Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank’s Charitable Foundation recently announced that it has awarded a $10,000 grant to The Clipper Foundation in Portsmouth.
The Clipper Foundation, established in early 2013, aims to enhance the quality of K-12 public education in Portsmouth, Greenland, New Castle, Rye and Newington, New Hampshire through a teacher driven grant process which is supported by a permanent endowment fund.
“We are pleased to award this grant to support an innovative and enriching curriculum for both current and future students,” said Janice Morse, president and CEO, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank. “As one of the founding members of the Newburyport Education Foundation, we have witnessed first-hand how these creative community-wide partnerships help to inspire our leaders of tomorrow.”
Stu Levenson, one of the founders of The Clipper Foundation, said: “We are very fortunate to have the strong support of the Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank. It is rewarding to see businesses invested in the future growth of our community. With outstanding public education in our schools, we create a better community for all.”
To learn more about The Clipper Foundation, please visit clipperfoundation.org.
Founded in 1854, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank is a growing mutual savings bank with $650 million in assets, seven locations (Coming Fall 2013 ~ Rte. 1 Yoken’s Commons, Portsmouth, NH) and over 110 dedicated employees. The bank offers its customers a full range of consumer, mortgage, commercial lending and business banking products and services. The bank and its employees also take great pride in supporting the many diverse social, educational, environmental, civic and cultural community based organizations to ensure that the greater Newburyport and Seacoast (NH) areas are vibrant and healthy places to live, work, and grow. Learn more at www.newburyportbank.com.
Submitted by Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank
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