East West Bank Donates to Police Foundation and Fire Department Charity

Pasadena-based East West Bank, the largest independent bank headquartered in Southern California, presented $10,000 contributions to the Pasadena Police Foundation and the Pasadena Fire Department’s designated charity, 809 Fight 4 Awareness.

The contributions were received by Police Chief John Perez and Fire Chief Chad Augustin at a public safety and community engagement event at East West Bank’s Pasadena Commercial Banking Center last week.

In his remarks, bank Chairman and CEO Dominic Ng thanked Perez, who is soon retiring, for his 36 years of service with the department, and welcomed Fire Chief Augustin to his new post at the city. Augustine was hired in January.

Other local officials and representatives from community organizations participated in the event.

“At East West Bank, we are committed to building bridges to the communities we serve,” said Travis Kiyota, senior vice president and head of global corporate affairs. “The past year has been challenging. As the economy begins to re-open, East West is delighted to reconnect with our public safety and community partners. They improve the quality of life in this great city, and we’re here to help them build a stronger community together.”

East West Bank was founded in 1974, opened its first Pasadena branch in 1979, and has since grown to become one of the top 25 largest publicly traded commercial banks in the country.