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Institution For Savings Donates $50,000 To Northeast Arc

Supports Campaign for Linking Lives

Institution for Savings and Northeast Arc representatives at the Center for Linking Lives at the Liberty Tree Mall in Danvers. Pictured (l-r): Craig Welton, Susan Ring Brown, Kim Rock, Jo Ann Simons, Michael Jones, and Heidi Ellard.
Institution for Savings and Northeast Arc representatives at the Center for Linking Lives at the Liberty Tree Mall in Danvers. Pictured (l-r): Craig Welton, Susan Ring Brown, Kim Rock, Jo Ann Simons, Michael Jones, and Heidi Ellard. (Northeast Arc)

Institution for Savings has made a $50,000 grant to support Northeast Arc’s Campaign for Linking Lives. Michael Jones, the Bank’s President and CEO, Kim Rock, Executive Vice President and COO, and Mary Anne Clancy, Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications, announced the gift during a visit to the Center for Linking Lives at the Liberty Tree Mall in Danvers.

Institution for Savings, with 15 locations on the North Shore, is the largest mutual savings bank on the North Shore of Massachusetts. Through its charitable giving, Institution for Savings lives true to its vision to positively affect the lives of every person, business, and organization within the communities it serves.

“The $50,000 gift from Institution for Savings to support Northeast Arc brings us much closer to our $3 million fundraising goal,” said Jo Ann Simons, President and CEO of Northeast Arc. “The funds will support the Center for Linking Lives at the Liberty Tree Mall which serves as a vibrant gathering place, where individuals with disabilities can reach their full potential, and learn to lead fulfilling lives alongside their peers.”

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“We are so impressed with the work that Northeast Arc does every day to improve the lives of those with disabilities by helping them become full participants in our communities,” said Michael Jones, President, Institution for Savings. “The Center for Linking Lives provides an inviting and supportive environment where individuals with disabilities can live inclusively alongside their peers. We are honored to support this initiative and hope that others will do the same to help them reach their financial goal.”

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