CITIZENS BANK NAMES GUAKIA AS CHAMPION IN ACTION

Citizens Bank, Connecticut chose Guakía Inc., a Hartford-based arts and cultural organization that promotes Latino culture and heritage, as the bank’s first-quarter 2009 Champion in Action in the area of youth programming. The award includes a $25,000 grant from the Citizens Bank Foundation. Pictured, from left, are: Rolando Martinez, Guakia board member; Mary Lee Weber, WTNH-News Channel 8 director of marketing and community outreach; Julia Sanandres, Guakia treasurer; and Chris Riley, Citizens Bank director of public affairs.