{"id":144717,"date":"2023-06-01T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-bmo-celebrates-pride-with-the-return-of-rainbow-deposits-in-support-of-rainbow-railroad\/"},"modified":"2023-06-01T11:10:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T15:10:16","slug":"bmo-celebra-el-mes-del-orgullo-con-el-regreso-de-rainbow-deposits-para-apoyar-a-rainbow-railroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/bmo-celebra-el-mes-del-orgullo-con-el-regreso-de-rainbow-deposits-para-apoyar-a-rainbow-railroad\/","title":{"rendered":"BMO Celebrates Pride with the Return of &#8220;Rainbow Deposits&#8221; in support of Rainbow Railroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><i>BMO Rainbow Deposits campaign invites people to share pictures of rainbows on social media <\/i><i>to raise funds and drive progress for an inclusive society through Rainbow Railroad<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>BMO will have Pride activations at the San Francisco Pride parade, Los Angeles Football Club, and Angel City Football Club home games<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">TORONTO<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">CHICAGO<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 1, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0BMO is kicking off the second year of its Pride-themed &#8220;Rainbow Deposits&#8221; campaign, today through <span class=\"xn-chron\">August 31<\/span>. Canadians and Americans are invited to &#8220;deposit&#8221; pictures of rainbows using the BMO Rainbow Deposits web app at\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3881969-1&amp;h=1152621863&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3553692-2%26h%3D1265833553%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.bmorainbowdeposits.com%252F%26a%3Dwww.BMORainbowDeposits.com&amp;a=www.BMORainbowDeposits.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.BMORainbowDeposits.com<\/a><\/u>\u00a0and share on social media using the hashtag <i>#BMOPride<\/i>. For every rainbow deposited, BMO will donate <span class=\"xn-money\">$1<\/span> to <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3881969-1&amp;h=2289176170&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rainbowrailroad.org%2F&amp;a=Rainbow+Railroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rainbow Railroad<\/a><\/u>, up to <span class=\"xn-money\">$50,000<\/span> CAD.<\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3881969-1&amp;h=2289176170&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rainbowrailroad.org%2F&amp;a=Rainbow+Railroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rainbow Railroad<\/a><\/u>\u00a0is a global non-profit organization that helps at-risk members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community get to safety. Since its inception in 2006, Rainbow Railroad has helped more than 9,263 2SLGBTQ+ individuals from 69 different countries. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At BMO,\u00a0we&#8217;re\u00a0dedicated to fostering an environment where all colleagues and customers are valued, respected and heard \u2013\u00a0where everyone feels that they belong and can show up as their authentic self,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">John McNain<\/span>, Head, Canadian Personal Banking Products and Experience, and a Director of Rainbow Railroad. &#8220;We encourage everyone to deposit multiple rainbows over the summer and be a part of this exciting initiative that closely aligns with BMO&#8217;s Purpose, to Boldly Grow the Good <i>in business and life<\/i>. The deposits will translate into tangible, life-saving support for 2SLGBTQ+ people in need. Rainbow Railroad has many requests for help, and BMO&#8217;s donation of <span class=\"xn-money\">$1<\/span> for every rainbow deposited will support Rainbow Railroad&#8217;s ability to help even more people find safety through emergency relocation and other forms of assistance and drive progress for an inclusive society.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>New this year, BMO will have Pride activations at BMO Fanfest at the Los Angeles Football Club and Angel City Football Club home games on <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 24<\/span> and 25. Following the\u00a0Bank of the West&#8217;s long-time presence as a Celebratory Sponsor at the San Francisco Pride parade, BMO has elevated its participation this year to a Platinum Sponsor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re deeply grateful for BMO&#8217;s partnership and continued support of our mission of helping at-risk LGBTQI+ individuals get to safety,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Dane Bland<\/span>, Head of Development, Rainbow Railroad. &#8220;The Rainbow Deposits campaign was a huge success last year, raising key funds and awareness for Rainbow Railroad&#8217;s mission. Pride, for us, is about solidarity with the 2SLGBTQ+ people we help every year \u2014 and we are excited BMO will bring this spirit to more people across <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span> this year!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow Deposits is just one way BMO is supporting Pride and the 2SLGBTQ+ community. The bank&#8217;s longstanding commitment includes more than two decades of support. Highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>For the fifth consecutive year, BMO U.S. was recognized by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation as an industry leader in 2SLGBTQ+ workplace equality \u2013 receiving a score of 100 on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI).<\/li>\n<li>BMO is proud to have a long history of sponsoring Pride-related events in communities across <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span> \u2013 including the <i><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3881969-1&amp;h=1555652769&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.priderun.org%2F&amp;a=pride+%26+remembrance+run\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pride &amp; remembrance run<\/a><\/i> in <span class=\"xn-location\">Toronto<\/span> which BMO has sponsored for 27 years. The run raises funds to support 2SLGBTQ+ organizations and fosters community spirit, goodwill, volunteerism, and sportsmanship in the Canadian 2SLGBTQ+ community.<\/li>\n<li>The BMO Pride Employee Resource Group, consisting of 2,100 2SLGBTQ+ and ally employees guides the bank&#8217;s commemoration and celebration of Pride. BMO Pride is an enterprise-wide group of 2SLGBTQ+ and ally employees committed to promoting an equitable and inclusive environment for all.<\/li>\n<li>BMO Road to Allyship training program was created for BMO employees who want to be supportive of their 2SLGBTQ+ colleagues. The course offers steps and resources that help to strengthen their ability to stand up for others.<\/li>\n<li>Mastercard&#8217;s True Name\u2122 enables transgender and non-binary individuals to use their chosen name across BMO banking cards without the requirement of a legal name change \u2013 BMO was the first financial institution to issue the cards in <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span> and the U.S. Recently, Bank Administration Institute recognized BMO in its 2022 BAI Global Innovation Awards for an Honorable Mention \u2013 Innovation in Diversity Equity and Inclusion for the bank&#8217;s True Name partnership with Mastercard.<\/li>\n<li>BMO illustrates its commitment to creating safe, inclusive spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ colleagues and customers with the &#8220;Respecting Pronouns: The Importance of Inclusion&#8221; training initiative launching in June.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More information on BMO&#8217;s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments, can be found\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3881969-1&amp;h=148529819&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3553692-2%26h%3D4261391079%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Four-impact.bmo.com%252F%253Fecid%253Dcorpresp%26a%3Dhere&amp;a=here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wcag-arialevel-3\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 1.17em; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>About BMO Financial Group<\/b><\/div>\n<p>BMO Financial Group is the eighth largest bank in <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span> by assets, with total assets of <span class=\"xn-money\">$1.25 trillion<\/span> as of <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 30, 2023<\/span>. Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a diverse team of highly engaged employees providing a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management, global markets and investment banking products and services to over 13 million customers across <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, and in select markets globally. Driven by a single purpose, to Boldly Grow the Good in business and life, BMO is committed to driving positive change in the world, and making progress for a thriving economy, sustainable future and inclusive society.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wcag-arialevel-3\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 1.17em; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>About Rainbow Railroad<\/b><\/div>\n<p>Headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Toronto<\/span>, Rainbow Railroad is an international charitable organization that helps LGBTQI+ people seeking safe haven from state-enabled violence and persecution in countries where same-sex intimacy and diverse gender expressions and sex characteristics are criminalized. Rainbow Railroad is a registered Canadian charity and 501(c)3 organization in the USA. For more on Rainbow Railroad, visit <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3881969-1&amp;h=2494260608&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rainbowrailroad.org%2F&amp;a=www.rainbowrailroad.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.rainbowrailroad.org<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>Media Contact:\u00a0Kate Simandl, <span class=\"xn-location\">Toronto<\/span>, <a href=\"mailto:kate.simandl@bmo.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">kate.simandl@bmo.com<\/a>, (416) 867-3996; <span class=\"xn-person\">Scott Doll<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span>, <a href=\"mailto:scott.doll@bmo.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">scott.doll@bmo.com<\/a>, (773) 766-5439\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  BMO Financial Group &#8211; Communications<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><i>BMO Rainbow Deposits campaign invites people to share pictures of rainbows on social media <\/i><i>to raise funds and drive progress for an inclusive society through Rainbow Railroad<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>BMO will have Pride activations at the San Francisco Pride parade, Los Angeles Football Club, and Angel City Football Club home games<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">TORONTO<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">CHICAGO<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 1, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0BMO is kicking off the second year of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144717"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144723,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144717\/revisions\/144723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}