GLASTONBURY, CT -- The Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF) is proud to announce Webster Bank as the Presenting Sponsor of the RiMaConn Relay, its first-ever team relay on the East Coast Greenway. The sold-out event will engage over 700 participants in a day-long race spanning 21 communities in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut on Saturday, August 24, 2019.
BRISTOL - The City of Bristol will be participating the 100 Day Challenge, sponsored by the Central Coordinated Access Network. The 100 Day Challenge is backed by the Partnership for Strong Communities, a statewide nonprofit policy and advocacy organization dedicated to ending homelessness, expanding affordable housing, and building strong communities in Connecticut. Led by the Melville Charitable Trust, philanthropic support for the 100 Day Challenges is coming from funders across Connecticut, including: American Savings Foundation, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Connecticut Community Foundation, Dalio Philanthropies, Fairfield County's Community Foundation, Farmington Bank Community Foundation, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Ion Bank Foundation, Liberty Bank Foundation, Main Street Community Foundation, Manchester Interfaith Social Action Committee, Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, United Way of Greater New Haven, United Way Greater Waterbury, United Way Northwest Connecticut, United Way of West Central Connecticut, and Webster Bank.
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Bank today announced its 2018 Webster United Way Employee Campaign garnered a record-breaking $1.55 million through pledges from bankers as well as fundraising events and a corporate contribution – a $53,000 increase from 2017.
ROCKY HILL, CT -- Connecticut United Ways received a $10,000 grant from Webster Bank to support a new campaign to boost emergency savings for financially-struggling families. ALICE Saves will provide participants with cash rewards to kick-start a life-long habit of saving.
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Bank today announced it will donate $35,000 to the American Red Cross to support disaster recovery efforts for communities affected by Hurricane Florence and recent gas line explosions in Massachusetts’ Merrimack Valley.
HARTFORD, CT -- Hartford Business Journal interviews Kathryn Luria of Webster Bank about her new role as Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Board Chair.
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Bank is pleased to announce that Kathy Luria, senior vice president of community affairs and director of philanthropy, has been named chair of the board of directors of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy.
WATERBURY, CT -- More than 50 Webster Bankers spent the school day teaching financial literacy to students at Tinker Elementary School in Waterbury, the largest JA in a Day event of 2018 for the Bank.
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Bank is pleased to announce that Kathy Luria, senior vice president of community affairs and director of philanthropy, has been named chair of the board of directors of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy.
HARTFORD, CT—At its March board meeting, the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy voted Kathryn Luria (Woodbury), senior vice president of community affairs and director of philanthropy for Webster Bank, as the new board chair, to replace outgoing Chair Judith Meyers, president and CEO of Children’s Fund of Connecticut.
HARTFORD, CT -- On May 21-25, 2018, a select group of students will go inside 4 major banks at CT Insurance & Finance Service's Banking Boot Camp in Downtown Hartford. Student application deadline is next Friday, April 20, 2018.
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Bank today announced it is donating $20,000 to the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut’s Neighbors in Need Fund to be used to assist Hurricane Maria e
PROSPECT, CT -- Lynn Ward, president and CEO of the Waterbury Regional Chamber presents Jim Smith, non-executive chairman and former CEO of Webster Bank, with a solid brass whale in recognition of his many years of dedication to Webster, the city of Waterbury and the Waterbury Regional Chamber.
WATERBURY, CT -- Waterbury has been awarded a $450,000 jobs grant, which will be used in a $1 million, three-year, effort to improve employment statistics in a depressed South End neighborhood. The city is among five Connecticut communities that will each get $450,000 grants from the Working Cities Challenge. Local politicians and civic activists have spent more than a year applying for the grant through the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Financial Corp., one of the largest Connecticut-based banks, said Thursday it is joining the growing list of companies nationally handing out employee cash bonuses after federal legislation slashed corporate tax rates. Some of the savings from changes in corporate tax law will be shared in the community, boosting Webster's philanthropic endeavors by $1 million beginning this year.
NORWALK, CT -- Webster Bank awarded a $3,000 grant to Person-to-Person for the Emergency Assistance Program.
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. and its HSA Bank division, announced today that James C. Smith, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following a distinguished career with Webster spanning more than four decades, will retire from Webster and transition to non-executive chairman. John R. Ciulla, President, will become the company’s CEO and a member of the holding company’s Board of Directors.
HARTFORD, CT -- Jim P.'Meara, Chair of the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Board of Directors, blogs about helping local children and hard-working families through volunteering for the United Way inspires him. Jim serves as Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO at Webster Bank. And he encourages others to do the same, "Just as United Way helped me find my best way to make a difference, it will do the same for you."
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Bank has named Alice Ferreira as senior vice president of corporate communications and public affairs. In her new role, Ferreira is responsible for all external and internal communications, public relations and government affairs for the bank, and will oversee the bank’s community affairs and philanthropy efforts.
STAMFORD, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut honored Webster Bank President John Ciulla at its 23rd Annual Heart of Gold Dinner at the Stamford Marriott. The award honored Ciulla for Webster’s volunteerism policy which gives employees 16 hours of paid time off to encourage volunteer participation throughout the year.