LifeDesign Blog | Fidelity Bank

This Mother’s Day Give Your Mom the Royal Treatment

Isn’t it ironic that if you take away the “M” in “Mother’s Day” you end up with “Other’s Day?” Moms sure do know all about that – out of 365 days in the year, they’re spending 364 days caring for others. So it’s only fair that moms get at least one day when they’re treated like queens.

Think about it – where would you be without your mother? She brings you into this world kicking and screaming. Despite that rude greeting, she feeds you and cleans up after you and watches over you when you’re a baby, a toddler, a youngster, a teenager…and sometimes beyond (you know who you are!).

Moms can do anything and everything. They’re corporate titans, soldiers, doctors, truck drivers, educators, scientists, sports stars, movie stars…the list is unending. And many times, so are their days. More often than not when they get home from work, tired and frazzled, they have to put on their “mom” hat and drive the kids to soccer practice and play rehearsals and doctor’s appointments, not to mention whip up tasty dinners, wash and put away the laundry and feed the cat and dog. Whoever came up with the phrase “A woman’s work is never done” sure hit the nail on the head!

So here’s to you, all mothers of the world. Your shoulders are broad, your stamina is enviable, and your “job” as a mom often goes unappreciated. That is, of course, unless it’s Mother’s Day. Enjoy your moment in the spotlight – you deserve it!

 

A Penny For Your Thoughts – A Quarter For A Great Cause!

So, how many quarters does it take to stretch a mile? Glad you asked! It comes out to 63,360. And how many quarters go into $15,840? Why, 63,360 – what a coincidence!

Actually, it’s more than a coincidence. 63,360 is the goal this year for our annual Quarter Mile Campaign. We’re hoping to collect that many quarters to support  the SHINE Initiative, a non-profit organization created by Fidelity employees to help in the fight against mental illness in children and young adults.

The campaign, which kicks off this month to coincide with Mental Health Month, will continue through June. We’ll be collecting quarters at all of our branches, so if you’re looking to unload some loose change, we’ll be glad to take it off your hands!

The monies that we raise through the Quarter Mile Campaign are invested in research projects that seek causes and treatment for mental illness in children and young adults.   The National Brain and Behavior Research Foundation will match dollar for dollar whatever amount the Shine Initiative invests in the research project. 

And we’ve come up with another way to raise even more money for this worthy cause. For every “Like” we receive on our Facebook page, we’ll donate 25 quarters to the SHINE Initiative. We hope you “like” this idea and visit us here.

We’ll hold lots of fun activities over the next several weeks to keep the momentum going. Please join us as we count up a mile of quarters! 

The Shine Initiative: The SHINE Initiative will be a leader in the fight against mental illness in children and young adults. In pursuit of this mission, the SHINE Initiative develops funding and strategic alliances to improve mental health awareness and education, research, programming and public policy. The SHINE Initiative will promote the fact that mental illness is a mainstream issue and that recovery from mental illness is possible.  www. shineinitiative.org

 

We’re Celebrating Thanks to You!

We're 124 years young and we have you, our clients, to thank for celebrating another birthday!

Since getting our start in 1888, we have grown and prospered as an independent financial institution, serving the needs of thousands of residents of Central Massachusetts. But over the years we have never lost sight of who we are and what our mission is – to help you get where you want to be. After all, we wouldn't be marking another milestone without you helping us become one of the leading banks in the state.

At Fidelity, we're very proud of our heritage. And we're humbled by the faith and trust you have put in us as your bank of choice. With your continued support, we hope to be blowing out lots of candles for many more years to come!

Did anyone ever tell you that you look good in green?

By the way, green can help you feel good, too, especially when it comes to doing your banking.  You can save yourself time and money, and just as important, you can help the environment. And what could be more timely than to start in celebration of Earth Day!

So what does it mean to “Go Green”? Here a few stats to ponder:

• If every American household used eBills and online bill pay, it could reduce solid waste in U.S. landfills by more than 800,000 tons a year and help curb the release of greenhouse gases by 2.1 million tons (talk about “clearing the air”!)
• Let’s break it down on a more personal level. By taking these two banking steps, you save 6.6 pounds of paper each year, which is equal to saving a tree. Multiply that over millions of us doing the same thing, and that’s one gigantic forest we could reclaim!
• This should hit home even more – you could conserve annually 4.5 gallons of gasoline that would be used to mail bills, statements and payments. Cha-ching!

We didn’t even touch on the safety and security that come with online bill pay and eBills. If you take the electronic route, you reduce the flow of personal information from unsecured physical mailboxes, where it can be a target for theft. And it’s easier to monitor accounts regularly online and detect and resolve identity fraud. 

See how fabulous green makes you look and feel?!

Red Sox 2012 Opening Day!

Come into any of our seven locations on April 13th,11am-2pm and celebrate the start of the Red Sox 2012 Season.

Enjoy food and a beverage and a chance to win tickets to a Red Sox Game!*

*Must be 18 years or older to enter. One entry per person. You do not need to be present to win. All Fidelity Bank offices accepting entries. Entries accepted 11am-2pm on Friday April 13th only. Fidelity Bank employees and their families are not eligible to enter.