Matthew S. Sosik, CEO of Hometown Financial Group, Inc., announced that Karen Yancik has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, Senior Compliance and Risk Management Officer. Yancik has responsibility for internal audit, compliance and risk management for the subsidiary banks of Hometown Financial Group; bankESB, bankHometown and Abington Bank.

Yancik joined the company in 1987 and has held significant positions in the areas of internal audit, compliance and risk management, and most recently, Vice President of Compliance and Risk Management.

Yancik received her Bachelor’s Degree from Nichols College. She is also a member of the Massachusetts Bankers’ Association Legal and Regulatory Compliance Committee, the Eastern Massachusetts Compliance Network and the Western Massachusetts Compliance Association.

Yancik resides in Dudley, Massachusetts with her twin sons.

About Hometown Financial Group, Inc.

Hometown Financial Group, Inc. is a $2.7 billion mutual multi-bank holding company headquartered in Easthampton, Massachusetts and is the parent company of bankESB, bankHometown and Abington Bank. These separate and distinct banking franchises offer a complete line of consumer and business deposit and lending products through its 30 branch offices located throughout Massachusetts and northeastern Connecticut. For additional information about Hometown Financial Group, please visit www.bankhfg.com.

For more information, please contact:

Hometown Financial Group

Dena M. Hall

Chief Marketing Officer

(413) 779-2215

Sponsorships are now available for this year’s Habitat for Humanity North Central MA’s 7^thAnnual Building Dreams Golf Tournament.  The event will be held at Shaker Hills Country Club in Harvard, MA on Tuesday, September 15^th.  All proceeds from this event will benefit the work of Habitat for Humanity NCM, for building and repairing affordable homes throughout the organization’s 25 towns and cities in the region.

 

Sponsorship opportunities for the golf event are still available and local businesses and organizations are encouraged to apply.  Sponsorship benefits include recognition and company branding at the event and in all printed and digital releases.  Participating sponsors will also be highlighted on Habitat NCM’s website and Facebook page.  Branding will be imprinted on event giveaways and rates vary, depending on level chosen. 

 

2019 Sponsors so far for the golf event include: Leominster Credit Union; Health Alliance Hospital; Kendra Dickinson of Keller Williams Realty; Digital Federal Credit Union; Rollstone Bank; Main Street Bank; The Law Office of David Rocheford andTom Ruble of EXIT New Option Real Estate

 

Individuals interested in golfing at the event can sign up as foursomes ($640), groups of three ($505), pairs ($345) or singles ($185) on Habitat NCM’s website.  Registration includes greens fee, cart, golf shirt, morning refreshments and lunch.  Each golfer will also receive a generous swag bag filled with golf accessories and snacks. The shotgun start is at 9:00 am.  Registration begins at 7:30 am. Multiple Contests on the course are available to participants looking to snag bragging rights, trophies and pro shop prizes.  These include Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin, Hole in One and Closest to the Flamingo.  A silent auction will also be featured.  To register for the event, please visit the Habitat for Humanity North Central MA website.  Deadline to register is August 30^th.

 

Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts 

Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts offers a hand up, not a hand out, to hard-working, low-income central Massachusetts families seeking affordable home ownership.  It is a non-profit housing ministry that builds simple, decent houses with people in need, serving 25 towns and cities in North Central Massachusetts.  Habitat NCM also operates the Leominster ReStore, 637 Lancaster Street (Route 117), which raises funds through the sale of discounted and recycled materials and furniture.