The Customer Choice Awards are back, and Watertown Savings Bank customers and residents can participate. See details in the announcement from Watertown Savings, below.
Watertown Savings Bank (WSB) has officially launched its 27 th Annual Customer Choice Awards, inviting local residents and WSB customers to vote for their favorite nonprofit organizations serving Arlington, Belmont, Lexington, Newton, Waltham, and Watertown.
Through this year’s program, WSB will award a total of $100,000 to deserving local nonprofits, including a top prize of $15,000. Residents can cast their votes by visiting watertownsavings.com/vote
WSB has long been a dedicated supporter of local nonprofit organizations across a wide range of causes.
“The Bank is extremely proud of Customer Choice Awards because of how many organizations are helped,” said WSB President and CEO Brett Dean. “Our employees look forward to the Awards celebration each year and the opportunity to learn more about the incredible work being done throughout our communities.”
The Customer Choice Awards reflects Watertown Savings Bank’s ongoing commitment to giving back while engaging residents in recognizing the nonprofits that make a meaningful difference locally. Since the program’s inception 27 years ago, WSB has distributed nearly $1.6 million through the Customer Choice Awards alone.
Beyond the Awards program, WSB continues to demonstrate strong community support. Over the past year, the Bank has sponsored and donated to more than 400 local nonprofit organizations, and WSB employees have volunteered at countless community events.
Past Customer Choice Awards winners have included nonprofits in Education, News, Food Accessibility and Local Farming, Childcare, Animal Welfare, Arts and Cultural Organizations, and more.
The voting period is set to end on April 5 th , 2026, and winners will be announced at an event in early May. Vote submissions by WSB customers will count twice, whereas non-WSB customers’ vote submissions will count once.
Watertown Savings Bank is a $1.4 billion mutual savings bank, established in 1870. Headquartered in Watertown Square, WSB has 10 locations serving the metro-west area.
Details:
• We invite local residents — WSB customers and non-customers — to vote for a local non-profit organization of their choice.
• WSB customers’ votes will count twice per entry; Non-WSB customers’ votes will count once per entry. The Bank may use the submitted information to validate whether a participant is a WSB customer.
• One vote submission per participant.
• Voting Deadline is set for Sunday, April 5th , 11:59 p.m. The Bank reserves the right to extend the voting deadline.
• The Bank will announce the winners and make charitable donations of $100,000.00 at the “2026 Customer Choice Awards” ceremony in May 2026.
• Voting can take place on watertownsavings.com/vote, by calling Customer Support at 617-928-9000, or by visiting a WSB branch and asking for assistance from a Personal Banker.
• For non-WSB customers: By participating in Customer Choice Awards, you consent to receive marketing communication, such as email communication and direct mailers, from WSB.
• Watertown Savings Bank is committed to supporting the communities we serve. We fulfill that mission by investing in charitable 501(c)(3) organizations within our local geographic footprint. • “Customer Choice Award” donations are not awarded to: (1) for-profit organizations; (2)
individuals or individual fundraising efforts; (3) organizations outside of our local geographic footprint; or, (4) political fundraising or views.
• The local charitable organization with the most qualified votes submitted will be awarded a $15,000.00 donation. All remaining donations will be awarded to local charitable organizations in proportion to the number of votes submitted in amount(s) to be determined at the sole discretion of the Bank. A minimum number of votes will be required to be eligible for an award, based upon the total votes received within the voting period.