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Our view: Generous Corporate Citizens Recognized Three area businesses have made the list of top corporate charitable givers in eastern Massachusetts.
Eastern Bank, which though headquartered in Boston traces its roots to banks in Salem and Lynn; William A. Berry & Son, headquartered in Danvers and one of the oldest construction firms in the country; and Shetland Properties of Salem, were ranked 17, 40 and 42, respectively, in the list compiled by the Boston Business Journal.
They and others - State Street Corp. topped the list with cash contributions of more than $19 million in 2006, followed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Bank of America - were honored earlier this month at the second annual Corporate Philanthropy Summit in Boston. The event was sponsored by the BBJ in partnership with The Boston Foundation, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Massachusetts Bay.
The fact that Shetland Properties made the list of top givers was particularly impressive given its relatively small size in comparison to others on the list. But president Robert Lappin of Swampscott, who established the business park in a sprawling former textile factory on Salem's waterfront, said it was not only an honor, but "a great pleasure," to give to worthy organizations like Help for Abused Women and Children, the St. Joseph's Food Pantry, and the North Shore Medical Center Cancer Walk.
Every day, businesses large and small on the North Shore take money out of the till to support worthy causes. They deserve to be recognized.
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