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May 19, 2016Group of Massachusetts Banks Join Together to Raise Funds for ALS Research
The Massachusetts Bankers Association announced today that a select number of member banks have joined together to support ALS One, a local nonprofit that is looking to raise at least $1 million this month to help find a cure for ALS.
ALS One recently launched “A Thousand for A Thousand,” a social media campaign that targets small business owners, with a goal of raising at least $1,000 from at least 1,000 businesses – or over $1 million – during the month of May, which in addition to being “National Small Business Month” is also “ALS Awareness Month.”
Massachusetts banks have joined hundreds of local businesses, doctors and researchers in an effort to direct small business owners and the general public to www.alsone.org/thousand where anyone can make a donation and learn more about the campaign.
ALS One was founded by Massachusetts small business owner Kevin Gosnell, who last year at age 46 was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerois (ALS). Gosnell, of Hanover, is the owner of T&K Asphalt, a business that he started in college and grew into the largest paving company in the Northeast.
Banks participating in the ALS One campaign include: Avidia Bank, Berkshire Bank, Blue Hills Bank, Eastern Bank, and Rockland Trust.
The Massachusetts Bankers Association represents approximately 165 commercial, savings and co-operative banks and savings and loan associations located in Massachusetts and elsewhere in New England.
