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Webster Supports New Bedford's Team Noah Foundation

NEW BEDFORD, Mass., February 23, 2015 - New Bedford's Team Noah Foundationrecently got a hand from Webster Bank, in the form of a $1,000 donation to support the nonprofit's annual wine tasting fundraiser.

"The Fernandes family -- who started Team Noah Foundation in honor of their son, who is living with a degenerative disease called M.E.L.A.S -- does so much to help other families facing similar challenges," said Jeff Pagliuca, senior vice president, business banking for Webster Bank in the greater New Bedford area. "What matters most to them is ensuring that no child like Noah goes without the equipment and therapy they need, and Webster is happy to be able to help."

Pagliuca, center, is shown here with Odesia Melo, manager of the Webster banking center on Ashley Blvd., and Victor Fernandes, president of Fernandes Masonry and co-founder of Team Noah Foundation.

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About Team Noah

The Team Noah Foundation was founded in honor of Noah Fernandes. In 2006, Noah was diagnosed with M.E.L.A.S. - a progressive and degenerative mitochondrial disease. One of our goals will be to help fund research for The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF) in hopes of one day finding a cure. One year after his diagnosis, Noah began attending The Schwartz Center for Children, where he received physical, occupational, speech and aquatic therapies. The goal of the Team Noah Foundation is to help fill in the gaps where insurances and government funds fail. We want to ensure that no child is left without the proper equipment they need whether it's audio/visual, wheelchairs, walkers, etc. With your help, we will make the lives of these inspirational and courageous children and their families much easier

About Webster

Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. With $22.5 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgages, private banking, trust and investment services through 164 banking offices; 313 ATMs; telephone banking; mobile banking; and the Internet. Webster Bank owns the asset based lending firm Webster Business Credit Corporation; the equipment finance firm Webster Capital Finance Corporation; and provides health savings account trustee and administrative services through HAS Bank, a division of Webster Bank. Member FDIC and equal housing lender. For more information about Webster, including past press releases and the latest annual report, visit the Webster website at www.websterbank.com or follow us on LinkedInhttp://linkedin.com/company/webster-bank and Twitter https://twitter.com/WebsterBank.

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