NEWBURYPORT — Newburyport Bank has donated $2,500 as a sponsor of Anna Jaques Hospital’s Shine, A Sparkling Fundraiser for AJH Breast Care Services. This event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 10, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Blue Ocean Event Center in Salisbury. There will be a live auction, wine pull, and light dinner followed by a brief program. All proceeds raised will go to the Breast Care Services at Anna Jacques Hospital.
Anna Jaques Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital serving the Merrimack Valley, North Shore and Southern New Hampshire. They are recognized for delivering high quality community health care at a lower cost, with an emphasis on patient satisfaction. The hospital is clinically affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an academic medical center in Boston and a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.
“We are blessed to have an institution like Anna Jacques in our midst,” said Lloyd L. Hamm, president and chief executive officer of Newburyport Bank. “Breast cancer is a scary diagnosis, but the professionals at AJH are there for treatment every step of the way. We’re proud to support the fundraiser as it’s instrumental in assisting them in all of their efforts.”
Newburyport Bank was founded in 1854 and has assets of over $1.6 billion.