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Webster Bank Fairfield 500 Corporate Pinewood Derby Has Fantastic Finish


STAMFORD, Conn., October 8, 2015 - The Webster Bank Fairfield 500 Corporate Pinewood Derby is revved-up and ready for a second year, now that the inaugural race was such a success.


The event took place on September 24 at Chelsea Piers, in Stamford, Conn., - bringing the traditional Boy Scout competition into the business world with businesses sponsoring teams - including Webster Bank.

Dozens of people attended, several prizes were awarded, and about $20,000 was raised.


Dan FitzPatrick, executive vice president and head of Webster Private Bank, was the race chairman for this fundraiser for the Boy Scouts of America, Yankee Connecticut Council, the umbrella organization for Boy Scouts from Fairfield County to New Haven.


Webster Private Bank, a division of Webster Bank, provides premium banking and customized lending, investment management, fiduciary, depository, and planning advisory services to individuals, families, and charitable entities with at least 41 million in investable assets. Webster Bank is a leading regional bank serving businesses and consumers in the northeast.



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Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. With $23.6 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgages, private banking, trust and investment services through 163 banking offices; 316 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 HSA 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 LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/company/webster-bank and Twitter https://twitter.com/WebsterBank.
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