MutualOne Foundation Awards $2,500 to Junior Achievement

Posted by Susan Petroni

Mark R. Haranas, president and CEO of MutualOne Bank, announced that the MutualOne Charitable Foundation has awarded $2,500 to Junior Achievement of Northern New England.

The mission of Junior Achievement is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.

According to Haranas, the Foundation’s donation will empower 323 Framingham and Natick students in grades K through 12 with financial literacy, work force readiness, and entrepreneurship skills through experiential hands-on programs taught by trained JA volunteers. 

The local schools involved in the program are Framingham High School, Wilson Elementary School, and St. Bridget School in Framingham and the Bennett- Hemenway, Brown, and Memorial schools in Natick.

The Foundation presented the award at a recent meeting with Junior Achievement and school representatives held at the Bennett-Hemenway School.

“The faculty and students are incredibly grateful to MutualOne for their support of the Junior Achievement programs at Ben-Hem,” said Ian Kelly, Bennett-Hemenway School principal. “One of our primary responsibilities is ensuring that Natick's youth leave our schools college and career ready. The financial literacy focus of Junior Achievement complements and supports this critical goal.” 

“Junior Achievement of Northern New England is also truly grateful to MutualOne for their incredible commitment to our organization, and to the communities they serve,” said Emily Neill, president of Junior Achievement of Northern New England. “This generous donation will allow us to continue to impact a great number of students here at the Bennett-Hemenway Elementary School this school year.”

The $2,500 grant to Junior Achievement of Northern New England was among awards totaling $45,000 made by the Foundation in its most recent round of funding. 



The MutualOne Charitable Foundation is a continuation of the Framingham Co-operative Bank Charitable Foundation following the 2012 merger of Framingham Co-operative Bank and Natick Federal Savings Bank. 

Since it was originally established in 1998, the Foundation has donated over $2.3 million to charitable, educational, and civic initiatives that improve and enhance the quality of life in Framingham, Natick, and surrounding communities.