutions, corporations and
high-net-worth individuals, providing superior asset management and
wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing
services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused
team. It has $22.1 trillion in assets under custody and
administration and $966 billion in assets under management,
services $11.9 trillion in outstanding debt and processes global
payments averaging $1.6 trillion per day. Additional information is
available at bnymellon.com. DATASOURCE: BNY Mellon CONTACT: Lane M.
Cigna, +1-412-234-0575, Web Site: http://www.bnymellon.com/
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