Gullotta House in Briarcliff is Up for a Grant: Your Vote Needed

Tompkins Mahopac Bank is kicking off its second Community Minute Challenge, a contest that invites participants to vote on the bank’s Facebook page and rewards one local not-for-profit with $2,000 in much-needed funds.

From Aug. 17 - 31, the public is invited to watch one-minute videos produced by participating non-profits in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties and then vote on their favorite. Each video explains how the non-profit will use the awarded funds.

“Our first Community Minute Challenge was a great success,” said Jerry Klein, president and CEO of Tompkins Mahopac Bank. “With community support and participation, we were able to provide funding to an outstanding organization. We are thrilled to assist another non-profit right here in the Hudson Valley and proud that this program will collectively gift $6,000 to worthy organizations.”

Competing in this round are: Gullotta House, based in Briarcliff Manor, which helps residents of Westchester County who face financial or other hardships by providing food vouchers, scholarships to aid with the payment for education, outings and community entertainment events, holiday assistance. Also in the running are the Astor Family Services for Children & Families based in Rhinebeck; Oral Cancer Awareness Foundation based in Poughkeepsie; Community Cares out of Mahopac; Drug Crisis in our Backyard, founded in northern Westchester and Putnam counties; and the Carver Center in Port Chester.

To show support, participants should “like” Tompkins Mahopac Bank’s Facebook page, click on the Community Minute Challenge app and then select their favorite non-profit.

Each individual can vote once per day.

The first Community Minute Challenge benefited Sparrow’s Nest, a Wappingers Falls-based non-profit that provides meals to families of caregivers diagnosed with cancer. A third round of this contest will launch in October 2016 with details posted to Tompkins Mahopac Bank’s Facebook page.