Provident Announces Weekly Winners in “Committed to Share” Sweepstakes

This winter, Provident Bank offered New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania residents a chance to win big and support their favorite charities, too.

The bank hosted its “Committed to Share” sweepstakes through March 21, 2015 to give a financial boost to consumers and charities alike. Participants entered for a chance to win one of three top cash prizes with a matching donation to a charity.

In addition, one winner was selected each day at random to receive a $100 Provident Mastercard® Gift Card for themselves and a $100 donation to a charity of their choice.

The seventh and final week’s daily winners (March 13-March 21) and charities are:

• Joseph A. Hunoval Jr. of Madison, NJ — Eva’s Village
• Robert Norton of Wall Twp., NJ — Associated Humane Societies
• Carol Holbrook of Washington, NJ — NORWESCAP
• Teresa Troglio of Bayonne, NJ — Bayonne Community Mental Health Center
• Patricia Carnevale of Piscataway, NJ — Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital
• Norman J. Poppel of Matawan, NJ — Pure Water for the World
• Allan H. Sampson of Berkeley Heights, NJ — Dominican Nuns of the Perpetual Rosary
• Diane Forman of Brick, NJ —Jersey Shore Animal Shelter
• Rebecca Russell of Roosevelt, NJ —Saint Anthony of Padua

Three top prizes will be awarded on Saturday, April 25, 2015, including a grand prize of $5,000 cash and a $5,000 donation to a charity; a first place prize of $2,500 cash and a $2,500 donation to a charity; and a second place prize of $1,000 cash and a $1,000 donation to a charity. Overall, Provident will award more than $28,000 in prizes to winners and their charities.

“We at Provident always welcome the opportunity to support and give back to the communities in which we live and work,” said Chris Martin, president and CEO of Provident. “We are excited to expand the ‘Committed to Share’ sweepstakes to include local residents and participate in our new communities in a meaningful way.”

A complete list of weekly winners is available online at www.providentnj.com/CommittedToShare.

About The Provident Bank

The Provident Bank, (www.providentnj.com) a community-oriented bank offering “commitment you can count on” since 1839, is the wholly owned subsidiary of Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE:PFS), which reported assets of $8.5 billion as of December 31, 2014. With $5.8 billion in deposits, The Provident Bank provides a comprehensive array of financial products and services through its network of branches throughout northern and central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. The Bank also provides fiduciary and wealth management services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Beacon Trust Company.