MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK DONATES $85,000 TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME JOINED BY MIAMI HEAT PLAYERS
Bank's executives and players gather at Habitat's Annual "Blitz Build" at Scott Carver Community
Miami, FL - January 28, 2008
Mercantil Commercebank N.A., one of the largest privately held banks in South Florida, donated today $85,000 to sponsor a Habitat home at Scott Carver Community for the organization’s 10th annual ‘Blitz Build’. The Blitz is Habitat’s annual accelerated construction event, with a goal of completing ten homes in two weeks. Such is one of two homes that the Bank is sponsoring in 2008 with total donations to exceed $170,000. In 2007, the Bank also sponsored a home in Scott Carver Community.
A check donation for $85,000 was presented to Andrea Williams, owner of the Habitat home, by Ed Holden, Manager, Personal & Commercial Banking, Mercantil Commercebank; the Miami Heat Players, Chris Quinn, Cory Blount, and Alexander Johnson; and other executives from the Bank..
Nearly 200 volunteers participated in the 10th annual event, including the Heat players, which helped to build a home for a family in need along side Mercantil Commercebank.
“We have supported Habitat for Humanity for more than 12 years,” said Ed Holden, Manager, Personal & Commercial Banking, Mercantil Commercebank, and a member of Habitat’s Board of Directors. “Today’s event confirms our continued support and willingness to participate in such an important endeavor.”
In addition to the individual home sponsorships, Mercantil Commercebank partnership with Habitat for Humanity to date has provided over $800m in zero-percent interest loans to low income families, becoming the organization’s largest “Banking on Habitat” partner.
“Mercantil Commercebank has been a partner of Habitat for Humanity for many years,” says Mia Battle of Habitat for Humanity. “In fact, Ms. Williams’ home is Mercantil Commercebank’s third home in Scott-Carver alone. It is because of the generosity of organizations like theirs that we are able to continue this ministry.”
ABOUT MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK
Mercantil Commercebank N.A. is one of the largest privately held banks in South Florida serving its community for over 25 years. The Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercantil Commercebank Holding Corp., which in turn is owned by Mercantil Servicios Financieros, the largest provider of financial services in Venezuela, with more than 80 years of experience. Mercantil Commercebank has assets in excess of $4.7 billion. The Bank is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, and has eleven Banking Centers throughout Miami-Dade County; two in Broward County; one in Manhattan, New York; and one in Houston, Texas. It also has a loan production office in Weston, Florida. The Bank offers a wide variety of domestic, international, personal, and commercial banking services, including investment, trust, and estate planning through its subsidiaries, Mercantil Commercebank Investment Services, Inc. (Mercantil CIS) and Mercantil Commercebank Trust Company, N.A. (CTC).
ABOUT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER MIAMI
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami is an ecumenical Christian ministry which builds homes and communities in partnership with low-income families in need of a simple, decent place to live. Habitat for Humanity makes interest-free loans available for the purchase of these homes, and provides opportunities to all people of conscience to support its mission to break the cycle of poverty. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami has built more than 600 affordable homes since its inception in 1989.
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