LATHAM, N.Y.–Sunmark Credit Union and its Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation have announced plans to partner with Beekman 1802 to celebrate the “Summer of Kindness” in local communities.
Founded in Sharon Springs, N.Y., Beekman 1802 is one of the largest independent skincare companies in the United States and has “grown from a single act of kindness from one neighbor to another,” the credit union said.
Starting in May and running all summer long, children up to age 12 are being invited to “deposit kindness” by submitting their ideas on how they would spread kindness where they live. Kindness forms are available at any Sunmark Credit Union location, or online at www.sunmark.org/kindness. Children are invited to deposit their ideas into the Beekman 1802 goat banks located at any Sunmark branch, or via email.
Sunmark said a “Kindness Crew” comprised of SFCU and Beekman 1802 employees, as well as Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation volunteers, will review all submissions and select ideas to become Kindness Projects. These projects will be fulfilled throughout the summer, with the Kindness Crew working together with the child who submits the form to bring their ideas to life and spread kindness in their community.
‘Excited to Work Together’
“Sunmark Credit Union and the Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation are excited to work together with the team at Beekman 1802 to bring the ‘Summer of Kindness’ to the communities we serve,” said Bryan Delehanty, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sunmark Credit Union and president of the Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation. “A child can remind us just how easy it can be to share the purest forms of kindness with each other. Sunmark and our Foundation are excited to bring their ideas to our members and communities during this Summer of Kindness and beyond. We can’t wait to collect their ideas and bring them to life with our partner at Beekman 1802, another local business who cares about kindness as much as we do.”