Our team members are out & about in the community this week sharing random acts of kindness! We’ll keep adding photos to this blog as they come in from our staff.
Thank you to all the team members who signed up to be a part of this special week to help us spread smiles! Additional thanks to Olivia Pink and Digna Johnson for organizing all the volunteers, locations, and surprises!
Jennifer Reyes delivered a bag full of gloves, hats and scarfs to Lazarus House to be given to some of the homeless in the Lawrence, MA area.
Kathy R. went to Good Samaritans Hospital to deliver a beautiful bouquet of flowers to nurses there! Robert P. went out to Holy Family Hospital to deliver gorgeous flowers for the nurses there! Terry M. also made her way to Morton Hospital to deliver flowers specifically to the first floor nurses station who helped take care of her late mother. The nurses were all very appreciative of the gesture and we are so happy we could deliver some smiles to well deserving nurses!
Jessica Demayo, Jan White, and Michael Valley delivered breakfast to the North Andover Police and Fire Stations and brought a smile to many faces!
Our Marketing Manager, Andrea Manseau, spent a few hours at Perfecto’s Cafe in Andover, MA paying for the orders of people she didn’t know. Even though a few people were skeptical about getting something for FREE with no strings attached, Andrea was able to brighten the day for 20+ people.
Amanda P. and Wendy G. ordered a giant lunch consisting of calzones, pasta, and cookies from Georgio’s for the Bridgewater Police Department! All of the officers were super thankful and many of them were also members!
Christine Doucette, Seabrook’s Branch Manager, Kelly Gallant, FSR, Mary Aliquo, FSR, and Digna Jhonson, Community Liaison Manager, handed out flowers to random people at Seabrook Commons in Seabrook, NH. They received many surprised looks, smiles and hugs in exchange!
Digna Jhonson, Community Liaison Manager, and Yean-Ai Long, VP Marketing, had fun surprising people by picking up their breakfast tab at Eli’s Place Breakfast Diner in Lawrence, MA on two different days this week! The recipients were happy, appreciative and left with full stomachs!
Tony Marino, Sr. VP Retail Banking & Operations, brought yummy sandwiches and chips from Borelli’s Italian Deli to the Fire station and Police station in Lawrence, MA.
Debbee H. and Jen O. paid $200.00 towards a woman’s grocery bill at Market Basket in North Andover and then helped her load her groceries into her car. Zobeida D. and Ivanna C. also paid for groceries at Market Basket in Methuen. The surprised recipient is a veteran and was very happy for this kind gesture!
Rose S. headed out to Market Basket in Bridgewater to help buy peoples’ groceries, as well! She had one older woman claim that “no one had ever done that for her before!” Rose even was able to buy someone’s son’s birthday cake which made the recipient extra happy! Rhonda M. went to the Brockton Market Basket and was able to buy groceries for a man whose wife usually does the shopping so he was thrilled!
Emily S. from our Plymouth Branch purchased ten $10 gift cards to hand out at Dunkin Donuts! There was even an encounter where a woman was very hesitant to accept the gift card at first but then explained she moved here recently from NY and claimed “You never get anything free in NY! This is amazing!” Everyone was very grateful!
Vivian M. from our Fairhaven Branch went to Dunkin Donuts and had an amazing encounter when one elderly gentleman said “in my 80 years no one has ever done something like this for me” and gave Vivian a big hug! Such an awesome heartwarming moment!
Theresa and Coral F. went out Monday morning to Cumberland Farms in Bridgewater, MA to help pay for customers’ coffees, snacks and other purchases! Everyone was super appreciative and it sure helped brighten up a lot of peoples’ mornings!
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