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PRESS RELEASE
For immediate date:
May 7, 2012

Contact:          Elizabeth Stodolski
                        (603) 629-1430
                        estodolski@stmarysbank.com
 
St. Mary’s donates $10,000 to the New Hampshire Food Bank, CMC’s The Mom’s Place
 
Manchester, May 7, 2012 -- St. Mary’s Bank has once again partnered with the Monarchs Care Foundation, the charitable arm of the Manchester Monarchs, to support the New Hampshire Food Bank and The Mom’s Place at Catholic Medical Center.  St. Mary’s Bank donated $100 for every goal that the Monarchs scored on their home ice during the 2011-2012 season to these two worthy charities.  At the time of the check presentation, the Monarchs scored 98 goals on home ice, resulting in a total contribution to the New Hampshire Food Bank and to The Mom’s Place from St. Mary’s Bank of $10,000.  Over the last three seasons, St. Mary’s Bank has donated over $49,000 to local charities through the Put Hunger On Ice program.
 
On Sunday, April 15, during the second intermission of the Monarchs game against the St. John’s IceCaps, Matt Welch, Monarchs Vice President of Sales joined Tom Champagne, Director of Community Outreach from St. Mary’s Bank as he presented checks to Melanie Gosselin, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Food Bank, and Kelly Martin and Sara Bassett, Nurses at The Special Care Nursery at Catholic Medical Center.
 
The New Hampshire Food Bank serves as the only food bank in the state.  Annually, the Food Bank distributes over 7.8 million pounds of donated food to over 400 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, day care centers, and senior citizen homes throughout New Hampshire. These organizations in turn provide food to over 130,000 individuals in NH.
 
The Mom’s Place at Catholic Medical Center is a family-centered birthing program designed especially by and for new moms.  They are dedicated to providing their newborns with a wide range of specialized care, including the state-of-the-art neonatal facility, The Special Care Nursery.
 
“St. Mary’s is very proud to continue supporting two great New Hampshire organizations through our partnership with the Monarchs” said Tom Champagne, Director of Community Outreach at St. Mary’s bank. “As the only food bank in NH, The New Hampshire Food helped feed over 130,000 NH residents last year.” He notes, “ CMC’s The Mom’s Place is a special birthing program that focuses on the Mom and child to create a special experience.”
 
“We are proud to continue our partnership with St. Mary’s Bank and help with two great organizations in Monarchs Country,” said Kimberly Mueller, Monarchs Vice President of Public Affairs.  “Our community continuously amazes us with their generosity and thoughtfulness to those in Manchester.”

About St. Mary’s Bank:
 
Founded in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1908, St. Mary’s Bank is the nation’s first credit union.  As a not-for-profit, member-owned credit union, St. Mary’s Bank makes progressive financial products and services available and affordable to consumers and businesses.  Members enjoy excellent service, competitive rates, low fees, and state-of-the-art banking services.  Headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, St. Mary’s Bank has branches in Manchester, Hudson, Londonderry, Milford and Nashua.  St. Mary’s Bank is celebrating 100 years of service to members and the community throughout 2008.  Call 1-888-786-2791 or visit www.stmarysbank.com for more information.
 
About New Hampshire Food Bank:
 
A program of New Hampshire Catholic Charities, the New Hampshire Food Bank is the largest non-profit food distribution operation in the state. Committed to providing nutritious food for anyone in need, everyday the New Hampshire Food Bank solicits, obtains and distributes, donated and purchased foods to registered agencies that in turn provide this food to hungry people in New Hampshire.  The New Hampshire Food Bank continues to work and advocate for those who suffer from childhood hunger, especially those children who are underserved during the summer months where they have no access to school lunch programs.  Their current approach to ending hunger includes developing programs to help educate their member agencies, rolling out a Mobile Food Pantry, and expanding their Operation Frontline program and a Culinary Training Program.
 
About The Mom’s Place at Catholic Medical Center:
The purpose of The Mom's Place and its' staff is to help new families understand, celebrate, and cope with the care of new mothers and their babies before, during and after birth.  They believe that the more knowledge a family has, the more likely they are to approach their personal journey with confidence and a positive perspective.  It is their mission to ensure that families are cared for in a medically-safe environment by a team of highly skilled doctors, midwives and nurses who understand their way of caring
 
About Monarchs Care Foundation:
 
The Manchester Monarchs take pride in serving communities throughout New Hampshire through financial support, recreational and educational programs, publicity and the involvement of their players, coaches, staff and mascot.  It is their goal to be a catalyst for the community spirit and pride through the organization's myriad of community activities and their charitable fund, the Monarchs Care Foundation.  Since its inception in 2001, the Monarchs Care Foundation has donated more than $1.8 million dollars in monetary and in-kind contributions to charitable organizations and is proud to make a difference in the lives of countless children and their families.