Community Bank & Trust Provides $25,000 for Pre-K Scholarships

February 20, 2008: For the third year in a row Community Bank & Trust, headquartered in Clarks Summit, has donated $25,000 to the Pre-School Scholarship Program for low to moderate income families administered by The Community Foundation. To date for the current school year 75 students are attending 12 Pre-Schools in The Community Foundation's two-county service area, and a total of $70,000 in scholarship assistance has been provided. In the five years The Community Foundation has administered Pre-K and K-12 Scholarships nearly 600 students attending 40 schools have received over $500,000.00 in tuition assistance.

The Community Foundation expresses its gratitude for the generosity and commitment the bank's Directors and staff have again shown toward local families striving to educate their children. Foundation Director of Development, Peter Quigg, states, "The dependability of Community Bank & Trust has helped us to consistently fund these scholarships, and the families have been very appreciative. In some cases children might not be able to attend school without this assistance." Community Bank & Trust has branches in the following towns that The Community Foundation also serves: Clifford, Eaton Township, Forest City, Lake Winola, Montrose, Nicholson, and Tunkhannock.