Howard Bank Wins Maryland Business Philanthropy Award

Howard Bank recently won top honors in the Small Business Category of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and Baltimore Business Journal's (BBJ) Maryland Business Philanthropy Awards.
The awards "recognize the significant contributions that employers throughout the state make to charitable organizations each year," said Maryland Chamber Chairman Betty Buck. "Most charities recognize that, without corporate support, their programs would be considerably smaller and perhaps even unfunded. Corporate contributions make a difference in the work of these nonprofits - and in the quality of life of tens of thousands of Marylanders across our state."
Every executive at Howard Bank is required to serve on the board of a local charity or nonprofit agency. Though only four years old, the bank has provided resources and monetary support to more than 50 organizations, including The Columbia Foundation, The United Way, Grassroots, Humanim, the Domestic Violence Center, the Columbia Festival of the Arts and the Howard County Public School System Foundation, to name a few.
Bank employees also have provided countless volunteer hours to Big Brothers and Big Sisters, among other local groups; and the bank has developed or participated in a variety of financial literacy programs (and other educational programs) for people of all ages that have been recognized regionally and nationally.
The bank was recently included on the BBJ's list of the Largest Small Business Administration Lenders and Largest Depository Institutions in the Baltimore area in 2008.
In thanking her staff for making the award possible, Howard Bank President and CEO Mary Ann Scully praised the bank's employees for their dedication to the community.
"We recognize that it is the time and talents of our uniquely qualified team of Howard bankers that made this award, and other recognition like it, possible. Our bankers provide not only the highest quality advice to our clients and a hallmark quality of proactive customer service, but they truly believe that they have a responsibility to make a difference in the communities that we serve through servant leadership. I am proud of and grateful for their commitment and achievements."