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Ambler Savings Bank Encourages Shoppers to Shop Small for Holiday Gifts

AMBLER – With the holidays right around the corner, shopping lists are being made and checked twice, and Ambler Savings Bank and the Independent Community Bankers of America want to encourage consumers to Go Local during the holiday season by doing a portion or all of their gift shopping at local small businesses.  By shopping locally, consumers are putting money back into the Ambler community, just like every time they bank locally at a community bank.

“At the holidays, we want to bring the community together through the power of shopping small and shopping local for holiday gifts,” said Roger Zacharia, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ambler Savings Bank. “At Ambler Savings Bank we want to reinvest in Ambler and the local small businesses that make this community a vibrant and diverse place to live and play.”

Community banks themselves are huge advocates and supporters of local small businesses. In fact, even though community banks comprise only 20 percent of banking industry assets, community banks with less than $10 billion in assets provide nearly 60 percent of outstanding bank small business loans.

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“The holidays are all about giving, so it’s the perfect time to give back to your community by choosing to spend your dollars locally, where it will be used to help support the local small businesses, which drive jobs and vibrancy in your local community,” said Bill Loving, ICBA chairman and president of Pendleton Community Bank, Franklin, W.Va. “So go ahead and spread some holiday cheer locally this year. By doing so, you’ll be able to cross items off of your shopping list and make lots of folks happy—all the while reinvesting in your community—helping it prosper during the holidays and well into the New Year.” 

Ambler Savings Bank encourages everyone to take some time to stroll Ambler’s downtown and find those unique gifts on your holiday shopping list at the local small businesses.

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Ambler Savings Bank is located at 155 E Butler Ave. in Ambler with additional locations in Limerick, Schwenksville and Fairview Village. Learn more about Ambler Savings Bank online at www.amblersavingsbank.com.

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