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For Immediate Release
October 19, 2005
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ACB PRESENTS INAUGURAL COMMUNITY BANK AWARDS
ORLANDO, FLA. — America’s Community Bankers today announced the winners of
its inaugural 2005 Community Bank Awards. The awards were presented during ACB’s
Annual Convention here. Six overall winners were named, with two other
institutions receiving awards for special mention and three banks receiving
awards for their sponsorship of a Congress Building America – Habitat for
Humanity home.
ACB Chairman F. Weller Meyer said, “ACB created the Community Bank Awards to
honor those institutions that have taken an innovative, creative and effective
approach to making a difference in their communities. ACB members have
distinguished themselves for their longstanding commitment of giving back to
their communities.
“These awards honor the bank and entire bank team, rather than an individual,
for the collective positive impact they have had on the community,” said Meyer,
who is also president and CEO, Acacia Federal Savings Bank, Falls Church, Va.
ACB’s Marketing and Public Relations Committee selected the winners from a field
of more than 30 nominations, and Committee Chairman Stan Jenks, president and
CEO, Security Savings Bank, Monmouth, Ill., presented the awards.
The six overall winners are:
- Astoria Federal Savings, Lake Success, N.Y., for its Education First
financial literacy program and other initiatives that teach area students
money management principles.
- Cape Savings Bank, Cape May Courthouse, N.J., for its employee volunteer
and charitable donation program.
- Gate City Bank, Fargo, N.D., for its employee volunteer program
encouraging and assisting staff to participate in humanitarian or disaster
relief mission trips.
- New South Federal Savings Bank, Birmingham, Ala., for its homeownership
counseling center that works with applicants who have been denied mortgages.
- North Carolina Bankers Association, Raleigh, N.C., for its Camp
Challenge program teaching financial literacy, citizenship and leadership
skills to students from around the state.
- Second Federal Savings, Chicago, Ill., for its first-of-a-kind program
to market homeownership opportunities to undocumented Mexican families.
The two special mentions are:
- Eaton Federal Savings Bank, Charlotte, Mich., for its community alliance
with the Housing Services for Eaton County, which provides assistance to
those with housing problems.
- OceanFirst Bank, Toms River, N.J., for its corporate philanthropy
program. Through its foundation, the bank has made over $13 million in
donations to local charities.
The three banks being honored for their Habitat for Humanity partnerships
through Congress Building America programs are:
- Alamogordo Federal Savings and Loan Association, Alamogordo, N.M.
- First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain, Lorain, Ohio
- The Provident Bank, Jersey City, N.J.
In addition, 20 banks were presented with Certificates of Recognition for
their efforts in their communities: American Savings Bank, Honolulu, Hawaii;
Baltimore County Savings Bank, Baltimore, Md.; Capitol Federal Savings, Topeka,
Kan.; Chelsea Groton Bank, Groton, Conn.; First Shore Federal Savings and Loan
Association, Salisbury, Md.; Grand Mountain Bank, Granby, Colo.; Hoosac Bank,
North Adams, Mass.; Indiana Bankers Association, Indianapolis, Ind.; Kennebec
Savings Bank, Augusta, Maine; Ocean City Home Bank, Ocean City, N.J.;
Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers, Harrisburg, Pa.; Penn Federal
Savings Bank, West Orange, N.J.; Ridgewood Savings Bank, Ridgewood, N.Y.; South
Coastal Bank, Rockland, Mass.; South Shore Savings Bank, South Weymouth, Mass.;
Stephens Federal Bank, Toccoa, Ga.; Sterling Savings Bank, Spokane, Wash.; The
Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank, Lowell, Mass.; Tomahawk Community Bank, Tomahawk,
Wis.; and UniBank, Miami, Fla.
America’s Community Bankers is the national trade association committed to shaping the future of
banking by being the innovative industry leader strengthening the competitive position of
community banks. To learn more about ACB, visit
www.AmericasCommunityBankers.com.
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