Sandy Spring Bank Foundation donates $600K to area hospitals

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Sandy Spring Bank Foundation Inc. announced Thursday it is donating $600,000 to support local hospitals and health care providers in the fight against COVID-19.

The Olney-based foundation is donating $50,000 to 12 community-based hospitals in the greater Washington region, including Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Doctors Community Hospital, Frederick Health Hospital, Howard County General Hospital, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Inova Loudoun Hospital, MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, and MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

The gift is the most significant charitable contribution in the bank’s more than 150-year history and since the foundation was established. The funds will support each hospital’s COVID-19 response and the specific needs that exist at each location.

Throughout the year, the foundation will also facilitate opportunities for Bank employees to participate in additional outreach or volunteer efforts to support the hospitals.

Sandy Spring Bank officially launched the foundation in 2018, in conjunction with the Bank’s 150th anniversary. They are separate entities but share a common goal to support the communities we serve, specifically in the areas of health and wellness, education and personal growth, and affordable housing. Past partners of the Foundation have included Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland, Inova Health Foundation and Martha’s Table.

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