Federal Savings Bank Announces Children’s Holiday Essay Contest

Just in time for the Holiday season, Federal Savings Bank is pleased to announce the introduction of a Holiday essay contest for younger banking enthusiasts.

The Bank is encouraging children and teenagers to submit an essay describing what the Holidays mean to them. Participants can reflect on family traditions, special memories or funny stories. Three winners will be chosen and each will receive a $50 gift certificate to The Noggin Factory, an educational toy story located in Dover as well as a Hannaford gift card to donate to a local food pantry of their choice.

“We welcome the opportunity to reach out to younger members of the community and we look forward to them expressing their creativity while sharing some of their fondest Holiday stories,” according to FSB Vice President and Director of Marketing, Kelly Glennon.

Essays should not exceed 500 words and can be typed or hand-written. Entries can be submitted to marketing@fsbdover.com, dropped off at any of the Bank’s five branch locations or mailed to Marketing Department at 633 Central Avenue, Dover, NH 03820. All entries must be submitted by December 16, 2011 and must include the child’s name, age and phone number as well as a signature of a parent or guardian. Winners will be announced on December 20, 2011.Winning essays will be shared in the branch lobbies, on the Bank’s website and Facebook page. No purchase is necessary to participate and the contest is open to all community members 18 years of age or younger. Federal Savings Bank employees and their family members are ineligible for prizes. For more information, contact the Marketing Department at 1-800-462-2265 or marketing@fsbdover.com.

Since 1890, Federal Savings Bank has operated as a true community bank, a “mutual” bank. The Bank has offices in Dover, Barrington, Durham, Portsmouth and Rochester. For more information, call toll free 1-800-462-2265, visit www.fsbdover.com or www.facebook.com/FederalSavingsBank.