Provident President and COO Gary Geisel addresses a Goodwill Industries work-force training class with Goodwill President and CEO Marge Thomas (seated at right).



With a focus on educational enrichment and community development, Provident Bank makes sound investments in neighborhoods where we work and live. Provident’s corporate giving reaches across southern Pennsylvania, Northern Virginia, eight Maryland counties and Baltimore City. In 2000, Provident contributed $572,000 to over 350 organizations in our region.

Setting the example Chairman and CEO Peter Martin sets the example with selfless giving and the authorization of company time for employees to volunteer for nonprofit organizations. In fact, Martin was honored for his corporate philanthropy by the Boy Scouts of Central Maryland who presented him with its “Good Scout” award in 2000. Provident employees also donated hundreds of hours to organizations such as Habitat for Humanity. Since the program began eight years ago, Provident employees have worked to restore homes for underprivileged families in the Sandtown/Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore. Habitat’s LaVerne Stokes said, “In a day when local banks are disappearing, it’s refreshing to have Provident Bank still with us.”

Emphasis on education In a new initiative, Provident teamed up with the Living Classrooms Foundation in Baltimore to provide shipboard education programs to students from Montgomery County. The Bank renewed its commitment to provide student scholarships to the St. Ignatius Loyola Academy and the Independent College Fund of Maryland. Provident also established a scholarship in the name of one of its Board of Directors, Dr. Calvin W. Burnett, the President of Coppin State College in Baltimore.

From Maryland to Virginia: A commitment to community For the third season, Provident was proud to be the exclusive sponsor of children’s entertainment programs at Strathmore Hall Arts Center in Montgomery County, Maryland. Provident continued to extend its support to the Greater Washington area with grants to organizations like the Shady Grove Adventist Hospital Foundation, the Food Allergy Network, the YMCA and Leadership Montgomery County. This year, Provident employees attended the Latino Festival in Gaithersburg and paddled for charity in Baltimore by taking part in the Catholic Charities Dragon Boat race.

As a local bank for more than 100 years, Provident is committed to making a positive difference in the communities where we live, work and raise families.

Community Connection
• Provident employees pledged $210,000 to communities through the United Way Campaign.
• Provident Bank contributed $572,000 to over 350 organizations in our region.
• In addition to charitable contributions, Provident financially supports job training programs that help citizens with disabilities find employment. Such programs include those of the Baltimore Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc. (BARC) and Goodwill Industries.
• As a member of the Board of Directors for Goodwill Industries, President and COO Gary Geisel supported the organization’s relocation to Baltimore City in 2000. The new downtown career center is the hub of Goodwill’s comprehensive work-force development program. Provident was also a major contributor to the capital campaign that financed the building. Clients are offered career counseling and job training in computer/clerical skills, health care, hospitality services, retail sales and custodial services. Goodwill is one of Maryland’s largest welfare-to-work readiness skill providers and expects to double the number of individuals it served at its former location.


Living Classrooms
 Habitat for Humanity
 Latino Festival