Community Investment Program |
We are extremely proud to report available contributions of $255,666 from our Community Investment Program in our 161st year. The Bank annually commits 10% of its after tax net income to qualifying organizations within the immediate market area consisting of Chester, Deep River, Essex, Lyme, Madison, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook and Westbrook.
This program provides financial support to over 200 non-profit organizations who offer outstanding services to the ever-increasing needs of our communities. By year end, a total of $3,415,553 will have been distributed since inception in 1996.
Essex Savings Bank customers determine 30% of the fund allocations each year by voting directly for three of their favorite causes, charities or organizations who have submitted applications to participate. Ballots were available at all Essex Savings Bank Offices between February 1 and March 15 to determine an allocation of $76,698. The Bank’s Directors, Senior Officers and Branch Managers distribute the remaining 70%, or $178,968.
2012 Community Investment Program – Top Ten Ballot Winners
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Gregory R. Shook, President/CEO, Essex Savings Bank; Thomas W. Lindner, Vice President/Community Relations Officer; Kitty Stalsburg, Executive Director, High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc.; Donna Sicuranza, President, Tait’s Every Animal Matters (TEAM); Eve Sutton, Board Member, Valley Shore Animal Welfare League; Liz Adams, Program Director, High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc.; Phyllis Cappuccio, Development and Outreach Director, The Shoreline Soup Kitchens; Mimi Thomas, Board Member, Forgotten Felines, Inc.; Jan Norrie, Board Member, Forgotten Felines, Inc.; Connie Cliffe, Board President, Estuary Council of Seniors, Inc. – Meals on Wheels; Paula Ferrara, Executive Director, Estuary Council of Seniors, Inc. – Meals on Wheels; Pam McChesney, Administrative Coordinator, Tait’s Every Animal Matters (TEAM); Edmund D. Yeager, Sr., Treasurer, Old Saybrook Fire Company Number One, Inc.; Steven Olsen, Chief, Essex Fire Engine Company No. 1; J.T. Dunn, Chief, Old Saybrook Fire Department Number One, Inc.; Doug Harreys, Assistant Chief, Essex Fire Engine Company No. 1; Thomas Negrelli, Treasurer, Old Lyme Fire Department, Inc.; Marianne Flores, Member, Dog Days Adoption Events, Inc.; Kenneth Gibble, Chairman of the Board, Essex Savings Bank; Lorin Liesenfelt, President & Founder, Dog Days Adoption Events, Inc.; Tim Greene, Member, Dog Days Adoption Events, Inc.
1. The Shoreline Soup Kitchens (864 votes - $6,993)
2. High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc. (402 votes - $3,253)
3. Valley Shore Animal Welfare League (399 votes - $3,229)
4. Forgotten Felines, Inc. (397 votes - $3,213)
5. Tait’s Every Animal Matters (TEAM) (310 votes - $2,509)
6. Old Saybrook Fire Company Number One, Inc. (301 votes - $2,436)
7. Estuary Council of Seniors, Inc. – Meals on Wheels (285 votes - $2,307)
8. Essex Fire Engine Company No. 1 (260 votes - $2,104)
9. Dog Days Adoption Events, Inc. (238 votes - $1,926)
10. Old Lyme Fire Department, Inc. (236 votes - $1,910)
Organizations (94) qualifying to appear on the 2012 ballot include: |
Act II Thrift Shop, Inc.
Adams World Foundation for Dyslexic Children
Brazilian and American Youth Cultural Exchange (BRAYCE)
Bushy Hill Nature Center
Call to Care Uganda, Inc.
Camp Hazen YMCA
Center School Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO)
Chester Historical Society
Chester Land Trust, Inc.
Child & Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut, Inc.
Community Music School
The Company of Fifers and Drummers
Con Brio Choral Society, Inc.
Connecticut Audubon Society Eco Travel
The Connecticut River Museum at Steamboat Dock
The Country School, Inc.
Deacon John-Grave Foundation, Inc.
Deep River Ambulance Association, Inc.
The Deep River Ancient Muster Scholarship Trust
Deep River Fire Department
Deep River Historical Society, Inc.
Deep River Junior Ancient Fife & Drum Corps, Inc.
Deep River Land Trust, Inc.
Dog Days Adoption Events, Inc.
Essex Ambulance Association, Inc.
Essex Community Fund, Inc.
Essex Elementary School Foundation, Inc.
Essex Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization, Inc.
Essex Fire Engine Company No. 1
Essex Garden Club, Inc.
Essex Historical Society, Inc.
Essex Land Trust, Inc.
Essex Library Association
Essex Winter Series, Inc.
Estuary Council of Seniors, Inc. - Meals on Wheels
Florence Griswold Museum
Forgotten Felines, Inc.
Friends of Hammonasset, Inc.
Friends in Service Here (F.I.S.H.)
Friends of the Acton Public Library
Graduation Night, Inc. - Old Saybrook
High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc.
Hope Partnership, Inc.
Ivoryton Library Association
Ivoryton Playhouse Foundation, Inc.
The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Inc.
Literacy Volunteers - Valley Shore, CT, Inc.
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Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
Lyme Ambulance Association, Inc.
Lyme Art Association, Inc.
Lyme Consolidated School Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO)
The Lyme Fire Company, Inc.
Lyme Land Conservation Trust, Inc.
Lyme-Old Lyme Education Foundation
Lyme-Old Lyme Safe Graduation Party, Inc.
Lyme Public Hall Association, Inc.
Lyme Public Library, Inc.
Lymes' Elderly Housing, Inc. (Lymewood)
Lymes' Youth Service Bureau
Madison Ambulance Association, Inc.
Madison Community Services, Inc.
The Madison Foundation, Inc.
Madison Historical Society, Inc.
Madison Land Conservation, Inc.
Maritime Education Network, Inc.
Musical Masterworks, Inc.
Old Lyme Children's Learning Center, Inc.
Old Lyme Fire Department, Inc.
Old Lyme Historical Society, Inc.
Old Lyme Land Trust, Inc.
Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library Association
Old Lyme Rowing Association, Inc.
Old Lyme Visiting Nurse Association, Inc.
Old Saybrook Education Foundation
Old Saybrook Fire Company Number One, Inc.
Old Saybrook Historical Society
Old Saybrook Land Trust, Inc.
Old Saybrook Youth & Family Services Foundation, Inc.
The Region 4 Education Foundation, Inc. (R4EF)
Ruth Ann Heller Music Foundation
Ryerson School Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO)
Scranton Library, Madison (E.C. Scranton Memorial Library)
The Shoreline Soup Kitchens
Strong Center at the Surf Club, Inc.
Tait's Every Animal Matters (TEAM)
"The Touchdown Club, Inc.
(Valley Regional High School/Old Lyme Football)"
Tracy Art Center, Inc.
Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau, Inc.
Valley Shore Animal Welfare League
Valley-Shore YMCA
Visiting Nurses of the Lower Valley, Inc. (VNLV)
Vista Vocational & Life Skills Center, Inc.
Westbrook Youth and Family Services, Inc.
The Woman's Exchange of Old Lyme, Inc.
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