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Union Savings Bank provides $10,000 sponsorship to After School Arts Program
[Danbury, Conn., April 1, 2014]— Union Savings Bank has continued its support for the After School Arts Program (ASAP) into 2014, recently presenting the organization with a check for $10,000. The sponsorship supports ASAP’s The Dream Lives On event, the annual Pilobolus performance and The Celebration of Young Writers event.
“We are proud to once again support such a unique nonprofit organization that is dedicated to providing artistic opportunities for both children and adults,” said Fran Dattalo, president and CEO of Union Savings Bank. “This organization helps to strengthen our community, and Union Savings Bank is committed to supporting the communities we serve.”
The After School Arts Program reaches more than 6,000 children and adults each year through its special events, educational workshops and programs in the literary, performing, visual and culinary arts fields.
“We are so grateful for Union Savings Bank’s ongoing support,” said JoAnne Torti, executive director of ASAP. “It has enabled our organization to reach our goals and continue offering artistic opportunities to the members of our community.”
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In January, ASAP presented The Dream Lives On at the Warner Theatre in Torrington. This short documentary was based on Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech and featured many of ASAP’s participants, ages 4-20, talking about their dreams for a better world. An ASAP alum that now attends Berklee School of Music composed the music for the documentary.
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In late January and early February, ASAP presented Pilobolus, one of the most popular and unusual dance companies in the world. Students from the ASAP Inter-district Dance and Percussion Project had the opportunity to perform as part of the shows.
The 9th Annual Celebration of Young Writers and ASAP Benefit Auction will be held on May 10. This event will feature outstanding poetry and prose written by talented young writers from Northwestern Connecticut. Celebrity guests and other talented individuals from the worlds of literature and entertainment will read the students’ pieces.
Photo (from left): Union Savings Bank Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer Marie O’Neill; ASAP Executive Director JoAnne Torti; and Fran Dattalo, president and CEO at Union Savings Bank.
About Union Savings Bank
Established in 1866 and headquartered in Danbury, Conn., Union Savings Bank is a $2.3 billion mutual bank dedicated to being the bank of choice. As a full-service financial institution, Union Savings Bank provides banking, mortgage, investment, trust and insurance products throughout western Connecticut with 28 offices in Bethel, Brookfield, Canton, Danbury, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Marble Dale, Monroe, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Ridgefield, Roxbury, Sharon, Southbury, Torrington and Washington Depot. The bank provides financial services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations and government entities through its commercial, residential and consumer lending, corporate services, retail banking and wealth management divisions.
For more information, please visit unionsavings.com, and connect with the bank on LinkedIn and Facebook.
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