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July 30, 2003
President of Morris Insurance
Delivers Surprise Check for $3,819 to York Hospital
YORK, Maine – Jud Knox, president of York Hospital, received a
welcome surprise when Steve Morris, president of Morris Insurance, and
Deborah Gallagher, personal lines representative of Morris Insurance,
presented him with an unsolicited check for $3,819.
This check was a strong show of support from the customers of
Kennebunk Savings Bank and its subsidiary, Morris Insurance, who voted
for the hospital on the bank’s annual Community Investment
Ballot.
Each spring, Kennebunk Savings and Morris Insurance sends a ballot
listing over 100 area non-profit and charitable organizations to their
customers asking them to cast their vote. The returned ballots are
tabulated and Kennebunk Savings Bank and its foundation allocate a
substantial portion of their Community Investment Program dollars
based on the votes for each organization. This year, $114,000 in
unsolicited funds are being distributed to 147 non-profit and
charitable organizations through votes received on the Community
Investment Ballot. The average grant amount is almost $800 and, this
year over forty organizations will be receiving grants in excess of
$1,000.
“This check is a tribute to Jud Knox and all the people at York
Hospital,” said Morris. “Our customers know they are a valuable
community resource as well as an active community member. I’m very
happy we can contribute so significantly to the hospital this year
through the ballot.”
Other of this year’s top award recipients in York include Hospice of
York with $4,086; Center for Wildlife with $3,365; York Land Trust
with $2,350; and York Senior Center with $1,949.
The ballot is just one part of the Kennebunk Savings Bank’s
Community Investment Program which also features volunteer awards and
community grants. Begun in 1994, Kennebunk Savings Bank returns 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.
By year end 2003, the bank’s Community Investment Program will have
contributed over $3 million to charitable and non-profit organizations
throughout York County.
Kennebunk Savings Bank, a 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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