TOLLAND – Savings Institute Bank and Trust has become the latest major sponsor to support the Tolland 300th Anniversary Celebration planned for 2015.
Through the leadership of its Tolland branch, Savings Institute Bank & Trust has pledged $5,000 toward the celebration and will be designated as a “Settlers Rock”-level sponsor.
Savings Institute Bank & Trust will be honored June 10 by the Tolland town council, Tolland 300th Anniversary Committee and the Tolland Historical Society at a council meeting at 7:30 p.m. at town hall.
“It is important to us to support the growth and vitality of all our communities. Tolland has planned a wonderful celebration and we are honored just to be a small part of it,” said Rheo Brouillard, President & CEO at Savings Institute Bank & Trust.
Celeste Senechal, chairwoman of the anniversary committee, said the committee and society are thrilled to receive the pledge.
“We are grateful for Savings Institute’s $5,000 pledge,” she said. “The Tolland 300th Anniversary Committee is excited to have the bank as our partner as we plan major events for 2015.”
The anniversary committee and the Historical Society are planning months of events in 2015 so that the landmark will be remembered as an inclusive, townwide celebration.
Events will include a Charter Day celebration on May 12, 2015 to mark the actual 300th anniversary of the day when the state granted residents a charter to form their own town. A gala is planned for May 16, 2015.
A number of civic groups will hold 300th-anniversary-themed events and the Historical Society will publish an updated history of Tolland. Other 2015 projects include a commemorative program, a heritage trail of historic markers and a monument honoring the 59 original landowners who first asked the Connecticut Colony to make Tolland its own town.
The celebration will culminate on Sept. 19, 2015 with a large regional parade and a townwide picnic.
Businesses can support the celebration at one of several funding levels. Residents can be part of the Tolland 300 Club by donating $300. Checks should be made out to the Town of Tolland, with “300th anniversary committee” in the memo line. Donations can be mailed to the Tolland 300th Anniversary Committee, Town Hall, 21 Tolland Green, Tolland, CT 06084.
For more information on the fundraising effort, call Mary-Pat Soucy at 860-875-3794. To learn more about the celebration, visit Tolland300.org, “like” the 300th Anniversary Celebration on Facebook or read its blog on Tolland Patch.
About the Savings Institute
Savings Institute Bank & Trust Company, which is headquartered in Willimantic, has 26 branches throughout eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island. With $1.4 billion in assets, the bank is a full service, community-oriented financial institution dedicated to serving the financial service needs of consumers and businesses within its market area.
