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July 23, 2004
Surprise Check from Community
Investment Ballot
KENNEBUNK, Maine – Steve Morris, president of Morris Insurance, and
Helene Plourde, manager of Kennebunk Savings Bank’s Main Street
office made a special delivery to the Animal Welfare Society with an
unsolicited check for $13,867. This year, $126,000 will be delivered
to 148 charitable and non-profit organizations as part of the bank’s
Community Investment Ballot program.
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are very grateful for this gift and all of the support we have
received from Kennebunk Savings Bank and Morris Insurance through the
years,” notes Steven Jacobsen, executive director of the Animal
Welfare Society. “As we continue to provide care for the thousands
of animals in need of housing in York County, every contribution makes
a big difference.”
Each spring, Kennebunk Savings and Morris Insurance sends all their
customers a Community Investment Ballot listing nearly 100 area
non-profit and charitable organizations asking them to cast a vote for
their choice. The returned ballots are tabulated and Kennebunk Savings
Bank and the Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation allocate a substantial
portion of their Community Investment Program dollars based on
the votes for each organization. The average grant amount is $750 and,
this year thirty-nine organizations will be receiving unsolicited
grants over $1,000.
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. By the end of
this year, the Community Investment Program will have
contributed a total of over $3.5 million to charitable and non-profit
organizations throughout York County through the annual customer
ballot, the Starfish volunteer awards, and community grants.
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, is a Small Business Administration (SBA) Preferred
Lender, and has earned the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) h
Award three times in the last six years.
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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