Five Star Bank Serves its Communities Through Volunteering is a Work of HEART Day

Five Star Bank (the “Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISI), held Volunteering is a Work of HEART Day on September 21, 2022, a company-wide community service event that paired associates with non-profit organizations to complete projects that make meaningful differences in the lives of others. 

“Volunteering is a Work of HEART Day represents everything we stand for at Five Star Bank.  Our team is humble, empowered, ambitious, resilient and transparent. By coming together and partnering with incredible organizations across our footprint, we are creating measurable impacts and helping our communities thrive,” said Five Star Bank President and CEO Martin K. Birmingham.  

As part of Volunteering is a Work of HEART Day, most Five Star Bank branches and offices closed early to allow associates to come together and dedicate their time and talent to better communities across the Bank’s Upstate New York footprint.  More than 350 associates volunteered a total of at least 720 hours for over 30 different organizations as part of the service day.

Among the organizations supported by Five Star Bank and its affiliates as part of this service day were Booker T. Washington Community Center, Livingston County Habitat for Humanity, Old First Ward Community Center, The Salvation Army’s Long Point Camp, The Teacher’s Desk, United for the Troops, United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, and Victor-Farmington Food Cupboard, as well as various YMCA and Community Action sites across Western and Central New York.