Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Pledges $5,000 in Matching Funds to Five Hancock County Food Pantries


Bar Harbor, Maine (November 17, 2023) – Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has pledged a total of $5,000 in matching donations to five Hancock County food pantries. The Bank will match up to $1,000 of donations made to each of the following food pantries between November 26 and December 2:

  • Bar Harbor Food Pantry (Bar Harbor)
  • Common Good Soup Kitchen (Southwest Harbor)
  • Emmaus Homeless Shelter (Ellsworth)
  • Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry (Ellsworth)
  • Schoodic Food Pantry (Gouldsboro)

“With our pledge of $5,000 in matching funds, we hope to encourage the community to join us in donating to a local food pantry and help our neighbors who are experiencing food insecurity,” said Jack Frost, VP Director of Community Giving at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. “Mainers are known for their kindness and generosity, and this is a perfect opportunity to prove that good things happen when we work together.”

Visit www.barharbor.bank/food to learn more.

Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE American: BHB) is the parent company of its wholly owned subsidiary, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. Operating over 50 locations across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is headquartered in Bar Harbor, Maine and has more than $3.9 billion in assets. As a leading Northern New England community bank, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust offers a full range of personal and business banking services, as well as wealth management services through its subsidiary Bar Harbor Wealth Management. For more information about Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, visit www.barharbor.bank or call 888-853-7100. Member FDIC.

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