Dime News
Dime Bank Awards $30,000 in Support of the
Thames Valley Council for Community Action, Inc.
News Release - August 29, 2008
(Norwich, CT) - Dime Bank recently awarded $30,000 to the Thames
Valley Council for Community Action, Inc. (TVCCA) capital campaign in
support of extensive renovations at the Child Development Center on Bayonet
Street in New London. The state-of-the-art facility is prominently situated
within its neighborhood, and communicates to the community's poor and
working poor with children that they are worthy of this investment and
that their children are learning in a center of excellence.
" We are proud to support TVCCA's first-ever capital campaign,"
said Jim Cronin, president of Dime. "The new Child Development Center
will provide an atmosphere that fosters and enhances learning on a multitude
of levels. The Center is known for the quality of its teaching staff,
unique curriculum, multimedia education and communication among a child's
learning team."
Dime was one of the initial supporters of TVCCA'S vision to expand the
Bayonet Street Child Development Center. Dime enthusiastically supports
TVCCA's mission to better its community and provide a quality education
to children within its service area.
"Dime Bank is a true community bank working in the community, for
the community and with the community," said Deborah Monahan, executive
director of TVCCA. "Dime Bank's $30,000 contribution to TVCCA's Capital
Campaign will enable hundreds of preschool children to benefit from a
quality early childhood development facility built with children's learning
in mind."
About Dime Bank
Dime Bank is a $675 million, mutual institution that was established in
1869 and has been committed to the needs of its neighbors and friends
for 138 years with nine branches in Connecticut and one branch in Westerly,
Rhode Island. In 2007, Dime Bank and its Foundation have donated more
than $1.1 million to more than 290 local organizations. To learn more
about Dime Bank, please visit us on line at www.Dime-Bank.com.
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