Provident Bank Donates to Local Nonprofits

The following is a news release:

A record number of online votes – nearly twice as many as last year – were cast in The Provident Bank's 13th annual "Our Community, Your E-Vote" program. Based on these votes from the public, the bank has divided $20,000 among 40 diverse non-profit organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life of residents throughout its service area of greater Amesbury and Newburyport, Massachusetts, and Seacoast New Hampshire.

"Our Community, Your E-Vote creatively engages customers, friends and neighbors in supporting charitable organizations' important work toward improving our community and the lives of others," said Charlie Cullen, The Provident Bank president & CEO. "We are thrilled, and want to thank the voters and recipients alike for their enthusiasm and participation in this year's program."

Voting was held May 14th through June 15th, 2012, on the bank's homepage at TheProvidentBank.com. Grant checks were presented to this year's participants at a reception on June 26. They include:

American Independence Museum; Amesbury Carriage Museum; Amesbury Educational Foundation; Amesbury for Africa; Anna Jaques Hospital Aid Association; Arts in Reach; Bartlett Museum; Boys & Girls Club of Lower Merrimack Valley; Child & Family Services, Chucky's Fight; Cross Roads House; Exeter Theater Company, Families First; Firehouse Center for the Arts; Friends of Landry Stadium; Greater Newburyport YWCA; Hobbs House; James Place Childcare Center; Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center; Krempels Center; Link House, Inc.; Lowell's Boat Shop; New Hampshire Film Festival; New Generation; New Heights; Newburyport Education Foundation; Opportunity Works; Our Neighbors' Table; Pennies for Poverty; Pentucket Fine & Performing Arts Foundation; The Pettengill House; Richie McFarland Children's Center; Seabrook Community Table; SeaCare Health Services; Seacoast Repertory Theater; Seacoast Youth Services; Tuck Museum; Turning Point; Whittier Home; and YMCA Camp Lincoln.

The Provident Community Foundation is a permanent expression and confirmation of the values of The Provident Bank, a mutual financial institution that operates solely for the benefit of its customers and the communities it serves. Since 1998, The Provident Bank and The Provident Community Foundation have awarded more than $3.7 million in grants to a wide range of civic, cultural, and educational organizations in Massachusetts and the New Hampshire Seacoast region.