Puyallup KeyBank Employees Participate in 25th Neighbors Make the Difference Day

More than 70 Puyallup KeyBank employees are participating in a project to benefit the Good Samaritan Foundation.

A group from the Puyallup branch left the bank at noon on Wed., May 13, to participate in KeyBank’s 25th Neighbors Make the Difference Day. The group worked together to make blankets and hats for the Good Samaritan Foundation, a project that they will continue on their own time, and then deliver the cozy items to the hospital.

Neighbors Make the Difference Day is one of KeyBank’s most visible community projects and one of the largest corporate volunteer projects in America, demonstrating the bank’s commitment to helping communities thrive. More than 6,000 employees in 13 states, from Maine to Alaska, leave their bank branches at noon on this day and volunteer to help make a difference in their respective communities. In the past 25 years, Key employees have given more than half a million volunteer hours through Neighbors Day.

“This is our way of a saying ‘thank you’ to our nonprofit neighbors for the good work they do. Building a thriving community is a collective effort, and we’re excited to roll up sleeves for our neighbors,” said Puyallup branch manager Derek Whaley.

“Our employees have always been generous when it comes to personal volunteerism and philanthropy. Their collective effort on Neighbors Day is a source of pride.”