CIBC SUPPORTS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION - The AMherst Branch of the CIBC has been a supporter of community minded events and projects throughout their history. Pictured above are members of the CIBC team donating to the Cumberland Health Care Foundation. Pictures from left to right are David Hopper, Associate Vice-President; Terry Gardiner, Market Vice-President, Jodi Swan, executive director of the Cumberland Health Care Foundation, Sean Cheverie, chair of the incoming Growing Care campaign and Gary McMullen, branch manager of the Amherst CIBC.

February 13 , 2006 - Amherst Daily News

Auxiliary Support
By Sam McNeish

AMHERST - Helping people in a time of need has been a major part of the mandate of the Cumberland Health Care Foundation (CHCF).

Each of those people has various requirements that must be administered to on a regular basis and it take vast resources to ensure they receive this help.

Many local businesses alike have come on board to help in these areas.

A group that has over a century of history in Amherst and the surrounding area has solidified their support of the Foundation by making a generous donation as part of their own celebration here Thursday.

CIBC celebrated 120 years of service in Amherst and marked the occasion by announcing a $7,500 contribution to the Cumberland Health Care Foundation's Growing Care Campaign.

"The Cumberland Health Care Foundation is thrilled to receive this gift from CIBC for our Growing Care Campaign," Sean Cheverie, campaign chair said.

"With CIBC celebrating its 120th anniversary, they have set an example for other organizations as to how to embrace their history and use that knowledge to help them grow and move forward in providing services," he added.

Terry Gardiner, market vice-president; Dave Hopper, associate vice-president and Gary McMullen, branch manager; presented the cheques recently at the anniversary's open house to Cheverie and Jodi Swan, managing director of Cumberland Health Care Foundation.

"CIBC is proud to have provided funding required to support the CUmberland Health Care Foundation's campaign to purchase equipment, provide new and improved services and programming," Gardiner said.

"It is with great pride that we stand beside Cumberland Health Care as one of their partners, enabling them to continue their important and vital work on behalf of the community."

CIBC held an open house that highlighted its existence in the Amherst market, the people they have provided service to and the various locations that have housed the bank over the past 120 years.

Photos of the former sites were on display for all those to see and a large number of former employees and managers were on hand with the corporate representatives for the celebration.

The foundation has acted as the fundraising arm for the regional hospital and other Cumberland Health Authority initiatives since its inception in 1993. This has been made possible through special gifts in kind, annuities, life insurance, will bequests and donation of all kinds.