Press Release

$50,000 Donation Presented to Local American Red Cross Chapters

(L to R) Charles P. Bassos, President and CEO, Fairfield County Bank; Gary C. Smith, President & CEO, Ridgefield Bank, Julie Reppenhagen, Executive Director of the American Red Cross of Western Connecticut; Janet Filling, Executive Director of the American Red Cross Mid-Fairfield County Chapter; Paul S. McNamara, Chairman of the Board, Fairfield County Bank Corp.

September 2005 - On Tuesday, September 13, 2005 a check for $50,000 was presented by Ridgefield Bank and Fairfield County Bank, divisions of Fairfield County Bank Corp., to the Executive Directors of the Western Connecticut and Mid-Fairfield County Chapters of the American Red Cross.

The donation will go towards the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Fund which will help to provide immediate disaster relief and long-term aid in the form of supplies, technical assistance, and other support needed at shelters throughout the devastated areas hit by the hurricane. The local American Red Cross chapters will also use the Bank’s donation to assist evacuated and displaced families from the disaster affected areas who have begun arriving in Connecticut seeking shelter with relatives and friends.

If you wish to make a donation to the American Red Cross, please call
1-800-HELP-NOW or you can donate securely online at www.redcross.org.

The American Red Cross Mid-Fairfield County Chapter serves the towns of Norwalk, Westport, Weston and Wilton. The American Red Cross of Western Connecticut serves seventeen towns in Western Connecticut including Danbury, Ridgefield and Redding.

Fairfield County Bank Corp. includes the Ridgefield Bank division with branches in Ridgefield, Georgetown and Wilton and the Fairfield County Bank division with branches in Darien, Fairfield, Norwalk, Rowayton and Westport.