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St. Mary's Bank Provides Grant for AmeriCorps VISTA

On July 21st, St. Mary's bank generously provided a $2,500 donation to the abi. The grant will be used to cover the cost of having AmericCorps VISTA, Jacob Bodoh, on board for a year as special program’s coordinator. He'll be responsible to expand resources and services available to the businesses. Many thanks to St. Mary's Bank for their generous support and commitment to economic development!

st marys bank presents abi with grant funding

Left to Right, Michele Petersen, Vice President of the abi, Tom Champagne, Director of Community Outreach at St. Mary’s Bank and Jacob Bodoh, AmeriCorps VISTA.

  

ABI Becomes a Champion in Action

The Amoskeag Business Incubator is proud to have recently been named the Champion in Action® for the first quarter 2010 by Citizens Bank and WMUR-TV. A ceremony was held at the Incubator to officially announce it as the recipient of this quarter’s award and applaud the efforts of everyone who contributes to or is involved with the abi.

Champions in Action

Shown above from L to R: Jeff Bartlett, president of WMUR-TV; Julie Gustafson, president & CEO of the abi, Ed French, chairman of the abi's BOD; and Cathy Schmidt, president of Citizens Bank.  

As a Champion in Action, the Amoskeag Business Incubator will receive:

  • A $25,000 contribution in unrestricted funds from the Citizens Bank Foundation.

  • Media coverage from WMUR-TV, including public service announcements and television profiles.

  • Volunteer support from Citizens and WMUR-TV employees.

  • Extensive public relations support.

  • Promotional support, highlighting the current “Champion in Action” in all Citizens Bank branches and on its ATMs.

  • Exposure on both Citizens Bank and WMUR-TV Web sites.

The Champions in Action program is designed to recognize and support nonprofit organizations for their contributions to New Hampshire communities. A new Champion in Action is selected each quarter among a range of social service areas. For more information about the Champions in Action program, visit www.citizensbank.com or www.TheWMURChannel.com.



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The Incubator provides value to the Manchester business community. The benefits it provides an entrepreneur is best acknowledged by our recent success. We employ 65 people and occupy 18,000 square feet in the Jefferson Mill which provides the City with economic benefit that would possibly not have occured, or if it had occured, might not have been located in Manchester. The Incubator provided valuable early support to our company and I see it as an asset to stimulate future successes such as ours.
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