The Savings Bank of Walpole has made a large donation in honor of a retiring executive.
Senior Vice President of Operations Julie Tewksbury had worked at the $515 million-asset bank for 28 years and retired last month. To recognize her contributions to the bank, Tewksbury was asked to chose two recipients of a donation from the bank.
Tewksbury chose Linda’s Closet and Home Healthcare, Hospice & Community Services (HCS) as the nonprofits, each of which received a $5,000 donation from the Bank.
“This is the best retirement ‘gift’ one could ever be presented with,” Tewksbury said in a statement. “Like SBW, I’m passionate about helping others in our community by giving back. I chose these two nonprofits for the many ways they make a difference in the lives of others and positively impact our community.”
Linda’s Closet is a living memorial to the late Linda Oliver who created the concept of a clothing resource prior to her death from ovarian cancer. Oliver was a career professional with the state Department of Health and Welfare who believed in helping women who “are trying to set goals for themselves.” She asked her family and friends to develop a clothing resource for women and to use her own clothing to help in the start-up.
HCS serves over 2000 people in 52 southwestern New Hampshire communities every day by providing services that enable people to function throughout life at their optimal level of health, well-being and independence, according to their personal beliefs and choices.
“Throughout her career at SBW, Julie’s leadership and important contributions have not only have helped the bank flourish, she has also provided mentorship, inspiration and encouragement to others at work and in our community,” bank President Mark Bodin said in a statement. “We felt the best way to honor her longtime service and ongoing commitment to giving back, was to provide monetary donations and to let her to earmark two local charities of her choice to receive these donations. We are incredibly grateful for Julie’s service during the past 28 years and we’ll miss her tremendously.”
