Press Release

For Immediate Release
January 29, 2003
Contact: Denise Lollis
(864) 942-1597

COUNTYBANK BECOMES DIAMOND LIFE MEMBER OF NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION

Greenwood, SC — Countybank is pleased to announce its Diamond Life member commitment to the Greenwood Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF).

Over the next four years, Countybank will contribute a total of $10,000 to the National Wild Turkey Federation. NWTF is a non-profit organization that promotes the enhancement of turkey populations and the preservation of hunting traditions. Money raised will benefit the conservation of wild turkeys throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada, and to educate the general public. Specifically, the NWTF offers educational programs for youth, and for women such as JAKES (Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship) and Women in the Outdoors.

"NWTF is a great environmental organization that promotes the preservation of the longtime tradition of hunting in the South," said R. Thornwell Dunlap III, President/CEO of Countybank. "We are pleased to support their conservation efforts; not only with the environment, but also with hunting traditions."

For more information on the Greenwood Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, please contact Billy Hoole at 864-229-7061.

Countybank has served the Greenwood community since 1933. With three full-service locations, five automatic teller machines, local trust services, mortgage lending and investment and insurance services, Countybank and its subsidiaries provide customers with the tools to achieve their financial goals.