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Essex Savings Bank Announces 2022 Community Investment Program Balloting Results

Essex Savings Bank announces the results from its recent customer voting efforts in the Bank’s Community Investment Program (CIP). The balloting portion began on Feb. 1 and concluded on Feb. 28. The program, which is now in its 27th year, entitles the bank’s customers to select up to three charities from this year’s list of 74 qualified non-profit organizations. Fund allocations are awarded based on the results of these votes.

Since inception in 1996, the ballot portion of the bank’s CIP has provided nearly $1.6 million to more than 200 nonprofit organizations. Of that, more than $628,000 has gone to the top 10 recipients, which include vital programs such as the Shoreline Soup Kitchen & Food Pantry (26 times) and High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc. (26 times).

According tof Essex Savings Bank President & CEO Diane H. Arnold, a total of $90,235 was made available through this year’s CIP ballot portion.

“COVID has had a detrimental effect on nonprofit fundraising efforts both locally and nationwide. It has also created and exacerbated hardships for many throughout our community and beyond,” Arnold said. “As such, I am especially pleased that the bank’s CIP is able to provide over $250,000 in total to support our local nonprofits in fulfilling their important missions this year.”

Since inception, the program will have provided more than $5.25 million to nonprofits throughout the area.

For more information on CIP, the annual ballot, and Essex Savings Bank, visit www.essexsavings.com.

Essex Savings Bank 2022 CIP Results

Organization Amount Awarded

The Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries, Inc. $8,203

Forgotten Felines, Inc. $4,525

Valley Shore Animal Welfare League $4,124

The Estuary Council of Seniors, Inc. — Meals on Wheels $4,102

Essex Fire Engine Company No. 1 $3,009

Old Saybrook Fire Department Number One, Inc. $2,407

Camp Hazen YMCA $2,318

High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc. $2,251

Essex Library Association $2,229

Deep River Ambulance Association, Inc. $2,185

Visiting Nurses of The Lower Valley, Inc. $1,939

The Chester Hose Company Incorporated $1,895

Essex Land Trust, Inc. $1,761

Ivoryton Playhouse Foundation, Inc. $1,761

Valley Shore YMCA $1,739

Vernon A. Tait All Animal Adoption, Preservation and Rescue Fund, Inc. $1,739

A Little Compassion/The Nest Coffee House $1,672

Chester Historical Society $1,672

Ivoryton Library Association $1,605

Old Lyme Fire Department, Inc. $1,583

FISH (Friends in Service Here) $1,538

Connecticut Cancer Foundation, Inc. $1,315

Friends of Hammonasset, Inc. $1,271

Essex Historical Society, Inc. $1,226

Lyme Ambulance Association, Inc. $1,204

Old Lyme Land Trust, Inc $1,159

Deep River Historical Society, Inc. $1,137

Lyme Fire Company $1,048

Valley Soccer Club Inc. $1,048

The Connecticut River Foundation at Steamboat Dock $1,025

Tri-Town Youth Services $959

Friends of Acton Library $914

Friends of Chester Public Library $892

Region 4 Education Foundation, Inc. (R4EF) $892

Chester Land Trust $869

Common Good Gardens, Inc. $869

The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Inc. $869

Lymes’ Youth Service Bureau $869

Deep River Land Trust, Inc. $825

Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library Association, Inc. $825

Deep River Junior Ancient Fife and Drum Corp. $802

Old Saybrook Land Trust, Inc. $780

SARAH, Inc. $780

Madison Ambulance Association, Inc. Dba Madison Emergency Medical Services $758

Community Music School $736

Literacy Volunteers Valley Shore CT $736

Lyme Old Lyme Food Share Garden $736

Lyme Public Hall & Local History Archives, Inc. $713

Angel Charities, Inc. $691

Sister Cities Essex Haiti, Inc. $646

Essex Winter Series $624

Old Lyme Historical Society, Inc. $624

The Ivoryton Village Alliance $602

Con Brio Choral Society $557

Essex Community Fund, Inc. $535

Westbrook Youth and Family Services, Inc. $535

Ruth Ann Heller Music Foundation, Inc. $513

Sailing Masters Of 1812 Fife and Drum Corps, Inc. $513

Vista Life Innovations, Inc. $490

Westbrook Historical Society, Inc. $446

HOPE Partnership, Inc. $424

Cappella Cantorum, Inc. $401

Lyme Art Association, Inc. $401

Essex Elementary School PTO $334

Lymes’ Elderly Housing, Inc. (Lymewood) $334

Old Saybrook Education Foundation $312

Westbrook Project Graduation, Inc. $290

Act II Thrift Shop, Inc. $245

E.C. Scranton Memorial Library $245

Guilford Youth Mentoring $245

Brazilian American Youth Cultural Exchange (BRAYCE) $223

The Country School, Inc. $201

CT Waverunners $178

Sound View Beach Association, Inc. $112

Totals $90,235