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Citizens Bank in New Hampshire provides $1.1 million in grants and charitable contributions in first half of 2008
Manchester, N.H. (July 25, 2008) - Citizens Bank today announced it has contributed $1.18 million to nearly 100 New Hampshire nonprofits during the first six months of 2008.
“Citizens Bank is committed to our customers, colleagues and communities alike and we are pleased to have partnered with so many outstanding organizations throughout the state,” said Cathleen A. Schmidt, president of Citizens Bank, New Hampshire.
Each year, Citizens Bank invests in a wide range of grants, which are administered through the Citizens Bank Foundation, as well as sponsorships and partnerships. In 2007, Citizens invested more than $2 million in communities across New Hampshire.
The Foundation grants for the first six months of 2008 supported the following community needs:
• Affordable housing.
• Community/Economic development.
• Youth support.
• Basic human needs.
The following New Hampshire organizations are just a sampling of the nonprofits in the state receiving grants from the Citizens Bank Foundation this year:
• AHEAD, Inc.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Nashua
• Boys & Girls Club (Manchester, Nashua, Salem)
• Child & Family Services
• Consumer Credit Counseling Services of NH and VT
• Families First of the Greater Seacoast
• Family Resource Center at Gorham
• HGM Development
• Housing Partnership
• Laconia Area Community Land Trust
• Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter
• New Hampshire Community Loan Fund
• New Hampshire Small Business Development Center
• Southwestern Community Services
• Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network (WREN), Bethlehem
About the Citizens Bank Foundation
Citizens Bank Foundation is a subsidiary of the Citizens Charitable Foundation, which is a charitable contributions vehicle of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., RBS Citizens, N.A. and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania. The foundation’s support is focused on housing, community development and basic human needs.
About Citizens Bank
Citizens Bank is a division of RBS Citizens, N.A., operating its seven-state branch network in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. It has 78 branches and 160 ATMs in New Hampshire.
RBS Citizens, N.A. is a subsidiary of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., a $160 billion commercial bank holding company headquartered in Providence, R.I. CFG’s two bank subsidiaries are RBS Citizens, N.A. and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania. They operate a 13-state branch network under the Citizens Bank brand in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont, and the Charter One brand in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. CFG has non-branch retail and commercial offices in about 40 states. It is one of the 10 largest commercial banking companies in the United States ranked by assets and deposits. CFG is owned by RBS (The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc).
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