DEADLINE FOR MT. WASHINGTON BANK
COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS SET FOR MAY 15
Bank expands program to residents seeking
job development and training programs.

((South Boston, MA) - - - Applications are now available for Mt. Washington Bank’s community scholarship program and the deadline for all materials is May 15. Scholarship applications are available at various schools and social service agencies in the community or can be obtained by visiting any Mt. Washington Bank branch or calling the bank and requesting one be mailed to you.

In order to be eligible for a scholarship all applicants must either reside or attend a school in South Boston, Dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan or Jamaica Plain. In addition, applicants must be planning to attend a tuition-based high school, college or job development/training program in the Fall of 2008.

On the occasion of Mt. Washington Bank’s 115th birthday, it has increased its university and college awards to $2,000 and $1,000 for students planning to attend a tuition-based high school or job development/training program. The application selection process is done by a panel of educators and the scholarship award winners will be notified by mail.

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Founded in 1893, Mt. Washington Bank is an independent, mutually-owned community Bank. Locally operated, the Bank has five branches, three in South Boston and two in Dorchester. Its first merger with Roxbury Highland Bank in Jamaica Plain will be completed in May 2008, making it the sixth branch of Mt. Washington Bank. Through the Mt. Washington Charitable Foundation, the Bank supports educational, cultural and social programs in the communities it serves.