08/22/2016
Citizens Bank announces slogans for 2016 football buttons
STATE COLLEGE, PA – Citizens Bank announced today the slogans for its 2016 football buttons. This is the 45th year Citizens Bank has distributed the buttons for fans. In a change from previous years, this year’s slogans were created by Citizens Bank colleagues.
"We are pleased to once again kick off the Citizens Bank button program, a longstanding tradition," said Daniel K. Fitzpatrick, President of Citizens Bank, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. "This year’s buttons showcase the creativity and pride that our colleagues share along with fans and alumni all across Central Pennsylvania."
The slogans for this year’s buttons are:
Kent State - "Gone in a Flash"
Pittsburgh - "Fail to Pitt"
Temple - "Lions Don’t Give a Hoot"
Michigan – "Lions Prefer Direwolves"
Minnesota – "Au Revoir Gopher"
Maryland – "No Fearing These Turtles
Ohio State – "Lions have Change for a Buck"
Purdue – "Train Heist"
Iowa – "All Hawk No Action"
Indiana – "Stick to the Hoops"
Rutgers – "Good Knight Sleep Tight"
Michigan State – "This Isn’t Sparta"
Beginning Aug. 31 and continuing through the 2016 football season, the bank will release a new button each Wednesday at 26 branches in Central Pennsylvania, including locations in Centre, Blair and Mifflin counties. Again this year buttons can be acquired by making a donation of a non-perishable food item that will go to area food banks. Collection bins will be available in each of the 26 branches. Buttons are available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.
Fans can also purchase a complete set of 12 buttons for $20 starting in late August. Checks for button sets must be made payable to The Food Bank of the State College Area, Inc. and mailed to 341 Science Park Rd., State College, PA 16803. All food donations made in branches will go to area food banks, and proceeds from button sales will directly support The Food Bank of the State College Area, Inc.
"We would like to give a sincere thanks to the customers and colleagues of Citizens Bank," said NAME Head of The Food Bank of the State College Area, Inc. "Last year, their efforts helped us feed many families in need throughout State College and the surrounding area, and we look forward to helping even more families this fall."
The Citizens Bank buttons program began in 1972. Last year nearly 5,000 pounds of food and $5,700 were distributed and donated as part of the Citizens Bank football buttons program.
About Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $145.2 billion in assets as of June 30, 2016. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad range of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and institutions. In Consumer Banking, Citizens helps its retail customers "bank better" with mobile and online banking, a 24/7 customer contact center and the convenience of approximately 3,200 ATMs and approximately 1,200 Citizens Bank branches in 11 states in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Citizens also provides wealth management, mortgage lending, auto lending, student lending and commercial banking services in select markets nationwide. In Commercial Banking, Citizens offers corporate, institutional and not-for-profit clients a full range of wholesale banking products and services including lending and deposits, capital markets, treasury services, foreign exchange and interest hedging, leasing and asset finance, specialty finance and trade finance. Citizens operates through its subsidiaries Citizens Bank, N.A., and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania as Citizens Bank, Citizens Commercial Banking and Citizens One. Additional information about Citizens and its full line of products and services can be found at www.citizensbank.com.
