Meredith Village Savings Bank Give Grants To Local Non-Profits

Portsmouth NH

12 January, 2021

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Press release from New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp: Jan. 12, 2021 The Meredith Village Savings Bank Fund at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has awarded $47,000 to 19 local non-profit organizations. These grants are additional to the Bank's many contributions in the form of sponsorships, donations and scholarships, as well as the exceptional volunteer efforts of their employees. "The community has always been at the heart of our mission," said Rick Wyman, President of Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB). "We are very fortunate to have so many valuable non-profit organizations that provide essential services to the people and families of the Lakes Region and Seacoast." Recipients of the MVSB Charitable Fund grants include: Food Pantries Eleven food pantries that serve the same communities as Meredith Village Savings Bank will share a donation total of $11,000. Belknap House, Laconia Awarded $7,500 to support temporary staffing needs to accommodate new COVID-19 protocols. Belknap House provides families experiencing homelessness in Belknap County safe housing. Guests are admitted through local welfare department referrals. Clients are offered educational assistance and skills training such as money management and how to be a good renter, as well as other pertinent and valuable life skills. The Children's Museum of New Hampshire, Dover Awarded $2,500 for the purchase of a new wooden playset. The playset will provide safety and support for guests to enjoy for many years to come. The Children's Museum of New Hampshire actively engages families and children of the Seacoast region in hands-on discovery, inspiring all to become the next generation of innovators and creative thinkers. Got Lunch, Ashland and Holderness Awarded $1,000 to provide healthy lunches to low income children and families from Ashland and Holderness. Got Lunch is a community-based program that provides healthy lunches to children during their summer break. Hospice Help Foundation, Portsmouth Awarded $5,000 to help fund essential needs and supplies for impoverished hospice patients. The Hospice Help Foundation supports hospice patients struggling with poverty, providing financial assistance to patients in dire financial need. Their focus is on improving the quality of life of patients and loved ones, while easing the burdens that accompany terminal diagnosis and illness. Lakes Region Food Pantry, Moultonboro Awarded $5,000 that will go toward their healthy food voucher program. The Lakes Region Food Pantry helps meet the needs of local individuals and families facing food insecurity and services are provided to individuals with dignity and respect. They offer food, food vouchers, personal care products, cooking classes, among many other programs. Patriot Resilient Leader Institute for Camp Resilience, Gilford Awarded $5,000 to help subsidize the cost of the Camp Resilience Winter Wellness retreat for veterans. Camp Resilience provides a sustained comprehensive curriculum to help wounded veterans recover their well-being by engaging in sports, adventure activities and life-skill programs. Step Up Parents, Portsmouth Awarded $5,000 in financial assistance for more than 100 in-state kinship caregivers. Step Up Parents offers funding and support to relative caregivers in NH who have stepped up to be surrogate parents to children whose biological parents are struggling with substance use disorder. In many instances, kinship caregivers must simultaneously deal with the devastating effects of addiction with their own child or relative. Tuftonboro Historical Society Awarded $5,000 to go toward the restoration of the Historical Society's building. The Tuftonboro Historical Society promotes and preserves the history of Tuftonboro, NH. The Meredith Village Savings Bank Fund was established in 1997 under the leadership of John Starrett, then President and CEO of the Bank. Since then, 417 grants totaling $1,683,248 have been awarded to a wide range of environmental, social, educational and historic projects throughout the Greater Lakes Region, Plymouth and NH Seacoast areas. Over the years, the Fund has supported literacy programs, after-school programs, environmental monitoring and education, restoration of historic structures, organizations that provide support for individuals and families in challenging circumstances and equipment that helps save lives. The deadline for consideration in the next grant cycle is October 15, 2021. Applications are available at mvsb.com. Unlike a stock bank, MVSB is a mutual savings bank that operates for the benefit of its depositors, borrowers and surrounding communities. As a result, MVSB has remained steadfast in fostering the economic health and well-being of the community since it was founded in 1869. For over 150 years, Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB), has been serving the people, businesses, non-profits and municipalities of Central NH. MVSB and its employees are guided by the values of accountability, mutuality, excellence, respect, integrity, teamwork and stewardship. To learn more, visit any of the local branch offices located in Alton, Ashland, Center Harbor, Gilford, Laconia, Meredith, Moultonborough, Plymouth, Portsmouth or Wolfeboro, call 800.922.6872 or visit mvsb.com. This press release was produced by New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp. The views expressed here are the author's own.