Neighbors Make The Difference Day

Every year thousands of KeyBank teammates across the country contribute their time and talents to local nonprofit organizations to give back to their local communities for Key’s annual Neighbors Make The Difference^® Day

Communities thrive when volunteers unite. That’s why thousands of KeyBank employees volunteer each year, taking responsibility to contribute to the well-being of their local communities. When individuals come together to dedicate their time and talent to serve others, lives are brightened, and communities are transformed for the better in meaningful ways.

Neighbors Make The Difference Day began in 1991, when a group of Alaska employees volunteered for service projects in their local community. By 1993, the idea had swept across many of the communities that Key serves and officially became known as Neighbors Make The Difference Day, Key's official day of employee volunteerism. It is now the hallmark of Key’s commitment to its communities and a leading corporate volunteerism effort in America.

Tina Tamburro, Leader, Corporate Sponsorships, KeyBank: “Neighbors Make the Difference Day is KeyBank’s annual day of service. It’s an opportunity for our teammates to get out and volunteer in our local communities.”

Andy Trares, Executive Director, May Dugan: “Today, the team members from KeyBank are packing almost 1,000 bags’ worth of food that will help serve over 2,500 people in our community.”

Kirsten Ellenbogen, President & CEO Great Lakes Science Center: “KeyBank is making a difference by transforming our Camp Curiosity space to make it ready for so many children.”

Tiffany Cardenas, Branch Manager, AVP, KeyBank: “Even since Neighbors Make the Difference Day started, we’ve given back more than 500,000 hours volunteer hours.”

Daniel Phillips, Branch Manager, KeyBank: “We’re here to help and support, not just in banking, but anything else that the community would need.”

Ken Gavrity, Head of Commercial Banking, KeyBank: “We’re a 200-year-old organization. You don’t get to 200 years by not caring about the community assets.”

Read more about Key’s community involvement in our Corporate Responsibility Report.

KeyBank is known for improving the quality of life in its communities. Key is a recipient of the Civic 50 award, recognized as one of America's 50 most community-minded companies by the National Conference on Citizenship and Points of Light. The Civic 50 identifies the top S&P 500 corporations in the U.S. in terms of time, talent, and resources used to improve the quality of life in their communities.

KeyBank's annual commitment represents more than 750,000 volunteer hours in service to our communities since 2017.