OritaniBank Charitable Foundation Grants $20,000 To Township of Washington First Responders

The OritaniBank Charitable Foundation recently announced that it has awarded a grant of $10,000 each to the Township of Washington Volunteer Fire Department and the Township of Washington Volunteer Ambulance Corps. The grants were awarded as part of the Foundation’s annual “thank you” to volunteer emergency service providers.

“Oritani Bank cares about our community and our brave first responders, said Kevin J. Lynch, President of the OritaniBank Charitable Foundation and Chairman, President and CEO of Oritani Bank. “With this donation, the volunteers can advance their equipment, which makes their jobs easier and safer while saving lives.”

The OritaniBank Charitable Foundation also awarded an additional $34,000 in grants to volunteer fire department and ambulance corps in towns where Oritani Bank has branch-banking offices. These towns include: Bergenfield, Cliffside Park, Emerson, Fairview, Hackensack, Ho-Ho-Kus, New Milford, Palisades Park, Park Ridge, Ramsey, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Teaneck, Woodcliff Lake and Upper Montclair.

About OritaniBank Charitable Foundation:

Oritani Bank established the OritaniBank Charitable Foundation in 2007 to assist not-for-profit organizations that help to improve the quality of life for area residents, especially those members of its communities most in need. Since its inception, the Foundation has donated more than $5 million to local charitable organizations, primarily in support of education, health and human services, youth programs and affordable housing.

About Oritani Bank:

Oritani Bank is a 103-year-old community bank with 25 branches and more than $3.3 billion in assets, based in the Township of Washington, New Jersey. Oritani Bank is a publicly held company trading on the NASDAQ with the trading symbol “ORIT.” Oritani Bank offers a full line of deposit and loan services to both retail and commercial customers. For more information, call 888-ORITANI, or visit its website,www.oritani.com.

Photographed from left to right:

Fire Dept: Roy Scherer, Executive Board President; Kevin Lynch, President of the OritaniBank Charitable Foundation and Chairman, President, and CEO of Oritani Bank; William Bilias, Fire Chief

Ambulance Corps: Captain Richard Miras; Kevin Lynch, President of the OritaniBank Charitable Foundation and Chairman, President, and CEO of Oritani Bank; Laura Merkle