2019 Season of Sharing Wrap-Up

Sandy Spring Bank employees and toys collected. Season of Sharing 2019.
Volunteering in the communities we serve is a year-round priority for us at Sandy Spring Bank, but it’s a tradition for us to end the year with a special emphasis on giving back through our Season of Sharing.

Sandy Spring Bank Donates 25,000 Meals to Capital Area Food Bank

Men and Women packing boxes of food. Sandy Spring Bank supports the DC Food Bank.
As the largest, locally headquartered community bank in the Greater Washington region, Sandy Spring Bank works closely with Capital Area Food Bank, the region’s largest food bank, to help fight hunger. That’s why over the past six years we have donated over 120,000 meals and worked with the food bank to help improve access to nutritious food for all of our neighbors.

Sharing My Story: Emily Dinder

Picture of Sandy Spring Bank Emily Dinder. Real Life Requires Real Bankers. Emily Dinder, Leisure World Community Office. SSB Icon #SSB150.
This year I am celebrating my 20th anniversary with Sandy Spring Bank. In 1996, I fell in love and relocated to Rockville from Chicago. I worked for an ad agency in Chicago and it was a stressful life. So when I moved, I was determined to have a career with more life balance.

Sharing My Story: Christine Hill Wilson

Sandy Spring Bank Employee, Christine Hill Wilson, Real Banking Requires Real Bankers.
“From here. For here. For 150 years.” The bank’s tagline speaks volumes to me, since the bank has been my only employer. With just a work permit and an application, I started my career here in 1980 as part of the on-the-job-training program at Sherwood High School.

Sharing Our #SSB150 Stories

Sandy Spring Bank Real Life Requires Real Bankers.
As we celebrate another Season of Sharing at Sandy Spring Bank, this year is especially meaningful because it is also our 150th anniversary. What better way to mark this milestone than by giving back—and that’s what we’ve been doing all year long.

Supporting Our Veterans

American Flag Sandy Spring Bank Blog about Fisher House
At Sandy Spring Bank we strive to be an advocate for our clients and communities. We look for meaningful ways to invest in our communities and the people who make this such a special place to live, work and raise a family.

Employees Prepare 4,000 PB&Js in 2018

A cutting board with two slices of wheat bread. One piece has peanut with on jeally in the shape of a heart on top of the peanut butter. Sandy Spring Bank
At Sandy Spring Bank, one of employees’ favorite volunteer events is making PB&J sandwiches for our partners at Our Daily Bread in Baltimore. This Season of Sharing tradition once again brought together dozens of employees from across the bank to assemble nearly 1,000 sandwiches this week.