Wainwright Bank Community Development Officer Receives Distinguished Citizen Award

BOSTON, MA, May 7, 2004 - Wainwright Bank Community Development Officer and Assistant Vice President, Tony Robinson, yesterday received the Distinguished Citizen Award at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Massachusetts Chapter.

The award was presented to Mr. Robinson "in recognition of his enthusiastic outreach efforts to bring the message of financial literacy and empowerment to inner city residents with a focus on youth and for bridging the gap between the banking sector and urban neighborhoods". Past recipients of the Distinguished Citizen Award include John LaWare, Chairman, Shawmut Bank and Dr. John Curry, President, Northeastern University.

"We are honored that MassASPA has recognized Tony for his pioneering "Financial Empowerment" initiative and are pleased to have Wainwright provide the platform from which to deliver it," said Jan Miller, President and CEO of Wainwright Bank.

ASPA is a national organization of managers, administrators and high level professionals employed in federal, state and local government and non-governmental organizations providing public interest service.

Wainwright Bank is a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Boston with assets over $650 million and has provided over $350 million in loan commitments to socially responsible community development including affordable housing, environmental protection, homeless shelters, HIV/AIDS services, food banks, breast cancer research, immigration services and more. Recent recognition includes being named one of the world's Top 20 Sustainable Stocks, one of the 11 Best Lenders to Women in the U.S., and one of the Top 10 "Green" Banking Firms in the U.S.

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