Burlington, VT December 8, 2006 Northfield Savings Bank has become the new Presenting Sponsor of the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, Burlingtons annual 10-day community celebration. In keeping with its commitment to community, Northfield Savings Bank is helping to ensure that the Festival, a 24-year Vermont tradition, continues to enthrall Vermonters and visitors alike and serves to energize the city and local businesses. Northfield Savings Bank is proud to be able to step up our support of Vermonts largest multi-cultural event, and help continue the tradition of animating every corner of downtown Burlington with excitement offering unforgettable experiences for the entire community, said Tina de la Torre, Director of Marketing and Community Relations for Northfield Savings Bank. The changing of the guard marks a new day for the Festival, as its Founding and longtime Presenting Sponsor, the Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Burlington, modifies its role in the celebration it helped create and nurture.  Northfield Savings Bank first became involved with the festival in 2004.We are so grateful to Pepsi for making this Festival what it is today and we look forward to Northfield Savings Bank setting the stage for its bright future, said Andrea Rogers, Executive Director of the Festival-producing Flynn Center for the Performing Arts. The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival started 24 years ago to give Vermont’s flourishing jazz community the recognition it deserved a celebration combining incredible Vermont talent with jazz legends from every corner of the globe. Produced by the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, in association with Burlington City Arts, the Festival has grown throughout the years, but its mission to provide enjoyment and education through discovery of jazz in all its forms has remained constant. This years Festival will be held June 1-10, 2007 in performance spaces, parks, and outdoor venues all over town. The line-up will be announced and tickets will go on sale in mid-April, 2007. # # # About Northfield Savings BankNorthfield Savings Bank is an independent mutual organization owned by its depositors, and has been an active part of Vermont communities for nearly 140 years.  An annual dividend equal to 10% or more of profits, otherwise paid to stockholders in a public company, is invested in local communities through contributions to Vermont non-profit organizations.  NSB has assets of $516 million, employs approximately 145 people, and operates 13 branches throughout Central Vermont and Chittenden County. Web: www.discoverjazz.com(link is external) read more