Dear Editor,
Please find below and attached, a news release on Greenwich Arts Council accepting a donation and grant from First County Bank and its foundation in the amount of $3500.
Please call with any questions or if you’d like to speak with any of the people involved with Greenwich Arts Council or First County Bank.
Thank you.
All the best,
Jason
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Jason Kannon
Creative Partners
203.705.9203
FIRST COUNTY BANK DONATES $3500 TO GREENWICH ARTS COUNCIL
-- Earmarked for Arts Education and This Year’s Sand Blast Event --
STAMFORD, Conn., June 28, 2010 -- This year marks the first time First County Bank and its foundation have donated money to the Greenwich Arts Council. The $3500 donation is being used for an enhanced arts education program serving low income families and to help support this year’s July 10 Sand Blast sand sculpture festival being held at Tod’s Point.
“First County Bank and First County Bank Foundation are proud to donate money to the Greenwich Arts Council and this year’s Sand Blast event,” said Rey Giallongo, president and chief operating officer of First County Bank. “Our Greenwich branch at 59 Mason Street has been looking for ways to help strengthen its community involvement and this is the perfect venue for our branch personnel to roll up their sleeves and be creative with their customers. What better way to enjoy a day at the beach than making sculptures in the sand with your children.”
“The Greenwich Arts Council is very excited about First County Bank’s involvement in our organization. This money will help expand current and future art programs serving low- to moderate-income families who might not have access to arts education,” said Paul Master-Karnik, executive director of the Greenwich Arts Council. “We look forward to partnering with First County Bank and its foundation on other initiatives as well.”
The Greenwich Arts Council’s perennially popular Sand Blast, sand sculpture festival, will be held once again on the broad Greenwich Point beach. Sand Blast is a fun family event for all. There is no specific theme for sand sculptures and participants are encouraged to indulge their imaginations enjoying the experience of creating art in the sand.
The Greenwich Dept. of Parks and Recreation, the Arts Council’s longstanding partner in this event, will co-host this year’s festival. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 10, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. (Rain date is Sunday, July 11, at 2:30.) For rain date information, participants should call the Greenwich Parks & Recreation Activities HOTLINE at 203-618-7650.
The Greenwich Arts Council was founded in 1973 as part of the Town of Greenwich’s plans to celebrate the nation’s Bicentennial in 1976. It all began with an exhibition of outdoor sculpture by contemporary American artists and led to the determination that there was a need for a Greenwich Arts Council to provide year-round arts programming for the community. The fledgling organization grew from one that was all volunteer to one that progressively added professional staff and many new programs over the years.
The Greenwich Arts Council promotes the arts by nurturing artists and building audiences; bringing the arts to the community and the community to the arts. For more information about this event or other Arts Council activities, call 203-862-6750 or visit www.greenwicharts.org.
First County Bank, headquartered in Stamford, Conn., is an independent mutual community bank with 15 branches in Stamford, Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk and Westport offering deposit products, mortgages, trust and investment services, business banking services and online banking. First County Bank has assets in excess of $1.3 billion. For additional information, please visit www.firstcountybank.com.
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Jason Kannon
Vice President
Creative Partners
One Stamford Landing
62 Southfield Avenue, Suite 110
Stamford, CT 06902
T: 203 705 9203
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