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July 20, 2005
York County non-profit organizations have begun receiving surprise
checks from the Kennebunk Savings Bank 2005 Community Investment
Ballot program. Over 5,000 votes from Kennebunk Savings Bank and
Morris Insurance customers were counted toward 179 non-profit and
charitable organizations. Altogether, organizations will receive
unsolicited gifts totaling $140,000.
Each year, Kennebunk Savings and Morris Insurance customers receive
ballots asking for help in allocating a sizeable portion of the
Community Investment Program for Kennebunk Savings Bank and the
Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation. 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.
Forty organizations will be receiving unsolicited grants of 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. In 2001, 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 the end of this year, the Community
Investment Program will have contributed a total of over $4 million to
charitable and non-profit organizations throughout York County through
the annual customer ballot, the Starfish volunteer awards, and
community grants.
For more information contact:
Heather Harris
Community Relations Officer
Kennebunk Savings Bank
1-800-339-6573
Learn more about Kennebunk Savings Bank's Community
Investment Program. |
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