United Community Bank Team to honor Veterans Day through grassroots efforts and donations across their communities
November 10, 2022
In observance of Veterans Day, employees of United Community Bank (United) are celebrating America’s veterans through acts of kindness and service across their five-state footprint. Teams across the Southeast are finding unique ways to thank and support veterans in their communities including organizing collection drives for care packages to send to military personnel, assembling and distributing care boxes to military families, raising funds to supply a veteran with training to train their own service dog and writing thank you cards.
“As a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Naval Reserve it is incredibly important to me that we all take the time to appreciate those who have served our country whether in active duty or as reservists,” said Rich Bradshaw, president and, chief banking officer for United Community Bank. “I am extremely proud of our team for organizing efforts across our footprint that will positively impact those who have sacrificed so much for our country.”
For the second year in a row, United Community Bank employees are encouraged to organize acts of service within their communities or participate in projects led by the Together for Good Council. In addition to the acts of service, the United Community Bank Foundation will be making a total of $25,000 in donations to local organizations that support veterans.
Local activities and donations are driven by team members across the bank’s service area and include:
South Carolina
• Donating to Operation Rehabilitation, One80 Place, Service Dogs for Veterans and Upstate Warrior Solution.
• Employees from Charleston and Mount Pleasant will team up with the Myrtle Beach team to pack and distribute care boxes to military boxes.
• United branches in Laurens and Greenwood are raising funds to pay for a veteran to go through a training program to train their own service dog.
Tennessee
• Donating to Smoky Mountain Service Dogs, Cheatham County Veterans Memorial Park, Building Lives Foundation Inc., Rutherford County Veteran Community Center and A Soldier’s Child.
• East Tennessee branches will collect supplies for Shoeboxes for Soldiers.
• Reliant branch employees will send letters to soldiers and each branch will send a care package to a soldier who is a bank client.
North Carolina
• Donating to Veterans Healing Farm.
• United branches in Cherokee will be handing out small gifts and personal thank you notes for Veterans.
Georgia
• Donating to Operations Patriots FOB, Towns Union Habitat for Humanity, Fannin & Gilmer County Habitat for Humanity, Habitat for Humanity Coosa Valley, Habitat for Humanity NW Metro Atlanta and Habersham Wall of Honor Inc.
• United team in Ellijay is sponsoring a Veterans dinner with the local Rotary Club that will follow the Veterans Day parade and festivities.
• Fannin County High School choir will visit a Blue Ridge branch and sing songs in honor of Veteran’s Day.
Florida
• Donating to Wounded Warrior Project and Folds of Honor.
About United Community Banks, Inc.
United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQGS: UCBI) provides a full range of banking, wealth management and mortgage services for relationship-oriented consumers and business owners. As of September 30, 2022, United had $23.7 billion in assets and 193 offices in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, along with a national SBA lending franchise and a national equipment lending subsidiary. The company, known as “The Bank That SERVICE Built,” has been recognized nationally for delivering award-winning service. In 2022, J.D. Power ranked United highest in customer satisfaction with consumer banking in the Southeast, marking eight out of the last nine years United earned the coveted award. Forbes recognized United as one of the top ten World’s Best Banks in 2022. Forbes also included United on its 2022 list of the 100 Best Banks in America for the ninth consecutive year. United also received ten Greenwich Excellence Awards in 2021 for excellence in Small Business Banking and Middle Market Banking, including national awards for Overall Satisfaction and Likelihood to Recommend. United was also named one of the “Best Banks to Work For” by American Banker in 2021 for the fifth consecutive year based on employee satisfaction. Additional information about United can be found at www.ucbi.com.
