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Hyannis, MA (April 3, 2024) -- The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod’s 12th Annual #MyCapeCod Photo Contest is underway, offering amateur photographers, age 13 and older and who are residents of Massachusetts, the opportunity to win cash prizes and be featured in the Bank’s 2025 Community Calendar. Contestants can enter by submitting a photo that reflects what they think makes Cape Cod a wonderful place to live, visit or work. Each participant can submit up to three entries. Each submission must be a high-resolution, digital photograph in its original format (no alteration or enhancement using photo editing software with the exception of color or clarity correction) and at least 8MP, submitted in .jpeg or .jpg format, without watermarks. Judging criteria will include originality, creativity, concept and photographic quality, in equal parts. Photos must include people, places and pets that make Cape Cod special to the contestant and will be judged in four categories: • #mycapecod Winter • #mycapecod Spring • #mycapecod Summer • #mycapecod Fall The Grand Prize winner will be awarded a $200 VISA Gift Card and have their winning photo on the front cover of the 2025 Community Calendar. First Place winners (four) will receive a $100 VISA® Gift Card and be featured as a monthly photograph in the calendar; Second Place winners (four) will receive a $50 VISA Gift Card and be featured as a monthly photograph in the calendar. “As Cape Cod’s true community bank, we are always interested in unique perspectives of our towns, villages and natural resources as viewed through the eyes – and camera lenses – of our friends and neighbors in the region,” said Lisa Oliver, Chair, President and CEO, The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod. “We look forward receiving entries that showcase the best Cape Cod has to offer – from Bourne to Provincetown.” Details, official rules and entry forms can be found here. Entries can be submitted online through September 2, 2024, and winners will be announced on or about October 31, 2024. About The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod is an independent mutual community bank with more than $1.4B in assets and 170 employees. The Coop is a member of both the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Depositors Insurance Fund (DIF), which means 100% of deposit balances are insured in full. The Coop delivers a robust suite of digital and traditional banking products including mobile and online banking, person-to-person payments, business loans, mortgages, cash management, credit cards, merchant card transaction processing, payroll services and checking and savings accounts. The bank also offers dedicated staff and customized programs to support businesses of all sizes, a major driver of the regional economy, by offering products including construction loans, mortgage loans, lines of credit, term loans and time notes. Through The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod Charitable Foundation Trust, the bank is a prominent philanthropic partner with local nonprofits addressing needs and challenges of the community and named a 2021 and 2022 Top 100 Charitable Organization by the Boston Business Journal. Headquartered in Hyannis, The Coop also operates nine full-service branch locations throughout Cape Cod and a mortgage office in Provincetown. For additional information, please visit please visit www.thecooperativebankofcapecod.com, www.facebook.com/mycapecodbank or call 508-568-3400.