Sterling National Bank Grants $25K To Habitat For Humanity

Press release from Habitat for Humanity of Rockland, Inc.:

May 24, 2021

The Sterling National Bank Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Sterling National Bank, donated $25,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Rockland County to support neighborhood revitalization and build affordable housing for low income families across the county.

“Safe and affordable housing is critical to combating poverty and neighborhood revitalization helps all of Rockland’s families live to their full potential. The partnership Habitat of Rockland has formed with Sterling National Bank is at the core of our mission. We believe homeownership is one of the strongest building blocks towards building strong and connected communities and we can achieve this working alongside the businesses in our community,” said Scott Vanderhoef, Habitat of Rockland’s Executive Director.

Sterling National Bank, which has partnered with Habitat of Rockland since 2016 noted that, “Through our long standing partnership Sterling National Bank will continue to commit to the success of the Rockland County community by providing homeownership education and affordable housing to low income families,” said Lucy Amicucci, Director of the Sterling National Bank Charitable Foundation.

Sterling’s donation will go a long way to helping achieve Habitat of Rockland’s goal at this years’ fundraising event, a virtual concert called Raise the Roof, which takes place on May 26th. This is Habitat of Rockland’s first annual fundraising event and it will feature honoree Frances Pratt, who served as president of the Nyack NAACP for 40-years and was the first African American nurse to head the Nyack Hospital ER. There will also be concert performances by select Rockland County Bands, including Tom Chapin. Proceeds from the fundraiser will go towards advancing Habitat of Rockland’s mission.

This press release was produced by Habitat for Humanity of Rockland, Inc. The views expressed here are the author's own.