December 19, 2007 > Nonprofit organizations given $20,000 Nonprofit organizations given $20,000 Submitted By Curt Olsen Fremont Bank, the Bay Area's family-owned, full service community bank, announced on Wednesday, Dec. 12, the disbursement of $20,000 in grants to Bay Area nonprofit organizations that serve the healthcare and food needs of low-income families. The grants of $1,000 each are being distributed by Fremont Bank Foundation, the charitable arm of Fremont Bank, to the following organizations this week: Axis Community Health - Pleasanton Centerville Presbyterian Free Dining Room - Fremont Centro de Servicios - Union City Davis Street Family Resource Center - San Leandro Food Bank for Monterey County - Salinas Golden Hills Church - Brentwood Tri-City Free Breakfast Program - Fremont Kidango, Inc. - Fremont League of Volunteers - Newark Life ElderCare, Inc. - Fremont Open Heart Kitchen - Livermore Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments (SAVE) - Fremont Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara - San Jose Spectrum Community Services - Hayward Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center - Union City Tri-City Health Center - Fremont Tri-City Homeless Coalition - Fremont Tri-City Volunteers - Fremont Tri-Valley Haven for Women- Livermore Viola Blythe Community Services - Newark "We're grateful for the work these nonprofit organizations do in our communities year-round," said Hattie Hyman Hughes, president of Fremont Bank Foundation and a senior vice president of Fremont Bank. "I trust that they will put our holiday grants to great use again this year and will make the season a little brighter for many Bay Area children and their families." Hyman Hughes added that as organizations, individuals and businesses become clients of Fremont Bank, more funds become available for communities. "By becoming a customer of the bank, you also become a true participant in our growing philanthropic activity," she said. In 2007 Fremont Bank Foundation and Fremont Bank have given more than $2 million to charitable non-profits, civic projects, educational institutions and other community organizations in the form of grants, commitments and donations. Fremont Bank earmarks five percent of its profits for use by the foundation, and through a corporate giving program.