Press Release

Bank's Charity Coin Drive Benefits Habitat for Humanity

(L to R) Nancy Romberg, Rowayton Branch Manager; Chris Brown, Executive Director
of the Housatonic Habitat for Humanity; Megan Gannon, Vice President and COO of
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bridgeport; Linda DiMeglio, Wall Street Branch Manager
and Joyce Ligi, Fairfield County Bank Corp. Senior Vice President, Community Relations
and Business Development.

November, 2005 - Two checks, each in the amount of $1,340, were presented on November 3, 2005 to the Housatonic and Greater Bridgeport chapters of Habitat for Humanity to support the organization's Operation Home Delivery hurricane relief effort. The donations were the result of the Charity Coin Drive held at the Bank's branches with coin counting machines. Change was counted using the self-service Change Exchange coin machines during the October 18th & 19th drive with donations matched by the Bank.

Fairfield County Bank Corp. includes the Ridgefield Bank division with branches in Ridgefield, Georgetown and Wilton and the Fairfield County Bank division with branches in Darien, Fairfield, Norwalk, Rowayton and Westport.