16 Local Organizations Honored at 4th Annual FSB Fund for Community Advancement Event
Franklin Savings Bank honored 16 community organizations for their contributions to improving the lives of individuals throughout the Central New Hampshire Region at the 4th Annual Fund for Community Advancement Event held October 11, 2016 at the Lochmere Country Club in Tilton. The event is held each year to recognize non-profits who were recipients of a grant from the Franklin Savings Bank Fund for Community Advancement. This year’s honorees were Granite United Way, Merrimack County Conservation District, The Franklin Studio, Laconia Area Bicycle Exchange, Easter Seals NH, Newfound Pathways, Voices Against Violence, Franklin Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, New Beginnings, Belknap-Merrimack Community Action Program, Laconia Area Community Land Trust, NH Audubon, Friends Program, Belknap House, Greater Tilton Area Family Resource Center, and Unitarian Universalist Congregation Church of Franklin.
“This event is one I look forward to each year as I thoroughly enjoy learning about all of the projects we were able to support through our Fund for Community Advancement,” said Jeffery B. Savage, Franklin Savings Bank CEO. “I applaud the efforts of these organizations because they truly do make a difference in the lives of children, individuals and families in the communities we serve.”
During
the event, the Richard W. DuBois Community Impact Award is presented to an
organization that made a significant impact in Franklin and/or surrounding
communities. The Unitarian Universalist
Congregation of Franklin was presented with the award to assist them with having
much-needed energy efficiency repairs performed to the furnace at their
meetinghouse. This organization hosts
free meals weekly to individuals as well as provides other critical community
services at the meetinghouse. The furnace became unusable last winter, so the
group had to close the meetinghouse until they could obtain funding to upgrade
the system.
In
addition, Franklin Savings Bank recently completed its 38th round of
grant funding through the FSB Fund for Community Advancement. Nine grants totaling $22,000 were awarded to
the following organizations: The Franklin Studio, $1,500; Laconia Area Bicycle
Exchange, $1,000; Easter Seals NH, $3,000; Franklin Visiting Nurse Association
& Hospice, $1,000; Belknap-Merrimack Community Action Program, $2,500; NH
Audubon, $3,000; Belknap House, $2,500; Greater Tilton Area Family Resource
Center, $5,000; and Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Franklin, $2,500.
The FSB Fund for Community
Advancement was established in 1997 to provide support for projects that will
enhance the lives of people in the communities Franklin
Savings Bank serves. To
date, the fund has awarded 184 grants totaling $877,500. Eligible organizations are those recognized
as 501(c)3 tax exempt under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund supports a broad range of community initiatives,
to include economic development, affordable housing, education, health care,
arts and humanities, human services, and programs or services that address the
needs of children, adolescents, and single parent families. The next application deadline is Monday, January 2, 2017. For more information on the FSB
Fund for Community Advancement
and how to apply, visit www.fsbnh.bank, then select “Community” – “FSB Fund for Community Advancement.”
Established in 1869, Franklin Savings Bank is an independent, mutually-owned community bank, offering a full
array of commercial lending, retail banking and investment
services throughout the Central Lakes Region and
southern New Hampshire. Headquartered in Franklin, the Bank has offices in Bristol, Boscawen, Tilton, Laconia and
Gilford, as well as an office in Bedford for business lending. Franklin
Savings Bank also offers investment, insurance and
financial planning services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Independence
Financial Advisors,
from offices in Franklin, Bedford,
Nashua and Rochester, New Hampshire. As a recognized
leader in providing the latest in financial services technology, Franklin
Savings Bank remains committed to serving the needs
of businesses, families and the communities it serves, through a dedicated team
of employees, a diverse line of financial products and services, and continued
investment in the latest technology.
You can learn more about Franklin
Savings Bank by calling 1.800.372.4445, or visiting www.fsbnh.bank, www.facebook.com/franklinsavingsbank, or
www.linkedin.com/company/franklin-savings-bank.
Photo pictured l-r: Ron
Magoon, President & COO, Franklin Savings Bank; Meg
Miller, Fund for Community Advancement Chair; Richard W. DuBois, former FSB
President & CEO; Reverend Emily Burr, Consulting Minister, & Colleen Jacques, congregation
member, both with Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Franklin; and
Jeff Savage, CEO of Franklin Savings Bank.