Scotiabank supports Optimists ‘Back to School’ drive

“Time is money” is the old adage and Scotiabank and its employees gave both recently in support of the Progressive Optimist Club’s “Back to School” uniform and supplies drive.

 

The bank donated $1500 and six barrels’ worth of uniforms, shoes, backpacks and school supplies donated by staff and customers.

 

Scotia staff members also donated their time and joined the Optimist Club members in sorting donated items and packing back to school packages in the days leading up to their distribution.

 

Staff also joined the Optimists on the distribution line at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre on August 27 and September 3, when families in need came to collect uniforms and other supplies in preparation for the new school term.

 

Scotiabank senior marketing manager Lisa Cole said the bank had expanded their participation this year by working with the Optimists to get collection barrels placed in all of six branches, hence opening up the drive to their customers as well.

 

“We know that there is more that we can give besides money and time – we can use our branch network to boost the causes with which we are involved. We have branches that are accessible and central in their communities and which get hundreds of people passing through them every day. We were proud to make them available to the Optimists for this most worthy cause.”

 

The Progressive Optimists Club’s Back to School drive serves hundreds of families in need by providing them with uniforms, shoes, backpacks and other supplies needed for school.

 

In its first two years the drive has successfully provided support for over twelve hundred (1200) school children from close to 500 families.