Jewett City Savings Bank awards grant funding
Staff reports
Jewett City Savings Bank recently awarded $100,000 in grants to six organizations in the communities the bank supports to help them manage the financial challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce of Westerly, Rhode Island, received a $20,000 grant to support the downtown Pawcatuck-Westerly area businesses. The Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut at the Bradley Playhouse in Putnam and the Garde Arts Center of New London also received $20,000 grants.
Grants of $15,000 were awarded to Thompson Ecumenical Empowerment Group of North Grosvenordale and the Jewett City Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10004. A Reason To Ride, of Plainfield, a veterans’ support organization, received a $10,000 grant.