Press Release

$1,000 Prize Awarded to July
Online Bill Pay Sweepstakes Winner


(L to R): Nancy Webb-Wright, Vice President and Manager of the Bank's
Electronic Banking and Call Centers, Prize Winner Stephen Raphaelson
with daughter, Jennifer and wife Sue Ellen, and Brian Kenny, Branch
Manager of the West Norwalk office.

September, 2005 - Nancy Webb-Wright, Vice President and Manager of the Bank's Electronic Banking and Call Centers and Brian Kenny, Branch Manager of the West Norwalk office presented a $1,000 prize check to Stephen Raphaelson, winner of the July Online Bill Pay Sweepstakes. Bill Pay customers were automatically entered to win the $1,000 cash prize each time they completed five bill pays using the Bank’s Connect24 Bill Pay service.  Mr. Raphaelson was selected via a random drawing from among all of the bill pays completed and entries received during the month of June.  “We’ve been customers of the bank since 1988 when we first moved into the area and are very happy with both the bank’s Online Banking and Bill Pay services,” stated Mr. Raphaelson.