Revere Bank Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Supports Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services, Inc.

Revere Bank directors and staff, elected officials, and business leaders join Mayor Craig Moe at a ribbon cutting ceremony welcoming Revere Bank to Laurel. Pictured left to right: Hon. Gayle Snyder, Council Member, City of Laurel; Steven Zelenak, SVP, Revere Bank; Henry Posko, Jr., Director, Revere Bank; Nancy Graham, Executive Director, LARS; Sarah Raskin, Commissioner of Financial Regulation, State of Maryland; Richard Yocum, Director, Revere Bank; Christopher Hayes, Director, Revere Bank; David White, Director, Revere Bank; Clayton McCarl, Jr., Director, Revere Bank; Andrew Flott, President & CEO, Revere Bank; Brian Lemek, Director, Revere Bank; Michael Collins, Director, Revere Bank; Walter Townshend, President and CEO, Baltimore-Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce; Mayor Craig Moe, City of Laurel; Richard Storey, CEO, Howard County Economic Development Authority.

Revere Bank, Laurel's new community bank, held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Bank investors and staff welcomed more than 100 guests to the early evening reception held at the Bank's headquarters on Main Street in downtown Laurel, MD.

Elected officials and business leaders in attendance included: Mayor Craig A. Moe, City of Laurel; Sarah Bloom Raskin, Commissioner of Financial Regulation, State of Maryland; Richard Storey, CEO, Howard County Economic Development Authority; and H. Walter Townshend, President and CEO, Baltimore-Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce.

Mayor Moe had the honor of cutting a ribbon decorated with $50 bills. All money was donated by Revere Bank to Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services, Inc. (LARS), a non profit organization that provides emergency services to people in crisis. "We are pleased to support such a worthwhile organization right here in our community," said Andrew Flott, President and CEO, Revere Bank. LARS Executive Director Nancy Graham accepted the donation on behalf of LARS (www.laureladvocacy.org).

Revere Bank (www.reverebank.com) opened its doors for business in November of 2007, and serves small businesses and individuals in the greater Laurel market.