Cheshire bank employee recognized for helping businesses during pandemicÂ
Cheshire bank employee recognized for helping businesses during pandemicÂ
Working for Ion Bank in Naugatuck, Cheshire resident Sheldon Pollock, 82, received the 2020 District Director Award from the Connecticut District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Submitted photo.
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By Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald staff
CHESHIRE â For countless people, finding a passion comes by chance. When town resident Sheldon Pollock went to a community bank in Yonkers, New York, in 1958, he was simply looking to get a job coming out of college.
âI had relatives who worked at the bank,â reflected Pollock. âOne day (in 1964), the loan officer gave me paperwork for a loan and said to take it to the SBA (U.S. Small Business Administration) to get it approved.â