{"id":328,"date":"2019-06-19T18:43:01","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T18:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=328"},"modified":"2019-06-19T18:43:02","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T18:43:02","slug":"xtraordinary-day-the-power-of-giving-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.44businesscapital.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/xtraordinary-day-the-power-of-giving-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Xtraordinary Day &#8211; The Power of Giving Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/44-blog-group-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/44-blog-group-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.44businesscapital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/44-blog-group-pic.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.44businesscapital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/44-blog-group-pic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.44businesscapital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/44-blog-group-pic-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>44 Business Capital Staff spent the day assisting the Amigos de Jesus Organization pack their container shipment headed to Honduras this summer. The donations benefit the abused, abandoned and impoverished children of Honduras. #XTEAMnation <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Xtraordinary Day provides all Berkshire Bank employees the opportunity to volunteer in communities the Bank and its affiliates serve. This year, 44 Business Capital closed our doors so staff could assist the Amigos de Jesus organization by sorting through and organizing the many donations headed to Honduras in their summer container shipment. Amigos de Jes\u00fas is a home for abandoned, abused and impoverished children in rural Honduras. Xtraordinary Day is fueled by the XTEAM\u00ae, the Bank&#8217;s nationally acclaimed Employee Volunteer Program. The XTEAM provides employees paid time off to volunteer during regular business hours. XTEAM is Berkshire Bank&#8217;s way of exemplifying the power of giving back. 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