Bank of America Sponsors the Return of this National Historic Landmark to its Home in NYC

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum announced today the support of Bank of America as a major partner of the museum. As part of the multi-year sponsorship, Bank of America will also be the Presenting Sponsor of the Intrepid's historic return to Pier 86 in Manhattan on October 2nd and reopening on November 8th following an extensive two-year renovation.

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'Bank of America's sponsorship of the Intrepid offers an unprecedented integrated sponsor relationship with the Museum and is the perfect partner to help re-launch the Intrepid,' said Susan Marenoff, executive director of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. 'As the official and exclusive banking sponsor of the Intrepid, Bank of America will provide on-site banking services and branding, title special events throughout the year, create programs benefiting our sister foundations and more. In addition, they will be the presenting sponsor of a number of our special events leading up to our reopening.'

'At Bank of America, we are extremely proud of our outstanding history of serving the financial needs of military personnel and their families. It is only fitting that we extend our support and partnership with the Intrepid Museum,' said Patrick Rainey, Military Segment executive.