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05/24/2018 12:01 AMResults from Essex Savings Bank’s customers recent voting efforts in the bank’s Community Investment Program were announced April 11 at a meeting of the top 10 recipients, employees, directors, and trustees at the bank’s Plains Road Office. According to Essex Savings Bank President & CEO Gregory R. Shook, 6,274 votes were cast this year for a total of $39,605.
The customer balloting portion of Essex Savings Bank’s 2018 Community Investment Program began on Feb. 1 and concluded on Feb. 28. The program entitles the bank’s customers to select up to three charities from this year’s list of 72 qualified non-profit organizations with the top 10 recipients recognized at the annual reception. Fund allocations are awarded based on the results of these votes.
For 23 years, the bank has annually committed up to 10 percent of its after-tax net income to qualifying organizations with $132,000 committed to this year’s program. By year end, the program will have contributed $4.36 million in donations to more than 200 organizations.
Since the ballot’s inception in 1996, the bank has donated over $500,000 to the top 10 organizations. During that time, the Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries (SSKP) has continuously ranked first, claiming nearly $114,000 in funds.
“I am grateful for the tremendous support of the shoreline community for the mission of SSKP,” said Ellen Rabin, the new director of SSKP. “The food and fellowship provided through both the groceries distributed at food pantries and the hot, homemade food served at meal sites relieve hunger and demonstrate that we all care about our neighbors. Essex Savings Bank is a generous partner supporting the communities on the Connecticut Shoreline and boosting the quality of life for all of us. Thank you Essex Savings Bank and everyone who endorsed our mission with their vote.”
“We are proud to be able to provide our customers with the opportunity to support the community’s non-profit organizations that matter most to them,” Shook said.
Essex Savings Bank is a FDIC insured, state chartered, mutual savings bank established in 1851. The Bank serves the Connecticut River Valley and shoreline with six offices in Essex, Chester, Madison, Old Lyme and Old Saybrook providing a full complement of personal and business banking. Financial, estate, insurance and retirement planning are offered throughout the state by the Bank’s Trust Department and wholly-owned subsidiary, Essex Financial Services, Inc., Member FINRA, SIPC.
2018 Customer Balloting Results
The Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries, Inc., 587 votes, $3,705
Valley Shore Animal Welfare League, 296 votes, $1,868
Forgotten Felines, Inc., 269 votes, $1,698
High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc., 233 votes, $1,471
Bikes for Kids, Inc., 226 votes, $1,426
Tait’s Every Animal Matters (TEAM), 220 votes, $1,389
Estuary Council of Seniors, Inc.—Meals on Wheels, 186 votes, $1,174
Old Saybrook Fire Company Number One, Inc., 176 votes, $1,111
Valley Shore YMCA, 150 votes, $947
Camp Hazen YMCA, 137 votes, $865
Essex Fire Engine Company No. 1, 137 votes, $865
Friends of the Essex Library, 133 votes, $839
Essex Ambulance Association, Inc., 128 votes, $808
Essex Land Trust, Inc., 124 votes, $783
Lyme Ambulance Association, Inc., 118 votes, $745
Child & Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut, Inc., 117 votes,
$738
Visiting Nurses of the Lower Valley, Inc., 113 votes, $713
Connecticut Cancer Foundation, Inc., 109 votes, $688
The Lyme Fire Company, Inc., 107 votes, $675
Lymes’ Youth Service Bureau, 107 votes, $675
Ivoryton Playhouse Foundation, Inc., 102 votes, $644
Deep River Fire Department, Inc., 96 votes, $606
Literacy Volunteers Valley Shore, CT, Inc., 96 votes, $606
Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library Association, 96 votes, $606
SARAH, Inc., 77 votes, $486
Friends of Hammonasset, Inc., 70 votes, $442
Community Music School, 68 votes, $429
Chester Historical Society, 66 votes, $417
Common Good Gardens, Inc., 66 votes, $417
Essex Historical Society, Inc., 66 votes, $417
Old Lyme Historical Society, Inc., 66 votes, $417
Simply Sharing, Inc., 66 votes, $417
Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau, Inc., 66 votes, $417
Madison Ambulance Association, Inc., 64 votes, $404
Deep River Ambulance Association, Inc., 63 votes, $398
Homeward Bound Adoptions CT, Inc., 63 votes, $398
Region 4 Education Foundation, Inc., 58 votes, $366
Deep River Historical Society, Inc., 56 votes, $353
Essex Elderly and Affordable Housing, Inc., 54 votes, $341
Friends In Service Here (FISH), 54 votes, $341
Friends of the Lymes’ Senior Center, Inc., 52 votes, $328
The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 52 votes, $328
Chester Elementary School-Parent Teacher Organization, 51 votes,
$322
Westbrook Youth & Family Services, Inc., 48 votes, $303
CDE (Chester, Deep River, Essex) Cooperative Nursery School, 47
votes, $297
Old Saybrook Historical Society, 47 votes, $297
Essex Community Fund, Inc., 45 votes, $284
Chester Land Trust, 44 votes, $278
The Connecticut River Museum, 43 votes, $271
Hope Partnership, Inc., 43 votes, $271
Lyme Art Association, Inc., 42 votes, $265
Westbrook Project Graduation, Inc., 42 votes, $265
Camp Claire, 40 votes, $252
Lymes’ Elderly Housing, Inc., 40 votes, $252
Ruth Ann Heller Music Foundation, Inc., 39 votes, $246
Community Co-Op Nursery School of Old Saybrook, 38 votes, $240
Essex Elementary School Foundation, Inc., 38 votes, $240
Con Brio Choral Society, Inc., 37 votes, $234
The Country School, Inc., 37 votes, $234
Pay Forward, Inc., 37 votes, $234
E.C. Scranton Memorial Library, 35 votes, $221
Essex Winter Series, 35 votes, $221
Lyme Public Hall Association, Inc., 35 votes, $221
Maritime Education Network, Inc., 34 votes, $215
Waggle, Inc., 34 votes, $215
Friends of the Deep River Public Library, Inc., 33 votes, $208
Deep River Junior Ancient Fife & Drum Corps, Inc., 32 votes, $202
Deep River Land Trust, Inc., 30 votes, $189
Vibe Show Choir Supporters, Inc., 21 votes, $133
Act II Thrift Shop, Inc., 18 votes, $114
Musical Masterworks, Inc., 12 votes, $76
Madison Lyric Stage, Inc., 7 votes, $44