Biz Buzz: Bank of America awards grant to United Way

By Wayne Grant
| 2:45 a.m. November 21, 2014

Ormond Beach Observer
Business

Also: Hospital, fire department collect food

Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded a grant for $15,000 to United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties to the organization’s Community Impact Fund supporting Basic Needs.

United Way works not only to provide food and shelter, but also to address financial stability by improving access to resources, according to the agency. Visit unitedwayvfc.org or call 253-0564.

Food drive benefits several agencies

Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center, along with the Daytona Beach Fire Department, collected 4,216 pounds of food during the hospital’s 13th annual Food Supply Drive. The food was donated by employees.

Charities that benefitted include Veterans Transitional Home, Jewish Federation, Calvary Christian Center and the Daytona Beach Seventh-Day Adventist Pantry.