$5,000 deposit for your hearts.Union State Bank presented a check for $5,000 to the Rockland Rockland, industrial town (1990 pop. 16,123), Plymouth co., E Mass.; settled 1673, set off from Abington and inc. 1874. There is light manufacturing. county division of the American Heart Association American Heart Association (AHA), n.pr a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities. . The donation will be used towards the May 2004 Annual Heart Walk at Rockland Community College Rockland Community College is a two-year college in the SUNY system, located in hamlet of Viola within the Village of Suffern from the Town of Ramapo in Rockland County, New York. The college began in 1959 in the former county almshouse. . Michael Tedesco, vice president, presented the check on behalf of Union State Bank to Sandi Jeanette., director of the Rockland county division of the American Heart Association. Mr. Tedesco serves as vice president of the leadership council of the Rockland county division. "Union State Bank is proud to support an organization that is making a positive impact on so many people in Rockland county," Mr. Tedesco stated. "Every year the Heart Association is becoming more valuable to Rockland county in its fight against heart disease and the bank continues to show support for the organization in an area where we do business." The American Heart Association's mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases Cardiovascular disease Disease that affects the heart and blood vessels. Mentioned in: Lipoproteins Test cardiovascular disease and stroke through research and public and professional education programs. All donations raised by the Rockland county division are used for people living in Rockland county. "Every year heart disease becomes an increasingly dangerous concern for people in Rockland county, said Mrs. Jeanette. "It is important that businesses commit to support the Heart Association both on a monetary and member participant level in order to fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. the organization's mission statement. I am thankful thank·ful adj. 1. Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful. 2. Expressive of gratitude: a thankful smile. that Union State Bank made the commitment." |
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