Personal and Business Banking
The Framingham Family Day Festival organized by Saint Stephen Parish was an entertaining way to celebrate our community and experience music, games, raffles, and food from the Caribbean, Central, South and North America.
The MutualOne Charitable Foundation has awarded $2,000 to help the Friends of Callahan celebrate the Framingham Council on Aging’s 50 years of service to local seniors.
“MutualOne is pleased to support this milestone event as our way of thanking the Council on Aging for its five decades of devotion to meeting the health and well-being needs of Framingham’s seniors,” said Steven M. Sousa, executive vice president and chief operating officer of MutualOne Bank and a MutualOne Charitable Foundation trustee.
Congratulations to Senior Personal Banker, Neveen Bakhet and Senior Loan Servicing Representative, Lorraine Webb on their selection as this month’s Employees of the Month.
Neveen was selected for her enthusiasm, professionalism and for taking on the challenge to be a more vocal leader. Lorraine was selected because she exhibits good research skills, helps her fellow employees when needed, and goes above and beyond to offer excellent customer service.
Mark R. Haranas, president and CEO of MutualOne Bank and a MutualOne Charitable Foundation trustee, has announced a $10,000 award to support the efforts of the Framingham Police Department to reduce the number of unused prescription and over-the-counter drugs available for circulation in the community.
Focused initially on the Downtown/South Framingham area, the new “Knock, Talk and Toss” initiative aims to open barriers and prevent overdoses. According to Chief Kenneth Ferguson, police will create handouts highlighting the dangers of opiates and other harmful drugs, the proper way to dispose of unused drugs, and resources readily available in the community. Additionally, bilingual officers and community members will go door-to-door with these materials, to engage with residents and provide them with the opportunity to dispose of unused drugs they may have in their homes.
The campaign will be directed to approximately 19,000 residents living in an area where 60 percent of the town’s total overdoses and sudden death overdoses occurred last year. In addition to educating the public on the lethal effects of drug abuse, the introduction of medication take-back kiosks is predicted to add to the removal of at least 240 pounds of unwanted prescription and over-the-counter drugs from circulation in the first phase of the Knock, Talk and Toss initiative. The door-to-door outreach will be expanded to other Framingham neighborhoods in the future.
“We appreciate this opportunity to partner with the police in the effort to prevent opioid abuse among our residents,’ said Haranas. “This targeted initiative is vital to the overall well-being of our community.”
It was a beautiful day as neighbors and friends turned out for Multi-Cultural Day. Hosted by the Natick Center Cultural District, and sponsored by MutualOne Bank, the event celebrated food, music, dance, and cultures found within the Natick community.
We will be joining our neighbors in Natick on August 26th to celebrate the food, music and cultures found within our community during the first annual Multi-Cultural Day. Hosted by the Natick Center Cultural District the festivities will be held from noon to 3:00 pm on Natick Common. We are proud to support, and sponsor, this new event!
