First Liberty Contributes to K-12 Scholarship Program

October 21, 2008: For the second consecutive year First Liberty Bank & Trust, a subsidiary of Community Bank, NA of DeWitt, New York, has provided a $10,000 contribution toward the K-12 Scholarship Program administered by The Community Foundation of Susquehanna & Wyoming Counties. For the current school year this contribution will help provide tuition assistance to more than 150 students from low and moderate income families in The Community Foundation's service area. The Community Foundation has provided these scholarships for six years and in that time has assisted more than 470 students. In combination with its Pre-School Scholarship Program more than 800 scholarships have been awarded since 2003.

These scholarships are funded by corporate tax credit donations from businesses showing a concern for the education of local students. According to Peter Quigg, Director of Development for The Community Foundation, "Due to recent economic conditions we have seen an increase in the number of scholarship applications and this donation from First Liberty Bank & Trust will help us assist our local families. We appreciate the bank's continued support very much." First Liberty Bank & Trust has branches in the following locations in The Community Foundation's service area: Laceyville, Lawton, Little Meadows, Meshoppen, and Tunkhannock.