Tompkins Trust Company
 
 
For Immediate Release:
May 14, 2013
 
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Tompkins Trust Company Honors Community Volunteers
 
ITHACA– Tompkins Trust Company honored five individuals and three local non-profit organizations with “Awards for Excellence” for their outstanding volunteer service to the community.
$12,000 was donated to local charitable organizations from the bank’s endowment fund through the Legacy Foundation of Tompkins County. The honorees each designated their $1,500 award to not-for-profit organizations of their choice.
This year’s individual honorees are Gregory Harrington of Slaterville Springs, Michi Schulenberg of Ithaca, Barbara Barry of Groton, Alice Moore of Ithaca, and Caroline Cox of Ithaca. The group honorees are the combined efforts of Carmen Guidi & Barry Segal of Newfield and Trumansburg, respectively, the Immaculate Conception Food Pantry of Ithaca, and the Ithaca Youth Bureau’s One to One Big Brothers Big Sisters program of Ithaca.  
Tompkins Trust Company President/CEO Gregory J. Hartz, current president of the Legacy Foundation, presented the awards at a reception at the bank’s main office on May 13.
“The Trust Company, through the Legacy Foundation, is proud to honor and support the work of this year’s recipients,” said Hartz. “Their contributions continue to have a positive impact in our community and demonstrate the mission of the Foundation by improving the quality of life for so many here.”
The Awards for Excellence program was established during the bank's Sesquicentennial Celebration in 1986 as a means of sharing its success with community members who have helped to enrich the quality of life in Tompkins County. 
The endowment is administered by the Legacy Foundation, a local not-for-profit trust.  The vision of the Legacy Foundation, which began in 1945, is a commitment to “improving the quality of life in Tompkins County for those who come after us."
Since 1986, the Awards for Excellence program has recognized more than 228 individuals or groups with awards totaling more than $320,000.
A capsule look at this year’s recipients:
-- Gregory Harrington, for his crucial volunteer work with the Slaterville Volunteer Ambulance Company.
-- Michi Schulenberg, for her commitment to the Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins and Cortland Counties.
-- Barbara Barry, for her long tenure of service to our community with Opportunities, Alternatives and Resources, the Alternatives to Violence program and many other non-profit organizations.
-- Alice Moore, for her more than 30 years of board and volunteer service with many Ithaca based organizations, notably Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes.
-- Caroline Cox, for her integral work with numerous organizations in our community, including Hangar Theatre, Suicide Prevention Foundation and the Tompkins County Public Library. 
-- Carmen Guidi & Barry Segal, for their outstanding efforts in assisting the homeless residents of Ithaca.
-- Immaculate Conception Food Pantry, for their dedication to providing food for those in need.
-- Ithaca Youth Bureau’s One to One Big Brothers Big Sisters, for their commitment to enriching the lives of children in our community.

Tompkins Trust Company has 15 locations in Tompkins County, Cortland and Auburn. Bank services include complete lines of consumer deposit accounts and loans, business accounts and loans, as well as trust and investment services and leasing. Insurance services are offered through Tompkins Insurance Agencies, and wealth management services are offered through Tompkins Financial Advisors. Further information about the bank is available at www.tompkinstrust.com.