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July 17, 2003
$114,000 in Unsolicited Gifts goes
to Southern Maine Charities this Month
KENNEBUNK – Customers of Kennebunk Savings Bank and Morris Insurance
have voiced their support for 147 non-profit and charitable
organizations throughout York County by voting in this year’s
Community Investment Ballot funded by Kennebunk Savings Bank and the
Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation. Organizations will begin receiving
unsolicited gifts this week from the Community Investment Ballot
program totaling $114,000.
Each year, Kennebunk Savings and Morris Insurance customers receive
ballots asking for help in allocating a sizeable portion of the bank’s
and the foundation’s Community Investment Program. Customers vote
for one charity of their choice and the number of votes each
organization receives determines the amount of money to be granted to
that organization. Over 4,000 customers returned ballots this year.
The average grant amount this year is over $800 and forty-one
organizations will be receiving unsolicited grants over $1,000.
This year’s top ten award recipients include Animal Welfare Society,
Hospice of York, York Hospital, York County Child Abuse and Neglect
Council, Senior Needs Committee of Wells and Ogunquit, Great Works
Regional Land Trust, Center for Wildlife, Visiting Nurse Service of
Southern Maine, York County Chapter of American Red Cross and Caring
Unlimited, Inc.
The ballot is just one part of the Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation’s
Community Investment Program. Beginning in 1994, Kennebunk Savings
Bank pledged to return 10% of its annual earnings to non-profit and
charitable groups throughout York County. In 2002, Kennebunk Savings
Bank took the program to a new level by funding the Kennebunk Savings
Bank Foundation to ensure the continuity of the Community Investment
Program in the years to come. In 2003, the Community Investment
Program will contribute $570,000 to charitable and non-profit
organizations throughout York County, making the total contribution
since 1994 over $3 million.
Kennebunk Savings Bank, a 2001 winner of the Maine Businesses for
Social Responsibility Eagle Feather Award, is York County’s leading
financial institution. With eleven banking offices from Sanford to
Kittery, Kennebunk Savings has a complete line of retail and business
banking products and also offers personal and commercial insurance
through its subsidiary, Morris Insurance Services, Inc. In addition,
Kennebunk Savings has a strong commitment to York County’s business
community and has twice earned the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME)
Bank of the Year Award and is a Small Business Administration (SBA)
Preferred Lender.
For more information contact:
Heather Harris
Community Relations Officer
Kennebunk Savings Bank
1-800-339-6573
Learn more about Kennebunk Savings Bank's Community
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