Franklin Savings Bank (FSB) will host its 23rd Annual Charity Softball Tournament on September 14 through 24 at Odell Park in Franklin. All proceeds raised from the event will benefit local charities voted upon by fans of the bank’s Facebook page.

The FSB Annual Charity Softball Tournament fields co-ed teams ages 13 and older to swing their bats for charity. The deadline to register a team is Wednesday, August 17.

Since 1994, the FSB Annual Charity Softball Tournament has raised over $67,000 for countless local charities, including Every Child is Ours, playground funds, local community centers, Northern Rail Trail, Winnisquam, Opechee, and Winnipesaukee (WOW) Trail, local homeless shelters, community food pantries, American Cancer Society, American Red Cross, Lakes Region Habitat for Humanity, Make-A-Wish NH, Relay for Life, American Diabetes Association, Mix 94.1 FM Cash and Cans, as well as local animal shelters.

Donations are welcomed and appreciated and will receive acknowledgement throughout the week-long event.  To make a donation, please contact Erin Mercier or JJ Winters, FSB Charity Softball Tournament Co-chairs, at 934-4445 or MyBanker@nullFSBnh.com.  For further information, visit FSBnh.com or follow us at Facebook.com/FranklinSavingsBank or Twitter.com/FSBsoftball.