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Camden National Bank Collects Supplies for Maine’s Shelters

table of donated supplies to homeless sheltersCamden, ME – February 16, 2016 – In conjunction with its Hope@Home initiative, Camden National Bank has launched a company-wide drive to collect urgently needed items for Maine’s homeless shelters. Across all of the Bank’s 64 locations, employees, customers and local businesses are partnering together to gather personal items, toiletries and non-perishable food items for “Hope Kits” to be delivered to shelters in each of the communities Camden National Bank serves. The collection will take place throughout the month of February, and donations can be delivered to any of the banking centers in Maine.

 “When we first introduced Hope@Home in January of last year, there were a lot of unknowns,” said Greg Dufour, president and chief executive officer of Camden National Bank. “We didn’t know how the program would be received by our customers and communities or whether our dedication to this single issue would resonate with everyone the way it did with us. We knew we wanted to raise awareness around the issue of homelessness in Maine, and we knew we wanted to use our position and visibility to help make a difference.”

table of donated supplies to homeless sheltersThrough the community-based, statewide program, for every home Camden National Bank finances, $100 is donated to a homeless shelter in the community of the new homeowner, and in the homeowner’s name. In 2015, Camden National Bank financed 442 new home purchases and raised $44,200 for Maine’s homeless shelters. 

Dufour added, "With a year under our belts, we can now report that response has been great. In addition to donations of over $44,000 to Maine's shelters, Hope@Home is also helping to increase awareness in our communities. Whether it is someone stopping me on the street to thank us, a new homebuyer sending a note to one of our lenders complimenting the program, or our employees donating their own time to area shelters, we have seen an increase in engagement to help the homeless. Our 'Hope Kits' are another way we can provide support and raise awareness for those in need in our state."

To donate items for Camden National Bank’s “Hope Kit” collection effort, visit your local banking center, or go to CamdenNational.com to find a location near you. For more information on Hope@Home or how to join Camden National Bank’s efforts to help Maine’s homeless individuals, children and families, please visit our Hope@Home page .

About Camden National Bank
Camden National Corporation is the holding company of Camden National Bank and Acadia Trust, N.A. Headquartered in Camden, Maine, Camden National Corporation has $3.7 billion in assets and is the largest publicly traded company in Northern New England (NASDAQ: CAC). Camden National Bank is a full-service community bank that employs over 700 people, features a network of 64 banking centers and 85 ATMs in Maine, and offers state-of-the-art online and mobile banking resources as well as brokerage and insurance services through its division, Camden Financial Consultants. Acadia Trust offers investment management and fiduciary services through its offices in Portland, Bangor and Ellsworth. To learn more, visit www.CamdenNational.com.

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Photo caption: Hope Kit collections in Camden National Bank’s Newport (top) and Richmond (bottom) banking centers. All bank locations will be accepting donations through the month of February.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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