(Pictured From Left to Right: Chelen Reyes, President & CEO of Union Savings Bank, Michele Bonvicini, Executive Director of the USB Foundation, Jeff McDonough, Executive Vice President, Human Resources & Community Relations)
Danbury, CONN. (December 24, 2025) – Union Savings Bank (USB) recently collected 1,000 pounds of nonperishable food items and donated $100,000 to twenty local food pantries as part of its 6th annual “Feeding Our Neighbors” food drive.
“We are proud to continue our Feeding Our Neighbors initiative in support of our community and local food pantries,” said Chelen Reyes, President and CEO of Union Savings Bank. “With more families facing food insecurity and rising grocery costs, it was critical for us to expand our efforts and reach more people this year.”
Reyes added, “By engaging all 25 Union Savings Bank branches, we identified 20 food pantries in need and increased our support from $25,000 to $100,000 — quadrupling last year’s impact. In addition, our customers helped collect 1,000 pounds of food this year, bringing our six-year total to nearly 5,000 pounds. Through the bank and the USB Foundation, we have contributed more than $450,000 to area food pantries, helping them continue their vital work to fight hunger in our communities.”
The following food pantries were each awarded $5,000:
Camella’s Cupboard, New Milford
Christ Church of Roxbury – Food Pantry
Daily Bread Food Pantry, Danbury
Friends of the Brookfield Senior Center
Loaves & Fishes Hospitality House, New Milford
Person to Person – Norwalk Food Pantry
Shelley’s Shelves DHS Food Pantry, Danbury High School
Warren & Washington Food Bank, Washington Depot
The Community Food Rescue in Danbury was the recipient of the 1,000 pounds of food.
The Feeding Our Neighbors Challenge was initiated by United Way of Western Connecticut (now United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut) and Union Savings Bank in October of 2020 to support the local food pantries and the community as they continued to struggle with the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic. USB has continued the food drive every year since.
About Union Savings Bank
Established in 1866 and headquartered in Danbury, Conn., Union Savings Bank is a $3.0 billion mutual bank dedicated to being the bank of choice. As a full-service financial institution, Union Savings Bank provides banking, mortgage, investment, trust and insurance products throughout western Connecticut with 25 offices in Bethel, Brookfield, Canton, Danbury, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Marble Dale, Monroe, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Roxbury, Southbury, Torrington and Washington Depot. The Bank provides financial services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and government entities through its commercial, residential and consumer lending, corporate services, retail banking and wealth management divisions. Please visit www.unionsavings.com for more information and connect with the bank on Facebook and LinkedIn. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.
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Community Relations Contact:
Michele Bonvicini
Union Savings Bank
203.830.6045
mbonvicini@unionsavings.com