Penn Community Bank Completes 5-Year Pledge to Pennridge FISH

PERKASIE, Pa. (May 2017) – Pennridge-area families in need can turn to Pennridge FISH for assistance, thanks in part to Penn Community Bank and other area businesses and individuals that supported the nonprofit’s capital campaign to purchase a new building.

Penn Community Bank pledged $25,000 over five years to Pennridge FISH after the organization learned in 2012 that it would need to find a new home. The bank recently made its final donation of $5,000 to the nonprofit charitable organization, which provides food and clothing to those in need in the Pennridge School District.

The capital campaign raised $331,606 – enough to purchase FISH’s new building at 800 W. Chestnut Street, Perkasie, and repave the parking lot.

“We are grateful to everyone who made it possible for FISH to continue to serve our neighbors in need,” said Harry Tucker, President of Pennridge FISH. “Penn Community Bank has been a generous community partner over the years, and we are thankful for their continued support.”

Staffed mostly by volunteers, Pennridge FISH – which stands for Fellowship in Serving Humanity – maintains a food pantry and clothing outlet. Items and money are donated by local churches, businesses, social organizations and individuals and distributed to those in need. Until 2012, it was based in a warehouse on Fifth Street on loan from Perkasie Borough. When that building was set to be sold, FISH had to find a new home or face closure. The organization launched a fundraising campaign, and Penn Community Bank’s predecessor was one of its first supporters.

“FISH does so much for so many of our neighbors, and helping to ensure that they can continue to fulfill that mission makes everyone at Penn Community Bank proud,” said Todd R. Hurley, Executive Vice President and Chief Relationship Officer at Penn Community Bank.

In August 2013, Pennridge FISH moved into its new, larger, more modern home at 800 W. Chestnut. Today, it serves more than 650 economically challenged families in the Pennridge School District with food, clothing and one-time emergency financial assistance for necessary utility bills. FISH is staffed by one part-time paid administrator and more than 160 volunteers. To learn more, visit https://pennridgefish.org/.

Photo Caption: From left, Harry Tucker, President of Pennridge FISH, and Paige Neuman, Operations Director, accept a $5,000 donation from Todd R. Hurley, Executive Vice President and Chief Relationship Officer at Penn Community Bank. Penn Community Bank pledged $25,000 over five years to support the nonprofit’s campaign to buy a new building in Perkasie to house its food pantry and clothing outlet, which serves families in need in the Pennridge School District.

About Penn Community: Penn Community Bank holds more than $1.9 billion in assets, employs more than 300 people, and offers banking, lending, insurance and investments at 23 bank branches and two administrative centers throughout Bucks County, Pennsylvania. As an independent, mutual financial institution, Penn Community Bank is not publicly traded and operates with its long-term mission in mind: to help businesses grow and prosper, to provide financial resources to individuals and families throughout their lifetimes, to strengthen the local economy, and to partner with local organizations to act as a catalyst for positive growth in every market it serves.