Bank foundation awards youth and social services grants
The Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation has announced a total of $10,300 in grants to support youth and social services.
Local recipients include $500 to the Friends of Music of Griswold for the Solan Bowen Comemorative Scholarship, $1,200 to the Jewett City office of Thames Valley Council for Community Action for its youth winter boot program, and $1,000 to the Griswold Senior Center to purchase iPads for its community connections and mental health program. A complete list is available at jcsbank.com.
“Jewett City Savings Bank understands that 2020 has been an extraordinary year of challenge for families and communities,” Kevin Merchant, president and CEO of Jewett City Savings Bank, said in a release. “We are proud to support youth and social service organizations to help ease financial burdens for families and promote learning so that all members of our community can succeed.”
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Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation awards grant funds
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The Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation recently awarded grant funds to support health services organizations, local libraries and emergency service providers.
The foundation granted $8,500 to support health services organizations. Receiving grants were United Community & Family Services, $5,000; Connecticut Cancer Foundation of Old Saybrook, $1,000; Day Kimball Hospital of Putnam, $1,000; and Griswold PRIDE, $500.
Local libraries received $5,000 total. A grant of $2,000 was awarded to Slater Library of Jewett City to purchase and install three study/computer carrels in the children’s library and another $1,000 as part of an annual appeal; Aldrich Free Public Library of Moosup received $1,000 to repair and restore the windows of the historic building built in 1895; and Preston Public Library received $1,000 for the redesign and implementation of a new website.