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Watertown Savings Bank Raising Money for Relay for Life

Bank will host a "A Night for a Cure" in May to raise money for the walk in June.

Watertown Savings Bank announced the kick-off of fund-raising for Relay for Life:

has begun its 2011 fundraising for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life-Watertown event to be held Friday June 10, and Saturday June 11, at in Watertown.

One of the big fundraising events the bank team has planned is “A Night for a Cure.” It will be held Friday May 6, at 7 p.m. at the Hellenic Cultural Center in Watertown. All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society. This event is open to the public. There will be a DJ, cash bar, buffet dinner, and the opportunity to win several great raffle prizes, including an iPad.

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Tickets are $20 per person if purchased by April 22; $25 after that. Tickets may be purchased at all Watertown Savings branch locations. Please visit watertownsavings.com for a list of branches.

“Once again this year, we have a great Watertown Savings Bank team working hard to raise funds,” said team co- captain and bank Vice President Lisa Nichols. “Cancer has affected all of us in one way or another. We hope to raise as much money as we can to help support the Relay for Life-Watertown event.”

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Other upcoming Watertown Savings Bank team fundraisers include an in-store fundraiser at Jenny Boston Boutique in Belmont on Thursday May 26, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A percentage of total sales will be donated to the team. A restaurant night at The Chateau in Waltham is scheduled for July, where a percentage of sales will also be donated to the team.

Over the past three years, more than 60 bank employees, their family, and friends have raised more than $40,000 for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life-Watertown. For more information or to participate, please contact Lisa Nichols or co-captain Emily McMullin via e-mail at wsbrelayforlife@watertownsavings.com or by calling 617-928-9000.


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