Huron Valley State Bank Donates Over 376 Cans of Soup to Open Door Outreach Center

Throughout the month of February, employees at Huron Valley State Bank organized a soup drive to provide donations to Open Door Outreach Center. As a result, over 376 cans of soup were collected to help families in the community.

The “Soup-er Bowl” program kicked off the week leading up the Super Bowl, where employees and the community cast their votes to predict the winning team by placing a can of soup in the collection basket for the team of their choice. Throughout the rest of the month, employees and customers could donate soup at the Milford or Highland branches and the Financial Center.

“This is the second year of the program, I am proud we were able to collect more soup than the previous year,” said Rebecca LeDuc, Customer Service Representative of Highland. “The need is greater than ever it is great our bank was able to mobilize a program that ties right into our mission of giving back to the community.” The employees that organized the program are part of the bank’s marketing committee, comprised of Teresa Chludzinski, Nancy Gomez, Rebecca LeDuc, Sheri Miles and Eric Shubitowski.

"We are grateful for the support from Huron Valley State Bank. Our community is in great need and will be greatly appreciative of the variety of soup options," said John Reardon, Executive Director of Open Door Outreach Center.

Open Door Outreach Center is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Their mission is to recognize the human dignity of all people and to provide emergency services of food, clothing, and referral information to families in need. Open Door is located on Cooley Lake Rd near the corner of Hospital Rd in Waterford. Their Thrift store provides funds for the outreach center through the sale of clothing, jewelry, odds and ends, books, etc.