PeoplesBank Real Simple Gardening Giveaways Returned on April 21

Holyoke-Pedlar, South Hadley, Suffield, and West Hartford banking centers gave away tomato plants, seeds, and much more in celebration of Earth Day

The arrival of spring means sunshine, warmer weather and, of course, the annual Earth Day tomato plant and garden seed giveaways hosted by PeoplesBank at four of its banking centers.

This year, those who attended Earth Day events at a participating banking locations also had a chance to enter to win $50 gift certificates to local garden centers, farmers’ markets and farm shares from Community Supported Agriculture Farms.

For more information on getting your garden growing, please visit our Gardening Tips page.

PeoplesBank has sponsored Earth Day Events for the past 10 years as part of its corporate responsibility and community support efforts.

In 2022 alone, the bank donated a record $2.3 million to civic and nonprofit causes in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

About: PeoplesBank is a leader in innovation, corporate responsibility, environmental sustainability, and employee engagement. Our three LEED® certified offices are environmentally friendly, and we have financed more than $350 million in wind, hydroelectric, and solar energy projects.

As a community, bank we have a unique ability to help the communities we serve through volunteer efforts and millions of dollars in donations to charitable and civic causes.

PeoplesBank is a mutual bank and therefore is responsible to our depositors, employees, and the community. This organizational structure allows us to focus on the long-term viability of the bank and the best interests of our customers. We currently have 19 banking centers located in Massachusetts and Connecticut.