Lee Bank

The Berkshires are home to many small businesses that add so much to our vibrant community. They are the fuel that keep the Berkshires growing and thriving – so this week we celebrate you! Happy Small Business Week! We see how hard they work to serve our community and we want to show them the support they deserve. Be sure to stop by your favorite small business this week and all year round! Here are some ways you can help support them too: ✨ Any birthdays, holidays or anniversaries coming up? Shop locally for a special gift. ✨ Give them a follow or shout-out on their social media platforms. ✨ “Like”, “Share” and “Comment” on their posts. ✨ Leave a positive review, share your experiences to your friends and family – word of mouth can be so powerful! Tag or comment your favorite small business to shop, dine or visit. Let’s give the small businesses in Berkshire County a little extra love this week! #NationalSmallBusinessWeek #ShopLocal #InTheBerkshires

Today begins the six-week Massachusetts Bankers Association ahealthyme® Spring step challenge. Last year we placed 10th against 52 other banks across Massachusetts. Let’s see if we can step-up to the challenge AND maybe we’ll surpass 10th place this year! Here’s a few pictures from last year’s challenge to spark some motivation! Happy stepping, everyone!

Lee Bank now offers an over-the-phone interpretation service! To enhance communication and understanding, and to ensure that any non-English speakers feel fully supported and empowered in their interactions with us, we now offer immediate access to interpreters for over 300 languages and dialects. We hope this new service will provide the accessibility that is essential in meeting the needs of our community. ⭐️ ¡Lee Bank ahora ofrece servicio de interpretación por teléfono! Para mejorar la comunicación y la comprensión, y garantizar que quienes no hablan inglés se sientan totalmente apoyados y capacitados en sus interacciones con nosotros, ahora ofrecemos acceso inmediato a intérpretes para más de 300 idiomas y dialectos. Esperamos que este nuevo servicio proporcione la accesibilidad que es esencial para satisfacer las necesidades de nuestra comunidad.

Back in 2002, Lee Bank expanded its Great Barrington office (at 279 Main Street) with additional consumer services such as on-site tellers and full time commercial-lending services, in addition to its mortgage-lending services. Expanding in Great Barrington gave us the opportunity to re-affirm our commitment in Southern Berkshires and now, with the expansion of the Pittsfield office (at 180 South Street), we can show our commitment to our community across the Berkshires.   #TBT #InTheBerkshires #StrongBranchesDeepRoots

It wasn't our typical day-to-day operations, but it was surely a great way to spend an afternoon. Thank you Berkshire United Way and Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity for including us in Volunteer Month! #HereForGood #InTheBerkshires

Brianna Gagnon from our Lee Teller Line hosted a “March Macaroni Madness” to rally all of our employees together – across all of our branches – to collectively donate boxes of pasta. Over the past month, we collected over 100 boxes to help support the Lee Food Pantry! Thank you, Brianna for organizing this!

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A mission that stands strong even throughout the years. #HereforGood For decades, Lee Bank has been eager to lend a helping hand with the challenges Berkshire United Way has been supporting for the past ✨100 years✨ in our community. Keeping deep roots in the Berkshires is a priority for Lee Bank and their mission of keeping our community strong, is something that we want to reinforce year after year. #InTheBerkshires “I [David Bruce, former President of Lee Bank] am proud to say the community rose to the occasion of helping to meet the needs of our community. We pulled together as a team to help meet the challenges faced right here in Berkshire County. An event as big as this takes many hands to complete.” #TBT

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This afternoon we attended a luncheon at Crissey Farm for the Southern Berkshire Chamber’s second annual Women in Leadership Awards. Our very own, Susie Brown was nominated and received the Hidden Gem Award. We are grateful for the 44 years Susie has dedicated to Lee Bank. If you ask any Lee Bank employee, “Who at the Bank best embodies the culture and values of the organization?” without a doubt, you will hear the name “Susie Brown” mentioned over and over. Susie began working at Lee Bank as a teller in 1980 and has been instrumental in defining and supporting the Bank’s culture for over four decades. Lee Bank has been fortunate to have Susie’s energy, enthusiasm, and support for 44 years and her undying commitment to the Bank’s brand and moreover to each individual employee’s goals, career journeys, and ultimately their personal well-being. Susie is quite literally the heart and soul of the bank; the backbone of the company’s culture, and the golden standard when it comes to putting employees first. "Lee Bank has always been a great place to work, but it’s the culture and most importantly, it’s the people who have never made me look elsewhere." - Susie Brown Congratulations to all the nominees and winners! #InternationalWomensDay #WomeninLeadership