Bank of North Georgia will host a ‘Back to School Peanut Butter and Jelly Food Drive’ to benefit 17 local food banks that are located near the bank’s 34 offices from Monday, July 14 to Saturday, July 26.

The bank is very much at the heart of community life in North Georgia, supporting those institutions and programs that make our local communities desirable places to live and work. Recognizing that there is an urgent need for food that offers good nutrition to children, the bank decided to focus on a staple lunchtime classic – peanut butter and jelly – in preparation for the busy school year that will kick off in August throughout metro Atlanta.

Local residents, customers and friends of Bank of North Georgia are encouraged to visit any of their 34 bank offices and drop off as much peanut butter and jelly as they can carry. The banking team would love to see both creamy and crunchy varieties of peanut butter and every imaginable flavor of jelly to appeal to every child in metro Atlanta. For more information and a listing of bank offices, visit www.banknorthgeorgia.com.

Local Food Bank Partners: Food Banks/Pantries were selected based on their proximity to Bank of North Georgia’s bank offices. Partners include North Fulton Community Charities, Community Action Center, Fayette Samaritans, The Center for Family Resources, MUST Ministries (Marietta and Canton), Atlanta Union Mission, The Salvation Army (Covington), Covington Food Pantry, Rockdale Emergency Relief, The Place of Forsyth, North Gwinnett Co-op, Tucker First United Methodist Church (to benefit NET Food Pantry), Community Assistance Resources & Emergency Services (CARES, Inc.), Helping in His Name Ministry, and Real Life Crisis Center.

Radio Partners: Local Atlanta radio stations will join in the publicity effort by airing public service announcements. The stations include 97.1 The River, Kicks 101.5, WSB AM 750, B98.5, and Dave FM.

OTHER INFORMATION:

Bank of North Georgia, Member FDIC and headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, provides business and retail products to small business and other customers, as well as private banking and mortgage services. It was chartered in 1994 and became part of Columbus, Georgia-based Synovus Financial Corporation in 1998. Bank of North Georgia has assets of $5.3 billion and is the largest in asset size of the 36 banks in the Synovus family of companies. They have 34 full service offices conveniently located in Alpharetta-(2), Atlanta-(3), Buford, Canton, Conyers-(3), Covington-(3), Cumming, Fayetteville, Jasper, Johns Creek, Kennesaw, Marietta-(4), McDonough, Norcross, Peachtree City-(2), Riverdale, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Stockbridge, Suwanee, Tucker, Tyrone, and Woodstock. Visit Bank of North Georgia on the web at www.banknorthgeorgia.com.