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C OMMUNITY S ERVINGS RECEIVES $65,000 IN GRANTS TO FUND FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS FOR
INDIVIDUALS TOO SICK TO SHOP OR COOK FOR THEMSELVES
Boston (February 24, 2014) – Community Servings, a Massachusetts home-delivered meals program for the critically ill, was awarded $65,000 in grants from foundations and corporations that support their mission of feeding the critically ill. The generous donations were made by Biogen Idec Foundation, Blue Hills Bank Charitable
Foundation, Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation, Greenpark Mortgage: A Division of Berkshire Bank, Macy’s,
Project Bread, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals awarded Community Servings $25,000 to assist in delivering medically appropriate, delicious meals to the critically-ill across Massachusetts.
Community Servings was awarded $15,000 from Project Bread to help with their nutrition program for individuals, children and families affected by a chronic illness. Project Bread combats hunger by funding emergency food programs and anti-food insecurity initiatives throughout Massachusetts.
Community Servings was awarded $8,000 to help support Macy’s commitment to give back to the communities where we live and work. Community Servings delivers meals to more than 17 communities in the Greater Boston area.
Biogen Idec Foundation awarded $5,000 to Community Servings. The grant will support Community Servings’ nutrition program for the critically-ill and their families.
Blue Hills Bank Charitable Foundation granted Community Servings with $5,000 to supply over 200 meals to individuals affected by a variety of serious illnesses.
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation granted $5,000 to Community Servings to help serve those in need in
Massachusetts communities. The award will feed critically-ill individuals and their dependents living in over 17 cities and towns in Massachusetts.
Greenpark Mortgage: A Division of Berkshire Bank awarded Community Servings $2,000 to support their meals program. A volunteer group from Greenpark Mortgage also kindly lends their time each month to Community
Servings to help package and deliver meals.
About Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation:

The mission of the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation is to contribute, in a meaningful way, to the health and vitality of the various eastern Massachusetts communities served by Eastern Bank Corporation. This is done through financial support to selected nonprofit organizations operating within these communities.
About Macy’s:
Macy’s believes in giving back to the communities where we live and work. We focus our funding on arts and culture, education, HIV/AIDS, and women’s issues (with an emphasis on minority issues within each of those four areas) and the environment. Collectively, contributions from the company and the Macy’s Foundation – as well as employee contributions through workplace giving campaigns and customer contributions through our signature giving programs- totaled approximately $76.6 million in 2008.
About Greenpark Mortgage: A Division of Berkshire Bank:
Established in 1846, Berkshire Bank is one of Massachusetts’ oldest and largest independent banks and the largest banking institution based in Western Massachusetts. Through grants to nonprofits, scholarships, corporate sponsorships and employee volunteerism, Berkshire Bank, its foundation and employees are making a difference.
About Vertex Pharmaceuticals:
Vertex creates new possibilities in medicine to cure diseases and improve people’s lives. We work with leading researchers, doctors, public health experts and other collaborators who share our vision for transforming the lives of people with serious diseases, their families and society.
About Project Bread:
With the support of our partners, donors, corporate sponsors, individuals-and tens of thousands of Walkers- we work to break the cycle of hunger and poverty by devising, funding, advocating for, and facilitating solutions that change lives across the Commonwealth. As the only statewide anti-hunger organization, we listen and learn, identify needs and opportunities, and connect people, resources, and programs-in ways both tried and new.
About Blue Hills Bank Charitable Foundation:
Established in 2011, the Blue Hills Bank Charitable Foundation was designed to further the bank’s philanthropic and community-based mission. The goal of the Blue Hills Bank Charitable Foundation is to strengthen our communities and the residents who reside in them by providing funding to eligible non-profit organizations in our area. We seek to find opportunities to make valuable investments in non-profit organizations that support human services, affordable housing and community development, the arts and education where this funding will yield significant results within the community.
About Biogen Idec Foundation:
The mission of the Biogen Idec Foundation is to improve the quality of people’s lives and contribute to the vitality of the communities in which we operate, with a special emphasis on innovative ways to promote science literacy and encourage young people to consider science careers.
About Community Servings: Community Servings is a not-for-profit food and nutrition program providing services throughout Massachusetts to individuals and families living with critical and chronic illnesses, like HIV/AIDS, any form of Cancer, MS, Lou Gehrig’s disease and over 30 others. We provide our 1,300 clients, their dependent families and caregivers with appealing, nutritious meals, lunch, dinner & a snack and send the message to those in

greatest need that someone cares. Our goals are to help our clients maintain their health and dignity and preserve the integrity of their families through free, culturally appropriate, home-delivered meals, nutrition education, and other community programs. To learn more visit www.servings.org
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