ROCHESTER - Meredith Village Savings Bank has donated $5,000 to the Monarch School of New England to help support its Horticultural Therapy Program, an innovative program that provides opportunities for students to learn, grow and reach their full potential in a nature-based setting.
“Community partnerships like this one help ensure students have access to meaningful, hands-on experiences that support their growth and independence,” said Jeanette Souther, MSNE Executive Director. “Our Horticultural Therapy Program provides a calm, engaging environment where students can build important life skills through nature-based learning.”
“I am proud to help strengthen MVSB’s partnership with MSNE and support a program that has such a lasting impact on students and families,” said Nicolas Stockman, MVSB Branch & Business Development Officer in Rochester. “The care, creativity, and dedication demonstrated every day at MSNE make it an incredible resource for our community.”
The Monarch School of New England is a nonprofit day school for students ages 5 to 22 with developmental, medical, and intellectual disabilities. Located in Rochester, the school serves students from more than 30 school districts across New Hampshire and southern Maine. Students receive individualized instruction in academics, life skills, vocational training, and community-based programming, supported by integrated therapeutic services. MSNE is home to the only Horticultural Therapy Program in New Hampshire overseen by a registered horticultural therapist.
Visit monarchschoolne.org to learn more.
About MVSB
MVSB has been serving the essential banking needs of people, businesses, nonprofits and municipalities for over 150 years. As a mutual savings bank, MVSB has no stockholders but rather operates for the benefit of its customers, employees and community. Since our founding, one thing has always remained true: caring is at the heart of everything we do. By building and nurturing relationships, we believe that we can cultivate a community where we all thrive. It all starts with caring about our customers and neighbors. To learn more, visit any of the local branch offices located in New Hampshire in Alton, Ashland, Center Harbor, Exeter, Gilford, Laconia, Melvin Village, Meredith, Moultonborough, North Conway, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Rochester or Wolfeboro, call 800.922.6872 or visit mvsb.com.