{"id":61935,"date":"2018-01-24T16:51:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T21:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=61935"},"modified":"2018-01-24T16:55:28","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T21:55:28","slug":"community-members-employees-teamed-univest-support-hurricane-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=61935","title":{"rendered":"COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES TEAMED UP WITH UNIVEST TO SUPPORT HURRICANE RELIEF"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jeff Schweitzer, president and CEO, Univest Corporation<\/i><\/span>; JulieAnn Ody, donor development officer, American Red Cross; and Annette Szygiel, executive vice president and chief experience officer, Univest Corporation.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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January 24, 2018<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Univest Corporation, parent company of Univest Bank and Trust Co. and its insurance, investment and equipment finance subsidiaries, recently donated $12,000 to the American Red Cross through the Univest Disaster Relief Fund with the help of its employees and the community. The Fund, set-up through Univest Foundation, received donations from Univest employees, customers and members of the community from mid-October through November 30, 2017 to provide monetary support to the areas devastated by hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.<\/p>\n

Contributions received from the community and employees totaled $5,500. Univest matched the donations dollar-for-dollar along with providing an additional $500 to bring the total gift amount to $12,000. The American Red Cross plans to use the funds to replenish the disaster relief supplies that were depleted in the wake of these storms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Fall 2017 Hurricane season was unprecedented, the Red Cross delivered more food, relief items and shelter stays than the last four years combined,\u201d stated JulieAnn Ody, donor development officer for the Red Cross Eastern Pennsylvania. \u201cWith the generous support of donors, like Univest, the Red Cross mobilized more than 56,000 disaster workers, 92 percent volunteers, to provide vital aid to people in need. Even though the news and media have left the ground, the Red Cross is still providing long-term recovery support services for both individuals and communities in the impacted areas. We thank Univest for their generous support of the Red Cross disaster relief efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The American Red Cross hurricane relief aid included:<\/strong><\/p>\n