More Than 1,600 WSFS Associates Volunteer Across the Region for We Stand for Service Day

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 3, 2025--

WSFS Bank, the primary subsidiary of WSFS Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: WSFS), announced today more than 1,600 WSFS Associates volunteered at more than 130 community organizations across the region as part of WSFS’ third annual We Stand for Service Day.

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Associates volunteered more than 5,500 hours across the bank’s footprint in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey on Wednesday, October 1, during the company-wide day of giving back through volunteerism.

“At WSFS, We Stand for Service Day is a cornerstone of our commitment to the communities we serve. It’s a day where our Associates come together to make a meaningful impact, volunteering at dozens of organizations to support causes close to our hearts,” said Justin Dunn, WSFS Chief Community Impact Officer. “This day embodies our mission to strengthen our communities, and it’s a powerful reminder of the difference we can make when we work together. We’re proud to dedicate this time to giving back and living out our values in action.”

"We could not provide the over 300,000 packages of basic essentials for children without the dedicated and caring volunteers from corporations like WSFS who understand the importance of supporting the communities where they do business," said Michal Smith, Executive Director of Cradles to Crayons Philadelphia.

"Volunteers are the heart and soul of our mission to eliminate hunger,” said Cathy Kanefsky, President and CEO of The Food Bank of Delaware. “We are deeply grateful to WSFS for their unwavering support, not just through financial contributions, but through the hands-on dedication of their Associates. Days like We Stand for Service Day are a testament to the power of collective volunteerism, enabling us to distribute millions of pounds across Delaware.”

“WSFS Bank’s Associates are making a major impact as we distribute up to 100,000 children’s books each month,” said Larry Abrams, Founder and Executive Director of BookSmiles. “Volunteers not only keep books out of landfills but open doors to learning and imagination for children and families across New Jersey and Philadelphia."

Photos and additional information from We Stand for Service Day’s events can be found here.

About WSFS Financial Corporation

WSFS Financial Corporation is a multibillion-dollar financial services company. Its primary subsidiary, WSFS Bank, is the oldest and largest locally headquartered bank and wealth management franchise in the Greater Philadelphia and Delaware region. As of June 30, 2025, WSFS Financial Corporation had $20.8 billion in assets on its balance sheet and $92.4 billion in assets under management and administration. WSFS operates from 115 offices, 88 of which are banking offices, located in Pennsylvania (58), Delaware (39), New Jersey (14), Florida (2), Nevada (1) and Virginia (1) and provides comprehensive financial services including commercial banking, consumer banking, treasury management, and trust and wealth management. Other subsidiaries or divisions include Arrow Land Transfer, Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors, LLC, Bryn Mawr Trust ®, The Bryn Mawr Trust Company of Delaware, Cash Connect ®, NewLane Finance ®, WSFS Wealth Management, LLC, WSFS Institutional Services ®, and WSFS Mortgage ®. Serving the Greater Delaware Valley since 1832, WSFS Bank is one of the ten oldest banks in the United States continuously operating under the same name. For more information, please visit www.wsfsbank.com.

WSFS Associates volunteer as part of We Stand For Service Day on October 1, 2025.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The father of slain Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay announced his plans to run for the nation’s presidency on Tuesday, despite falling out with his son’s party the Democratic Center.

In a campaign event in Bogota, Miguel Uribe Londoño said that he will try to defend his son’s political legacy as he campaigns for the presidential election which will be held at the end of May.

“Today I tell the world, that my son is the one who should be here” Uribe Londoño said. “He was killed so that no one would make the bad guys uncomfortable … but Miguel lives.”

Uribe Londoño, 73, will be running on behalf of Democratic Colombia, a small party that began as a movement to defend the rights of Afro Colombians and currently has one seat in the nation’s Congress.

Uribe Londoño, a former senator with no apparent ties to Afro Colombian movements, had initially attempted to run for the presidency representing his son’s party, the Democratic Center.

But Uribe Londoño had a dispute with the party’s leadership after rumors emerged that he would support an independent candidate if he was not selected as the party’s presidential candidate. Uribe Londoño eventually resigned his membership in the Democratic Center, a party he helped to establish over a decade ago.

More than two dozen candidates are currently running for Colombia’s presidency, although the field is expected to narrow down in early March, when several candidates compete in interparty primaries.

Ivan Cepeda, a senator from President Gustavo Petro’s left-wing coalition known as the Historical Pact, is currently ahead in several polls. He is followed by Abelardo de La Espriella, an ultraconservative lawyer who has said he admires Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and has promised to take an iron-fisted approach against criminal groups.

President Gustavo Petro is barred by Colombia’s constitution for running for reelection.

Miguel Uribe Turbay, was shot during a campaign rally last year, and died from his injuries in August after spending two months in intensive care.

The attack on the senator, who was shot in the head several times, represented a major setback for Colombia, a country that has long struggled with political violence but where some important steps to reduce violence had been taken recently, including a peace deal with the nation’s largest rebel group.

Colombian officials have arrested several people, including a teenager, for Uribe Turbay’s killing, but they have not determined who ordered the hit or why. Colombia’s Defense Ministry and the Attorney General’s office have said previously that the attack was possibly orchestrated by a rebel group known as Segunda Marquetalia, which is led by former members of the FARC, the guerilla group that made a peace deal with Colombia’s government in 2016.

Uribe Turbay was an outspoken critic of Colombia’s drug trafficking groups and had promised during his campaign that if he were elected he would increase military pressure on rebel groups, that have been in peace talks with the Petro administration.

FILE - Miguel Uribe Londono, father of slain presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay, reads a statement to officially announce his bid for the presidency in Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)