Investing in the Long-Term Vitality of Our Communities
Cape Cod 5 joined Leaders for Land to support the maintenance of Wildlands Trust’s Halfway Pond Conservation Area in Plymouth. From left to right: John DeVito, Stephen Peck, Rob Kluin (Wildlands Trust), Kelly Le, and Adam Earle.
For more than 170 years, Cape Cod 5 has been deeply rooted in the communities it serves. As a mutual community bank, Cape Cod 5 is committed to enriching lives—not only through financial services, but also by investing in the long-term vitality of the region.
That commitment makes Cape Cod 5 a natural partner in Wildlands Trust’s Leaders for Land program, which enables mission-driven businesses to support the care and stewardship of protected land across Southeastern Massachusetts.
Cape Cod 5’s community engagement philosophy centers on partnership, responsible business practices, volunteerism, financial education, and philanthropy. Environmental stewardship is an important part of that commitment, reflecting the Bank’s understanding that healthy communities depend on healthy natural landscapes.
“The core of Cape Cod 5 has always been and will continue to be our commitment to our customers, communities and employees,” said Matt Burke, Chair and CEO of Cape Cod 5.
Through its Leaders for Land partnership, Cape Cod 5 is helping Wildlands Trust protect and care for the natural places that make Southeastern Massachusetts such a special place to live, work, and visit. Specifically, Cape Cod 5 is helping to underwrite the care and maintenance of Wildlands’ Halfway Pond Conservation Area. Just as Henry David Thoreau referred to Walden Pond as the “eye of the world,” Halfway Pond shines as the eye of Plymouth County and offers free, public-accessible hiking through 410 acres of protected pine barrens and secluded pond shores. The pond provides habitat for the Plymouth red-bellied turtle, an endemic population of the federally endangered northern red-bellied cooter, and its shores provide one of the region’s better sites for spotting Bald Eagles.
Wildlands Trust is grateful to Cape Cod 5 for its leadership and partnership in caring for the region’s treasured natural resources—for everyone, forever.
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Leaders for Land allows mission-driven businesses to make a lasting impact on local and regional communities by investing in the care of a public preserve in Wildlands’ growing portfolio of protected land across Southeastern Massachusetts. By supporting Wildlands, businesses elevate their profile and demonstrate leadership in their commitment to protecting our region’s natural resources for generations to come.
Want to learn more and become a corporate partner? Visit: wildlandstrust.org/corporate