Big Brothers Big Sisters had a visit this morning from Tompkins Branch Manager (and Board member) Susan Belfer and Assistant Branch Manager Edwin Alvarado today. Our friends from Tompkins were here to present the agency with a $2,500 check through PA’s Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. Pictured is our Program Administrator Bethany Redmond-Baez accepting the check from Mr. Alvarado. Tompkins is one of ten companies who have contributed…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County, PA (BBBS of Berks) is honored to be an EITC-eligible agency since 2006. Administered by the state Department of Community & Economic Development, the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program allows approved businesses to make contributions to Educational Improvement Organizations (like BBBS of Berks). An EITC-approved business may receive a tax credit equal to 75% of its tax liability for certain taxes…
Former Board member and current Building Committee member Jason Hornberger of Orrstown Bank stopped by the agency today in a BIG way. In this case, it’s a BIG check! Orrstown Bank is this year’s latest company to donate to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County through the PA Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. This is the third consecutive year that Orrstown Bank has made a $5,000 EITC…
Turie Sotzin (Community Relations Officer at Mid Penn Bank) stopped by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County today, presenting Danica Gabrielson with a $2,500 check as part of the Pennsylvania Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. Danica is the Casework Manager of our SMART (Students & Mentors Achieving Results Together) program at Oley Valley School District, one of the three SMART districts supported through the EITC program. Our…
Jason Hornberger (left) of Orrstown Bank visited the BBBS office this morning to deliver a $5,000 check as part of PA’s EITC (Education Improvement Tax Credit) program. Our great appreciation to Orrstown Bank for supporting our SMART (Students & Mentors Achieving Results Together) program activities at Conrad Weiser, Oley Valley, and Hamburg School Districts. The EITC program is a way for approved companies to support agencies like Big Brothers…
Mid Penn Bank yesterday became the latest EITC contributor to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks Count, presenting a check for $2,500. Turie Sotzin (Community Relations Officer at Mid Penn Bank) presented the check to Casework Manager Liz Werner. We also thank J.P. Mascaro & Sons for their $1,000 EITC contribution. Pennsylvania’s EITC program allows approved companies to donate a portion of their state taxes to EITC-eligible agencies. Big…
First Priority Bank, a Division of Mid Penn Bank, today presented Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County, PA, with a $2,500 check. The check was presented as part of the PA EITC program which helps BBBS of Berks support our SMART (Students & Mentors Achieving Results Together) program at Conrad Weiser, Hamburg, and Oley Valley School Districts. Casework Manager Liz Werner (far left in picture) — who coordinates…
BBBS of Berks Executive Director Jim Smith was at the offices of BB&T today (March 5th) to accept a check in the amount of $2,500. The funds were donated by BB&T as part of the PA Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. Smith is pictured center with BB&T’s David Roland to his right and Carey Babczak (also of BB&T) to his left. BB&T was the second EITC contribution…
As we begin another exciting year at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County, we would like to take a quick look back and express our appreciation to those companies who contributed to the agency through the PA Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program in 2018. Our thanks to: Lift Incorporated $10,000 Quadrant EPP $5,000 First Priority Bank $1,000 Capital Blue Cross $5,000 BB&T $2,500 J.P. Mascaro & Sons…
