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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Eastern Savings Bank 257 Main Street Norwich, CT 06360 The Eastern Savings Bank Foundation Grants $12,000 to Local Non-Profit Organizations NORWICH, CT (June 21, 2017) – The Eastern Savings Bank Foundation (ESB Foundation) has awarded $12,000 in grants to local non-profit organizations in 2017. The focus of the grants were basic needs (food, clothing, shelter), family, youth and disability programs. When choosing the organizations that the grants would be awarded to, management focused on those that would make the largest impact on the communities that Eastern Savings Bank serves. “The Eastern Savings Bank Foundation is committed to enhancing the quality of life in eastern Connecticut communities through the support of various programs and initiatives. Each of the grant recipients has a similar mission, and we look forward to seeing the differences that each will make,” said Lisa Griffin, President/CEO, Eastern Savings Bank. The ESB Foundation grant applications are accepted from November 1st through March 31st each year with distribution of grants taking place in June. The Eastern Savings Bank Foundation, established in 1999, was formed to assist in improving the quality of life in the communities within the Bank’s market area. The communities the Foundation predominantly assists are located in eastern CT (New London and Windham Counties). The Foundation supports scientific, educational, and charitable organizations through charitable grant awards. Grants to these groups are intended to demonstrate our community commitment and allow the Bank to give back to the people it serves. As specified in its certificate of incorporation, the Foundation shall be operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes, in such manner as will, in the discretion of the board of directors, primarily and most effectively assist and promote the well-being of the inhabitants of the communities where the Bank maintains offices or provides services, by among other activities engaging in charitable activities and extending financial aid through grants, to organizations qualified as exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and governmental units referred to in Section 170(c) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code. ### For More Information Contact: Lisa Griffin 860-425-0126 lgriffin@eastern-savings.com