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BMO HARRIS BANK SHRED EVENT HELPS FEED HUNGRY KIDS

BMO HARRIS BANK SHRED EVENT HELPS FEED HUNGRY KIDS

MEDIA ALERT / COMMUNITY EVENT / PHOTO OPPORTUNITY

WHAT: Community shred event where individuals can shred their sensitive documents and help a hungry child at the same time. There is no cost for the shredding other than to bring a non-perishable food item. Food collected will be given to Feeding Empty Little Tummies, Inc. (FELT), who serve Manatee County.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 17 from 11:00am – 2:00pm
WHERE: BMO Harris Bank
4115 U.S. Highway 301 N
Ellenton, FL
VISUALS:
  • Members of the community dropping off boxes stuffed full of documents to be securely and confidentially shredded.
  • Non-perishable food items piling up to be donated to FELT to help feed hungry children.
  • A $2,500 check presented at NOON to FELT by local BMO Harris Bank executives to help support FELT's food program.
WHO: FELT Volunteer Coordinator Dick Moore and Board Secretary Pat Roberts
BMO Harris Bank Florida President Dave Maraman and Ellenton Branch
Manager Dawn Custer
Local residents

SARASOTA, FL (April 15, 2013) – The community is invited to help fight identity theft AND fight hunger by participating in BMO Harris Bank’s Shred Event.

Wednesday, April 17, from 11am until 2pm, the public can bring their sensitive documents for shredding to the BMO Harris branch located at 4115 U.S. Highway 301 N, Ellenton. The only cost to have documents shred is to provide at least one non-perishable food item that will be given to Feeding Empty Little Tummies Inc. (FELT).

FELT serves Manatee County children who might not otherwise have food to eat over the weekend. Youth who have been identified by the school board as homeless are discreetly provided a backpack for the weekend filled with two breakfasts, two lunches, two dinners and two nutritious snacks before they leave school for the weekend. FELT is currently working with 11 schools, and has plans to increase their reach.

The food should be small, lightweight and kid-friendly. Items such as mac and cheese, cereal and oatmeal packets, frank and bean, pudding cups, peanut butter, canned ravioli, disposable soup cups and granola bars are great choices.

Individuals are limited to two filing size boxes of documents for shredding.

BMO Harris Bank Vice President and Florida Community Affairs Manager, Monica Christopher, said, “FELT helps to fill a critical need in our community. We hope cars are lined up in our parking lot on Wednesday with documents to shred and bags of nutritious food to help feed these needy children.”

For ad ditional information about FELT, visit:
For more information on how BMO Harris Bank is supporting the communities in which we do business, visit: https://www4.harrisbank.com/us/about/community/community-engagement.

 

About BMO Harris Bank
BMO Harris Bank provides a broad range of personal banking products and solutions through over 600 branches and approximately 1,300 ATMs in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nevada, Arizona and Florida.  BMO Harris Bank’s commercial banking team provides a combination of sector expertise, local knowledge and mid-market focus throughout the U.S.  For more information about BMO Harris Bank, go to the company fact sheet.  Deposit and loan products and services provided by BMO Harris Bank N.A. Member FDIC. BMO Harris BankSM is a trade name used by BMO Harris Bank N.A. BMO Harris Bank is part of BMO Financial Group, a North American financial organization with approximately 1,600 branches, and $542 billion in assets (as of Jan. 31, 2013).

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Media Contacts:
Carey Allen, (480) 558-6383 carey.allen@bmo.com