PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Citizens Bank is making the dreams of three lucky people come true through its “Fund Your Dreams” Giveaway. Following a public vote via Facebook, three winners were selected. The grand prize winner, Claudia Arsenio, will receive $25,000 to help realize her dream of renovating her family’s farm.
More than 5,000 consumers submitted either a 30-second video or a 150 word essay (with photo) describing a dream that Citizens Bank can help turn into reality.
“The Fund Your Dreams Giveaway is a great way to help those in the communities where we live and work reach their potential,” said Domenick Forte, head of Home Equity Lending at Citizens Bank. “Claudia’s heartwarming essay highlighted her passion for her family’s farm, and we’re proud to help fund her dream.”
The three winners of the Fund Your Dreams Giveaway included:
- $25,000 Grand Prize winner. Claudia Arsenio of North Dartmouth, MA.
- $10,000 First Prize winner. Roxanne Watson of Nanuet, NY.
- $5,000 Second Prize winner. Jennifer White of Bristol, VT.
Additionally, two finalists received $100 each. A full list of winners and their stories can be found at citizensbank.com/FundYourDreams.
In conjunction with the giveaway, Citizens is donating $25,000 to the Military Warriors Support Foundation. The bank has partnered with the organization to donate three homes to injured military veterans and their families. The most recent home was donated in May in Pittsburgh.
About Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Citizens
Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest
financial institutions, with $151.4 billion in assets as of June 30,
2017. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad
range of retail and commercial banking products and services to
individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large
corporations and institutions. Citizens helps its customers reach their
potential by listening to them and by understanding their needs in order
to offer tailored advice, ideas and solutions. In Consumer Banking,
Citizens provides an integrated experience that includes mobile and
online banking, a 24/7 customer contact center and the convenience of
approximately 3,200 ATMs and approximately 1,200 branches in 11 states
in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Consumer Banking
products and services include a full range of banking, lending, savings,
wealth management and small business offerings. In Commercial Banking,
Citizens offers corporate, institutional and not-for-profit clients a
full range of wholesale banking products and services, including lending
and deposits, capital markets, treasury services, foreign exchange and
interest rate products and asset finance. More information is available
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