Comerica Bank Joins Kids Korps USA in Holiday Effort to Expand Numbers of Youth Volunteers for San Diego Non-Profits
SOLANA BEACH, CA., NOV. 12, 2009 — Comerica Bank and Kids Korps USA are joining forces to expand access to volunteerism by children and youth in San Diego County.
Beginning the first week of December, all 12 Comerica Bank banking centers in San Diego County will feature lobby displays about the Adopt-a-Volunteer Program of Kids Korps USA, a San Diego County-based national organization that engages young people 5 to 25 in community service in support of more than 250 local non-profit organizations.
Bank lobby displays will show visitors how individuals and businesses can “adopt” memberships for youth and teens from underserved communities, underwriting their membership with Kids Korps this holiday season.
“The funds raised through donations from Comerica customers will be used to support Kids Korps chapters throughout San Diego and provide opportunities for low-income children, youth and teens to join in the more than 1,200 volunteer projects that Kids Korps plans each year,” said Brian Hawkins, board member of Kids Korps. “Participating in these projects and learning to reach out and help others can develop leadership-oriented youth and build new generations that treat others with genuine care and love.”
“It takes dedication and the right kinds of partnerships to make a difference in our community, and at Comerica Bank our employees are committed to helping people succeed and communities grow,” said Betty Tucker, executive vice president and manager of Comerica’s retail bank operations in California and Arizona. “We are excited about being able to provide the opportunity for our banking center customers to help Kids Korps in its effort to provide volunteers for San Diego County non-profits, especially during the holiday season,” added Michael Landau, manager of Comerica’s Point Loma banking center. The Kids Korps bank displays will be in lobbies through Dec. 31, at these locations:
City of San Diego
Downtown 955 J Street
Carmel Mountain: 11608 Carmel Mountain Road
Del Mar Heights: 11943 El Camino Real
Hillcrest: 412 Washington Street
La Jolla: 9255 Town Centre Drive
Mission Valley: 2307 Fenton Parkway
Pacific Beach: 1802 Garnet Avenue
Point Loma: 3361 Rosecrans Street
San Diego County
Carlsbad: 2626 El Camino & 1000 Aviara Parkway
Encinitas: 110 S. El Camino Real
Escondido: 260 W. Grand Avenue
About Kids Korps USA
The mission of Kids Korps USA is to develop leaders for life through youth volunteerism. Since 1995, Kids Korps has been lighting the flame of community service in the hearts and minds of tens of thousands of young people. Kids Korps has grown from a handful of children in its first chapter in Rancho Santa Fe to nearly 6,000 member families in 70 chapters around San Diego County. Kids Korps sponsors hundreds of community service projects each year that include building homes for the disadvantaged, creating care bags for youth entering transitional facilities, assembling bikes for kids in need, crafting blankets for foster care kids, rolling seed balls to repopulate native plants in areas destroyed by wild fires. For more information, see www.kidskorps.org.
About Comerica Bank
Comerica Incorporated is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned by the Business Bank, the Retail Bank and Wealth & Institutional Management. Comerica’s colleagues focus on relationships and helping people and businesses be successful. Comerica reported total assets of $59.6 billion at September 30, 2009. For more information, see www.comerica.com.
