Bank employees gift big sum to...

Bank employees gift big sum to United Way

The Bank of America Foundation of Orange County, which is based in

Newport Beach, donated a check for nearly $800,000 to the United Way

of Orange County in August.

The money was collected from Bank of America associates through

both payroll and one-time donations and then distributed to local

United Way organizations.

Bank of America distributed checks totaling $8.9 million to 43

United Way agencies throughout California as part of a statewide

effort to make a difference in local communities.

The foundation grant is part of the company’s annual United Way

contributions.

Bank of America has about 4,400 domestic offices, 13,000 ATMs, 30

international offices in more than 150 countries and an Internet web

sit that provides services for more than 3.8 million users.

Apartment company gives tenants flags

Arnel Management Company of Costa Mesa will distribute 5,100

American flags to residents in each of their apartments properties on

Tuesday and ask them to display the flags in the front of their

apartments in order to pay tribute to the victims of Sept. 11.

The 150 Arnel employees that will help residents display their

flags will be wearing an American flag lapel pin, which they are

welcomed to wear for the rest of the year, and will be encouraging

residents to give blood at a local Red Cross facility.

The company was started by George L. Argyros, the U.S. Ambassador

to Spain and Andorra, in 1967 and currently manages 19 apartment

properties in Orange and Los Angeles Counties.