Bangor Savings Bank to sponsor UMaine women’s basketball
Bangor Savings Bank will be the title sponsor of the University of Maine’s women’s basketball team for the next three years, the university’s athletic department and its multimedia rights holder, Black Bear Sports Properties, announced Monday.
As sponsor, Bangor Savings Bank will underwrite free youth clinics overseen by the women’s basketball program, support the “Bangor Savings Bank Ball Kids Program,” provide T-shirts to participating girls serving as ball girls at UMaine women’s basketball games and donate game tickets to local nonprofit organizations that serve girls in the community.
The bank will also donate $2 to the basketball program for every point scored by the team in the upcoming season.
“This kind of commitment from Bangor Savings Bank will allow our program to accomplish so much,” Richard Barron, head coach of the team, said in a statement. “Our team is ready to score and to win, but we also look forward to the heightened participation of Maine’s female youth.”
The press release announcement didn’t specify the cost of the sponsorship.
Robert Montgomery-Rice, president and CEO of Bangor Savings Bank, said in the release that the bank is enthusiastic about the opportunity to promote leadership skills and healthy activities in schools.
“These young people are our future, and Bangor Savings Bank is committed to supporting the next generation of leaders, both on and off the court,” Montgomery-Rice said. “Getting kids involved in team sports helps accomplish that.”
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