The Institute of Student Loan Advisors (TISLA) recently received a grant through the Donald E. Garrant Foundation, Inc. of The Savings Bank to support the organization’s financial literacy program. Established in 2001, the Donald E Garrant Foundation, Inc. of The Savings Bank supports projects that focus on financial education: banking, money, saving, investing, borrowing, credit and economics. TISLA, a nation-wide nonprofit dedicated to giving students fair, free student loan advice and dispute resolution, will use its $2500 grant from the Foundation to help fund some of its student loan counseling and resolution programs.
Representatives from The Savings Bank and the Donald E. Garrant Foundation, Inc. joined with TISLA representatives to present the financial award. (From left to right), Raichelle L. Kallery, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Savings Bank, and Director of the Donald E. Garrant Foundation, Inc.; Therese Jarmusik, Corporator, The Savings Bank, and Director of the Donald E. Garrant Foundation, Inc.; Betsy Mayotte, TISLA President; Denise Carbone, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, The Savings Bank, and Director of the Donald E. Garrant Foundation, Inc.; and Craig MacKenzie, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, The Savings Bank, and Director of the Donald E. Garrant Foundation.
