Three Hopkinsville nonprofits — Men2Be, Boys & Girls Club and Imagination Library — are among 12 organizations that benefitted from the Season of Giving holiday campaign that raised a total of $35,630 in 2021, Planters Bank announced Monday.
The bank said in a news release that the local organizations received the following donations:
- Boys & Girls Club — $2,361.
- Men2Be — $1,381.
- Imagination Library — $1,931.
“Each organizations we supported this Season of Giving supports children in each of our communities,” Planters Bank CEO Elizabeth McCoy said in the release. “Whether it’s providing shoes, food or experiences, each of the 12 organizations make such an impact on our communities, and we’re so glad to be able to support them.”
2021 marked the eighth Season of Giving. The effort raises money for groups in the Kentucky and Tennessee communities served by Planters Bank through the sell of holiday gift items.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
