Jewett City Savings Bank's Illustrated Tote Wins Silver Davey Award

An agency created a custom illustrated tote bag for Jewett City Savings Bank's Dayville office grand reopening that won a Silver Davey Award in the promotional items category.

The tote featured local landmarks specific to the Dayville, Connecticut location. The design served as both a functional promotional item and a hyperlocal brand connection for the community bank's reopening event.

The Davey Awards recognize creative excellence in smaller agencies and in-house teams, judging work from shops with fewer than 10 employees. The promotional items category evaluates branded merchandise and giveaways based on design quality, production execution, and campaign integration.

Jewett City Savings Bank operates multiple branches across Eastern Connecticut. The Dayville office is one of several locations serving the region's banking customers.

The producing agency's name was not disclosed in the award announcement. The bank advertising campaign focused on the physical reopening event rather than broader marketing initiatives.

The Silver Davey Award recognizes the work's creative and production quality within the promotional items category. The recognition follows a trend of regional financial institutions investing in locally-themed creative for branch openings and community engagement programs.

Jewett City Savings Bank has not released additional details about the agency partnership or whether the illustrated tote concept will extend to other branch locations or marketing materials.