STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 6, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- As the winter chill sets in, Synchrony
(NYSE: SYF) wrapped Stamford
in a warm embrace with its "Season of Caring" celebration. The
company's Stamford headquarters
buzzed with benevolence during the "Day of Caring," where more than
200 heart-driven employees teamed up with nine local lifelines to
sprinkle a little holiday magic across the community.
Charity partners this year were Boys and Girls Club of
Stamford, Filling in the Blanks,
Homes for the Brave, Kids in Crisis, Mercy Learning Center,
Horizons New Canaan Country School, Pacific House, Toys for Tots
Lower Fairfield County, and Person to Person.
Some heartwarming donations collected include more than 300 bags
of winter clothing, 50 bikes and helmets, 2,000 backpacks filled
with school supplies and 250 gift bags for a student holiday
party.
On campus, Synchrony executives participated in an Ice Bucket
Challenge to raise $25,000 total
divided by their charities of choice. Also,
a "Friendsgiving" campaign collected food, and Synchrony
doubled each donation with the goal of donating 1 million
meals.
Synchrony has always embraced the spirit of giving back with
more than $70 million donated to
nonprofit and community organizations since 2014. Additionally,
employee volunteer hours have totaled 120,000 through 2023 and
employee matched contributions have reached approximately
$25 million.
About Synchrony
Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial
services company delivering one of the industry's most complete
digitally-enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and
scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital,
health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto,
outdoor, pet and more. We have an established and diverse group of
national and regional retailers, local merchants, manufacturers,
buying groups, industry associations and healthcare service
providers, which we refer to as our "partners." We connect
our partners and consumers through our dynamic financial ecosystem
and provide them with a diverse set of financing solutions and
innovative digital capabilities to address their specific needs and
deliver seamless, omnichannel experiences. We offer the right
financing products to the right customers in their channel of
choice. For more information,
visit www.synchrony.com.
Media Contact:
Tyler Allen
Tyler.allen@syf.com
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