Beverly Female Charitable Society North Shore Bank Jeans Day
left to right: Meghan Long, NSB Personal Banker, Jacki Shambaugh, NSB Branch Manager, Georgina Keefe-Feldman, Beverly Female Charitable Society Vice President, and Erin Sweezey, NSB Personal Banker
The Beverly Female Charitable Society Winter Clothing Project has been clothing local children for the past 45 years. However, the Society’s origins are much older. The Beverly Female Charitable Society held their first meeting in 1810, making it one of the oldest female-led charities in the country. Records show that those early philanthropists knit blankets for indigent mothers and made food baskets for poor Beverly families. During the Civil War, blankets were donated, and later clothing, for returning soldiers. Today, the Society provides emergency funding ranging from grants for things like rental assistance and food vouchers, to tuition for a special needs camp and automobile repairs to low-income families residing in Beverly.
Representatives from North Shore Bank recently met with Georgina Keefe-Feldman, Vice President of the Beverly Female Charitable Society, to present her organization with a $1,300 contribution for their Winter Clothing Project.
Thanks to the generosity of North Shore Bank employees the Beverly Female Charitable Society’s Winter Clothing Project was able to meet our largest number of requests ever. The Jean’s Day Program is such a clever and fun way to engage staff, and it makes a meaningful difference locally.
- Georgina Keefe-Feldman
Vice President | Beverly Female Charitable Society
Working with school partners, the Beverly Female Charitable Society outfitted over 300 at-risk Beverly school children with new coats, hats, boots, gloves and scarves. Teachers and school nurses know how important it is for children to arrive at school warm and ready to learn. All clothing items are provided anonymously and in a respectful manner. This is an all-volunteer effort, and every dollar of North Shore Bank’s contribution goes directly to the Project.