SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT

Sovereign Bank donated $15,000 to the Spanish American Merchants Association Inc. (SAMA) in Hartford. The funds will support small business training programs for minority business owners. Pictured, from left, are: Julio Mendoza, executive director, SAMA; Anna Emanuel, relationship manager, Sovereign Bank; Angel Sierra, board president, SAMA; Kevin Flaherty, market president, Sovereign Connecticut and Western Massachusetts; Anna Sanchez-Adorno, program director, SAMA; and Julio Casiano, vice president and market customer growth manager, Sovereign Bank.