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Hanover, MA – June 2, 2025 – Rockland Trust has launched its 17th annual Reading Makes Cent$ program, a reading and financial literacy initiative for students across the Bank’s network of 124 branches throughout Massachusetts. Reading Makes Cent$ aims to boost literacy and financial responsibility for students during the summer months. Running June 1 through August 31, the program allows students to earn money by tracking their summer reading in a journal and drawing a picture or writing about the books they read. Students have until September 15 to open their account or have it credited. “It’s never too early to start building strong financial habits, and what better way than through summer reading?”, said Margaret McCarthy, Chief Retail Banking Officer at Rockland Trust. “Reading Makes Cent$ has become a summer tradition that allows us to show up for our communities in a meaningful and memorable way. The program introduces children to goal setting and saving using a fun rewards system. It also provides our colleagues with opportunities to connect with local students and plant early seeds of financial confidence.” Students entering grades 1-8 in the fall of 2025 can take part in the program. Participants, and a parent or guardian, can download a Reading Makes Cent$ Journal from RocklandTrust.com/read or pick up a journal at one of the Bank’s local branches. Additionally, Rockland Trust is partnering with various libraries to promote the program. The RocklandTrust.com/Read webpage will be updated as new events are added. Upcoming events: Date Event/Location Time June 12, 2025 Summer Reading Kickoff Milton Public Library 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. June 18, 2025 Rockland Trust Table Edgartown Library 12:00 p.m. June 18, 2025 Summer Reading Kickoff Marshfield Public Library 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. June 23, 2025 Rockland Trust Table at Science Heroes: Adventures of the Missing Color Bellingham Public Library 10:30 a.m. June 24, 2025 Summer Reading Kickoff Rockland Memorial Library 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. June 24, 2025 Table at Dog Man Hero Party Middleborough Public Library 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. June 25, 2025 Summer Reading Kickoff Bridgewater Public Library 12:30 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. June 26, 2025 Summer Reading Kickoff Fall River Public Library 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. June 27, 2025 Read Out Loud/Table Halifax Public Library 10:30 a.m. July 1, 2025 Summer Reading Kickoff Danvers Public Library 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. About INDB and Rockland Trust Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: INDB) is the holding company for Rockland Trust Company, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Massachusetts. With retail branches in Eastern Massachusetts and Worcester County and commercial banking and investment management offices in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Rockland Trust offers a wide range of banking, investment, and insurance services to individuals, families, and businesses. Rockland Trust was named to The Boston Globe's "Top Places to Work" list in 2024, an honor earned for the 16th consecutive year. Additionally, the Bank is deeply committed to the communities it serves as reflected in the overall "Outstanding" rating in its most recent Community Reinvestment Act performance evaluation. Rockland Trust is an FDIC member and an Equal Housing Lender.
Hanover, MA – June 2, 2025 – Rockland Trust has launched its 17th annual Reading Makes Cent$ program, a reading and financial literacy initiative for students across the Bank’s network of 124 branches throughout Massachusetts.
Reading Makes Cent$ aims to boost literacy and financial responsibility for students during the summer months. Running June 1 through August 31, the program allows students to earn money by tracking their summer reading in a journal and drawing a picture or writing about the books they read. Students have until September 15 to open their account or have it credited.
“It’s never too early to start building strong financial habits, and what better way than through summer reading?”, said Margaret McCarthy, Chief Retail Banking Officer at Rockland Trust. “Reading Makes Cent$ has become a summer tradition that allows us to show up for our communities in a meaningful and memorable way. The program introduces children to goal setting and saving using a fun rewards system. It also provides our colleagues with opportunities to connect with local students and plant early seeds of financial confidence.”
Students entering grades 1-8 in the fall of 2025 can take part in the program. Participants, and a parent or guardian, can download a Reading Makes Cent$ Journal from RocklandTrust.com/read or pick up a journal at one of the Bank’s local branches.
Additionally, Rockland Trust is partnering with various libraries to promote the program. The RocklandTrust.com/Read webpage will be updated as new events are added.
Upcoming events:
Date Event/Location Time June 12, 2025 Summer Reading Kickoff Milton Public Library 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. June 18, 2025 Rockland Trust Table Edgartown Library 12:00 p.m. June 18, 2025 Summer Reading Kickoff Marshfield Public Library 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. June 23, 2025 Rockland Trust Table at Science Heroes: Adventures of the Missing Color Bellingham Public Library 10:30 a.m. June 24, 2025 Summer Reading Kickoff Rockland Memorial Library 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. June 24, 2025 Table at Dog Man Hero Party Middleborough Public Library 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. June 25, 2025 Summer Reading Kickoff Bridgewater Public Library 12:30 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. June 26, 2025 Summer Reading Kickoff Fall River Public Library 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. June 27, 2025 Read Out Loud/Table Halifax Public Library 10:30 a.m. July 1, 2025 Summer Reading Kickoff Danvers Public Library 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
About INDB and Rockland Trust Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: INDB) is the holding company for Rockland Trust Company, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Massachusetts. With retail branches in Eastern Massachusetts and Worcester County and commercial banking and investment management offices in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Rockland Trust offers a wide range of banking, investment, and insurance services to individuals, families, and businesses. Rockland Trust was named to The Boston Globe's "Top Places to Work" list in 2024, an honor earned for the 16th consecutive year. Additionally, the Bank is deeply committed to the communities it serves as reflected in the overall "Outstanding" rating in its most recent Community Reinvestment Act performance evaluation. Rockland Trust is an FDIC member and an Equal Housing Lender.