(v/o)Raul A. Anaya: Los Angeles is the creative epicenter of the world.
SUPER: Raul A. Anaya, Market President, Greater Los Angeles Area, Bank of America
Raul A. Anaya: It’s a global hub of entertainment, fashion… Bank of America is huge in Los Angeles. We’ve got over sixteen thousand associates, hundreds of banking centers, and we give over eight million dollars a year to non-profits. Bank of America’s been very involved with business lending in LA, for many years. Everything from small family-owned businesses to much larger businesses across all industries.
SUPER: Jose Cardenas, Cardenas Markets
Jose Cardenas: My father came from Mexico in the mid to late fifties.
SUPER: CARDENAS MARKETS, CLIENT SINCE 1998
Jose Cardenas: He started the first store here in eighty-one. Now we’re in twenty-nine stores. Bank of America has a lot of resources. So they could really help us to grow wisely.
SUPER: David Rofsky, Sr. Client Manager, Bank of America
David Rofsky: I have the full strength of a global company behind me. I can be a provider of any banking service. We’ve got solutions. Someone in the bank. And it’s my job to bring those solutions to our clients.
SUPER: Stacy Johnson, Owner/President, Stacia
Stacy Johnson: My husband and I had wanted to be outside 365 days of the year. So we just picked up and came out here and I decided to launch my line as a wholesale label.
SUPER: STACIA, CLIENT SINCE 2001
Stacy Johnson: Bank of America really caters to small businesses. And they’ve always provided a good line of credit, so that I can get my clothes made.
SUPER: SAN ANTONIO WINERY, CLIENT SINCE 1917
(v/o) Santo Riboli: San Antonio Winery is the oldest winery in the city of Los Angeles.
SUPER: Santo Riboli, President, San Antonio Winery
Santo Riboli: We have been with Bank of America since 1917. It’s generated a loyalty which is very hard to come by in today’s world.
SUPER: Richard Pink, Owner, Pink’s Hot Dogs
(v/o) Richard Pink: 1939. My mother said, “Well, look, people gotta eat. So maybe we ought to buy this hot dog cart.
SUPER: PINK’S, CLIENT SINCE 1939
Richard Pink: Bank of America, stood by us to get us the original loan to help us with whatever financial needs that we needed as we grew over seventy years.
SUPER: Jose Huizar, Los Angeles City Councilman, 14th District
(v/o) Jose Huizar: As a council member that works to provide healthy safe neighborhoods, Bank of America has been very supportive in that effort.
SUPER: Garrett Gin, Market Manager, Bank of America
(v/o) Garrett Gin: Our people are involved in almost every facet of life here in Los Angeles. The health of our company, and the health of the communities that we serve go hand in hand.
SUPER: Monica Carlos, Director of Organizational Development,
Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI)
Monica Carlos: In most neighborhoods of Los Angeles the space is so dense. And so the addition of parks is pretty much impossible.
SUPER: LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE, WORKING TOGETHER SINCE 2005
Monica Carlos: But that makes it even more important that resources are put into improving existing parks.
Garrett Gin: Bank of America partnered to create what we call the Dodger Dream Field. And it’s a place where little league teams play, where families congregate. It’s really an important component to help make Los Angeles a vibrant place to live.
SUPER: Gail Lannoy, Community Development Banking, Bank of America
Gail Lannoy: Los Angeles is the homeless capital of the nation.
SUPER: Mark Loranger, CEO/President, Chrysalis
Mark Loranger: The only way we’re going to be able to help get those folks off the street, is through helping them find employment, and get onto the path to self-sufficiency. The support from Bank of America, helps us to help the entire community.
SUPER: CHRYSALIS, WORKING TOGETHER SINCE 2005
SUPER: Brianna Freiheit, Chief Program Officer, Downtown Women’s Center
Brianna Freiheit: The Downtown Women’s Center provides permanent supportive housing for women that are homeless.
SUPER: DOWNTOWN WOMEN’S CENTER, WORKING TOGETHER SINCE 1985
Gail Lannoy: The Downtown Women’s Center is near and dear to my heart because I’ve been on the board of the organization for a long time.
Brianna Freiheit: Their services are vital to the women that we provide them to because those they’re not being met elsewhere.
SUPER: EAST LA COMMUNITY CORPORATION, WORKING TOGETHER SINCE 2009
Gail Lannoy: Bank of America is committed to financing the affordable housing projects. That type of project has a catalytic effect, revitalizing other aspects of the community.
SUPER: HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER LOS ANGELES
SUPER: Erin Rank, President/CEO, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles
(v/o) Erin Rank: Bank of America will donate funds that help us buy the tools and the materials to do our work. And then they also come alongside us and help build the houses.
SUPER: Mitchell Ozawa, Volunteer, Bank of America
(v/o) Mitchell Ozawa: These people come from all parts of the bank. They all come for one purpose. It’s the spirit of what we’re trying to do, which is help the community.
(v/o) Raul A. Anaya: Bank of America is definitely a force within the greater LA Community.
Brianna Freiheit: We’re very fortunate that Bank of America is committed to our same values.
(v/o) Garrett Gin: We live and we work here. We really want LA to be a better place.
