Thanksgiving Dinner Drive, Liberty Bank - Old Saybrook Rotary
Copy of Letter from Toral Maher, Liberty Bank
Rotary Partners,
I am thrilled to share some fantastic news with you all. Congratulations on another OUTSTANDING Liberty Bank Rotary Club Thanksgiving Drive! Together, you have raised an impressive total of $628,176.53, which qualifies for $157,044.13 in matching funds, bringing the grand total to an incredible $785,220.66!
We understand the immense time and effort your Club invested in raising $628,176.53, especially during these challenging times for our communities. Recognizing the importance of our joint mission and your dedication, the Liberty Bank Foundation Board of Directors has made the decision to fund the entire $200,000 match. This generous contribution elevates the grand total of the Drive to an astounding $829,176.53!
As a result, the remaining $43,955.87 in matching funds will be evenly distributed among the 33 participating Clubs, which means each Club will receive a $1,331.99 boost in fundraising after the 25% match on what was raised. This additional amount will be distributed evenly to benefit the organizations you selected when you completed your registration form.
A heartfelt congratulations and THANK YOU to each and every one of you! We are proud to partner with you on this Drive and appreciate your unwavering efforts to ensure that no families go hungry this Thanksgiving.
Finally, we extend our deepest gratitude to our amazing partners at the Community Foundation of Middlesex County. Once again, they have seamlessly administered our Drive and exemplified what it means to Be Community Kind and put Service Above Self. We are so fortunate to have them on board as our partners in this endeavor.
Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Toral
P.S. Please look out for a second email tomorrow with the final logistics and housekeeping items.
Toral Maher
Foundation Manager & Executive Director
Details 2024 The club has selected The Estuary Council of Seniors as beneficiary for all proceeds received
Liberty Bank Foundation will provide up to $200,000 in matching funds for the Drive (25 cents per dollar raised). If the amount raised during the Drive (October 1 – November 18, 2024) is greater than $800,000, matching funds will be distributed based on the percentage of the total raised by each Club
Rotarians helped deliver meals Thanksgiving Day with meals provided by Edd's Place and Westbrook Foundation
2023, happy bucks collected at meetings go to the fund and Liberty Bank matches 25%
2022, Rotary will again contribute to this fund with Liberty Bank matching 25%.
2021
We are pleased to have raised $2,238 which was donated to the Shoreline Soup Kitchens.
Rotary members contribute to the fund from our "happy bucks" at meetings over several months. Liberty Bank does a match and the money is distributed to those in need by the town's social services agency.
2020
$1,221.66 for the Meals on Wheels program
2018
$1,294.18 going to the Shoreline Soup Kitchen
2017
This year Rotary teamed up with Liberty Bank to raise $1,304.95
2014
Our club gathered donations totaling $2,703.41. This brings the total raised to $167,476.11 – a RECORD!
The Liberty Bank Foundation added $41,869.03* in matching funds for a grand total of: $209,489.82!
2013
The total amount raised this year was $182,002.35. This included the Liberty match of $36,397.27 to what Rotary clubs in our district raised.
2012
Below, from left: Rebecca Brodersen, Westbrook Youth & Family; Jason Smith, Liberty Bank and Rotary Old Saybrook; Mary Seidner, Lymes' Youth Service Bureau; Gerri Lewis, President-Elect Rotary Old Saybrook; and Susan Consoli, LPC, Old Saybrook Social Services. The Rotary Old Saybrook in partnership with Liberty Bank raised $800.00 to support the Thanksgiving dinner effort in these 3 towns.
2011
This year, 27 Rotary Clubs including ours, raised $107,307. A new record! Liberty Bank is matching 25% of this to bring the total to $132,307!
2009
For the past few years, the Rotary Old Saybrook has teamed up with Liberty Bank to fund Thanksgiving dinners to those in need. Liberty Bank has matched our contributions and for Thanksgiving 2009, the total amount given was about $1,700. Pictured below are officials of the bank, members of the Rotary Club and Youth & Family Services officials.
