Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • August 1, 2012 Business Stewardship, West Bergen partner on housing effort Through a sponsorship from Atlantic Stewardship Bank, West Bergen Mental Healthcare located in Ridgewood obtained $80,000 in grant funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York to help build a supportive housing complex. The grant program is part of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York’s Affordable Housing Program. Organizations with eligible housing projects can apply for grants through this program only if they have a member bank to sponsor them. Through this “independent living” project located in Ridgewood, West Bergen Mental Healthcare will provide affordable rental units for 10 individuals with special needs who are living on very low incomes. “Atlantic Stewardship Bank supports West Bergen Mental Healthcare in its mission to provide comprehensive treatment and supportive services to the community. And, we are proud to have played a role in helping this housing project come to fruition,” said Atlantic Stewardship Bank President and CEO Paul Van Ostenbridge. In addition to sponsoring West Bergen Mental Healthcare in this grant process, Atlantic Stewardship Bank has included the organization as one of the beneficiaries of its tithing program. Under this unique program, Atlantic Stewardship gives back 10 percent of its pre-tax profits to Christian and local charitable organizations. To date, the bank’s total tithe donations exceed $7.3 million. Atlantic Stewardship Bank has 13 branches. Visit www. asbnow.com for additional information. To learn more about West Bergen Mental Healthcare, visit www.westbergen.org. At left: Atlantic Stewardship Bank President and CEO Paul Van Ostenbridge, West Bergen Mental Healthcare CEO Michael J. Tozzoli, and Atlantic Stewardship Bank AVP and Ridgewood Branch Manager Paul Pellegrine. John A. Scerbo has been named vice president and commercial lending officer at Pascack Community Bank. Scerbo will join the Commercial Loan Department located at the bank’s corporate offices in Waldwick and will be responsible for developing new commercial loan business, cross selling bank products and services, and creating strong banking relationships with customers in Bergen and northern Essex counties. Scerbo has over 25 years of banking experience. Prior to joining Pascack Community Bank, he served as a John A. Scerbo commercial lending officer with Peapack-Gladstone Bank. Scerbo is also a member of Pinnacle Resources Group and serves as president of the Oakland Board of Education and president of the PAC Parents Foundation, Inc. in Waldwick. “I am pleased to welcome John Scerbo as an addition to our commercial lending team at Pascack Community Bank and I am confident that his 25 years of financial experience Pascack Community Bank welcomes VP John A. Scerbo and his community involvement will make him an asset to the bank, as well as to our business customers in and around Bergen County,” said Michael Kurzawski, executive vice president and chief lending officer at Pascack Community Bank. Pascack Bancorp is the holding company for Pascack Community Bank, a New Jersey chartered commercial bank founded in 2002 that provides personalized banking services with a strong emphasis on relationship banking to consumers and businesses primarily located in Bergen and northern Essex counties. Pascack Community Bank’s locations include their corporate offices and newest branch at 64 Crescent Avenue in Waldwick. Call (201) 689-7777 or visit www.pascackbank.com. Abbott & Caserta Realtors recently relased the first in a line of instructional videos for homeowners and buyers. This new “HELP” series was produced to assist sellers and buyers with the buying and selling process and to help them overcome the different obstacles they may face. 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