Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation Awards Grants To Pawtucket Area Non-Profits

Bristol County Savings Bank (BSCB), through its Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation (BCSCF), recently awarded Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island a grant for $7,500.  Pictured (left to right) are: Mike Tamburro, CEO, Pawtucket Red Sox and BCSCF-Pawtucket Advisory Board Member; Patrick Murray, President & CEO, BCSB and President, BCSCF; Maureen Miller, Senior Grants Spet, Memorial Hospital of RI; Dr. Viren D'Sa, Director of NEPIN (New England Pediatric Institute of Neurodevelopment) and Chief of Pediatrics, Memorial Hospital of RI: Dennis Kelly, Chairman, BCSCF; and Ken Riley, AVP, BCSB and BCSCF-Pawtucket Advisory Board Member.

Bristol County Savings Bank (BSCB), through its Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation (BCSCF), recently awarded Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island a grant for $7,500. Pictured (left to right) are: Mike Tamburro, CEO, Pawtucket Red Sox and BCSCF-Pawtucket Advisory Board Member; Patrick Murray, President & CEO, BCSB and President, BCSCF; Maureen Miller, Senior Grants Spet, Memorial Hospital of RI; Dr. Viren D’Sa, Director of NEPIN (New England Pediatric Institute of Neurodevelopment) and Chief of Pediatrics, Memorial Hospital of RI: Dennis Kelly, Chairman, BCSCF; and Ken Riley, AVP, BCSB and BCSCF-Pawtucket Advisory Board Member.

TAUNTON, MA, August 3, 2015 — Bristol County Savings Bank (BCSB), through its charitable arm the Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation (BCSCF), awarded grants totaling $62,000 to thirteen Pawtucket, Rhode Island area non-profit organizations during a ceremony recently at McCoy Stadium, home of the Pawtucket Red Sox. The Foundation presented checks to the following organizations: Arts Marketplace – Pawtucket ($2,500); Bishop Keough Regional High School ($7,000); Books Are Wings ($6,500); Camp Ruggles, Inc. ($4,000); Children’s Friend and Service ($7,500); Exchange Street Open Studio Plus ($2,500); Memorial Hospital of RI ($7,500); Old Slater Mill Association ($6,000); Pawtucket Soup Kitchen ($2,000); St. Cecilia School ($1,200); The Arc of Blackstone Valley ($5,300); The Sandra Feinstein – Gamm Theatre ($5,000); and the URI Foundation on behalf of the First Star URI Academy ($5,000).

Patrick J. Murray, Jr., President of the BCSCF and President & CEO of BCSB, awarded the grants to the thirteen organizations. Also participating were representatives from the BCSCF-Pawtucket Advisory Board and the Bank’s Pawtucket branch.

“I don’t think the Foundation has ever presented so many grants at one time in Pawtucket. That tells me that there are more and more organizations doing their best to make a positive impact in and around the City,” said Murray. “Being a community bank, it is a core principle of ours to support the communities we serve so we look forward to seeing firsthand the good work these not-for-profits will do throughout the greater Pawtucket Region with the grants provided.”

Bristol County Savings Bank has always been an active supporter in the communities in which it serves. The establishment of the Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation – Pawtucket Advisory Board was announced at the grand opening of the Bank’s Pawtucket office in 2001 in an effort to demonstrate the Bank’s commitment to its new market. At that time, $1 million was contributed to the Foundation to provide grants to 501C (3) organizations which operate exclusively for charitable purposes within the City of Pawtucket. The BCSCF has donated over $2.3 million to organizations in the Pawtucket area since its inception.

The BCSCF was established in 1996 as part of the Bank’s 150th Anniversary celebration. Its purpose is to fund needs that contribute to the economic and the social well-being of the people and institutions located in the greater Attleboro/Taunton Region, the greater New Bedford/Dartmouth Region and the Fall River Region of Massachusetts, as well as the Pawtucket, Rhode Island Region, with particular emphasis in the areas of education and literacy, economic development and housing for the low- to moderate-income population. Since the Foundation began, more than $14 million has been committed to hundreds of different non-profit organizations. In 2014, the BCSCF awarded $1.4 million to various 501©(3) organizations.

Bristol County Savings Bank Background Information:

Bristol County Savings Bank, founded in 1846, is a full-service financial institution offering commercial lending, personal and business banking, and mortgage services. The Bank’s Financial Advisory Services division has successfully assisted businesses, individuals and non-profits with the management of their assets since 1989. In addition, the Bank also offers quality property and casualty insurance options for its customers through its majority-owned insurance partner, FBinsure.

The Bank’s steady growth and expansion has resulted in $1.6 billion in assets and over 400 employees in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The key words at Bristol County Savings Bank are: “Commitment, Stability, and Community,” values that are combined with state-of-the-art technology to meet the needs of its customers. A dedicated local community bank for over 168 years, Bristol County Savings Bank is actively involved in giving back to all the communities it serves both through financial support and the volunteerism of its people.

 

The Main Office and Corporate Headquarters of Bristol County Savings Bank are located on Broadway in Taunton, Massachusetts. For additional information, please call 508-824-6626 or visit www.bristolcountysavings.com.

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