Mutual Issue 2 is here!
Mutual: Issue 2
Mutual provides you with all things Harpenden Building Society. Giving you an inside look into society news, community work, volunteering, savings and fraud advice and more. Here we bring you our second issue of Mutual. We hope you enjoy it!
Some highlights included in this issue are:
- Welcome message from our new CEO Tracie Pearce
- Our Endowment Fund
- Ticket Fraud and Holiday Booking Scams
- Q&A with our IT support analyst Zsolt
- ISA updates
- Colleague Spotlight
- Mental Health Awareness Week
- Smart Money People
We encourage and welcome our members to send us any stories which can be included in future issues. If you would like to send us a story to be included in our next edition, please view below on how to do so.
We want to hear from you!
We welcome our members to send us any stories to include them in future issues… send our editors any of the below:
– Any fundraising achievements
– Any volunteering or community support you have provided
– Or let us know if there is any specific advice or content you would like us to talk about? Maybe protection online or digital advice…
Send us your content, details and any photos or images…we’d love to hear from you.
Email: members@harpendenbs.co.uk
Or via post:
Editorial team,
Harpenden Building Society,
Mardall House, 9-11 Vaughan Road,
Harpenden
AL5 4HU
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MAY 06, 2024
Holiday Booking Scams
For many, our holidays are the most important part of any year. Whether it be that dream holiday you have been saving years for, or just a short break to get away from it all, we all get excited about going away. More often than not, we end up booking our entire holiday online. Despite this being a quick and easy way to book everything, it is a prime opportunity for criminals to take advantage of your desire to get away.
MAY 06, 2024
Ticket Fraud
Ticket fraud is where criminals set up fake websites or social media profiles to sell tickets for major events that are either fraudulent or don’t exist. Victims are then left desperately disappointed that they are unable to enjoy themselves at their chosen event, whilst also being out of pocket too. Here we look into how ticket scams occur and provide tips on how you can avoid them in the future.
MAY 06, 2024
HBS Endowment Fund
The purpose of our Endowment Fund is to support children, health and local community projects primarily within the geographic area of Hertfordshire but also Bedfordshire. We usually receive a wide range of project applications for funding. We’re committed to supporting a diverse variety of applications and each submission is assessed against specific criteria. We analyse the positive and direct impact the project will have for local people and the community. All our grants have been delivered in collaboration with Hertfordshire Community Foundation (HCF), an independent countywide charity that provides grant support to local grassroots organisations and to children and families in crisis by encouraging local philanthropy. HCF helps identify and research suitable projects for us to fund in line with our areas of priority.
MAY 06, 2024
Youth Talk
Youth Talk are a St Albans based charity that has provided confidential counselling/psychotherapy to young people aged between 13-25 years old in the Harpenden and surrounding areas of the St Albans district for over 26 years. Harpenden Building Society are proud to have a multi-year funding commitment with them to provide free counselling, both online and in person, to young people with mental health issues.
MAY 06, 2024
Mind
Harpenden Building Society is proud to support Mind as our Charity of the Year for 2024.