At Rockland Trust, we believe in strengthening the communities in which we work and live – in fact, this is one of our corporate promises. We know that reading plays a major role in the education of children. Reading Makes Cent$ is a bank-wide summer program that encourages children to read during the summer and also learn the value of saving their money.
Program Details:
- For students throughout Massachusetts entering grades 1 through 8 in the Fall of 2022. Students can earn $2.50 in a Rockland Trust savings account for each book they read (up to 10 books) and track in the Rockland Trust Summer Reading Journal.
- Program runs from June 1, 2022 – August 31, 2022. Accounts can be opened or credited until September 12, 2022.
- If you do not already have a Rockland Trust Savings Makes Cent$ account, you will need to open an account and can do so by visiting your local Rockland Trust branch!
Reading Makes Cent$ journals will be available online and in branches beginning June 1st!
Join us this summer at the below events!
| Event |
Location |
Date and Time |
| Summer Reading Kickoff |
Milton Public Library
476 Canton Ave.
|
Thursday, June 23rd
4:00pm - 6:00pm |
| Summer Reading Kickoff |
Bridgewater Public Library
15 South St.
|
Tuesday, June 28th
1:00 pm
|
| Summer Reading Kickoff |
Rockland Memorial Library
20 Belmont St.
|
Wednesday, June 29th
3:00 pm
|
| Read Aloud |
Halifax Public Library
470 Plymouth St.
|
Friday, July 1st
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
|
| Summer Reading Kickoff |
Fall River Public Library
104 N. Main St.
|
Monday, July 11th
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
|
Reading Makes Cent$ Eligibility and Rules
- Students throughout Massachusetts who will be entering grades 1 through 8 in the Fall of 2022 are eligible to participate in the Reading Makes Cent$ Program. (Relatives of Rockland Trust employees are eligible to participate.)
- Students are encouraged to read books as part of the program which runs from June 1, 2022 through August 31, 2022.
- All books read should be recorded in the student’s Reading Makes Cent$ Summer Reading Journal, which will be available online and in branches beginning June 1st. The student should either write a short journal entry or draw a picture that tells us what each book is about. The parent/guardian should endorse that the student read each book by signing the reading journal entry in the spot provided.
- Once the student reads four books and makes the corresponding journal entries during the 2022 program timeframe, Rockland Trust will open a Savings Makes Cent$ account in the child’s name, rewarding the child with a deposit of $2.50 for each book read. The student must read at least four books to qualify for the initial $10 account opening deposit.
- To open the account and qualify for the $10 reward deposit, the student must go to a local Rockland Trust branch, accompanied by their parent or legal guardian, and complete a Savings Makes Cent$ enrollment form and all necessary account opening paperwork associated with account opening. The parent or guardian will need to be a co-owner of the student’s savings account. The student will need to share their Reading Makes Cent$ Summer Reading Journal with the Rockland Trust colleague opening the account to receive the $10 opening bonus.
- For every book that the student reads between June 1, 2022 and August 31, 2022 he/she will receive a $2.50 deposit into the Rockland Trust savings account, up to 10 books or $25. After the initial four book threshold, students may bring in their journal and request a deposit in any amount up to the established threshold. The program ends August 31, 2022 and accounts can be opened or credited until SEPTEMBER 12, 2022.
- Program, rules and eligibility subject to change at any time.
