Paul Ritchie Named to CPBJ "40 Under 40" List

Shippensburg, PA – On Tuesday, October 18, Paul Ritchie will be honored as one of Central Penn Business Journal’s 2011 Forty Under 40 award recipients for his commitment to business growth, professional excellence and the community at an evening reception and awards program at Hilton Harrisburg from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. This year marks the program’s 17^th anniversary.

Paul is currently Vice President and Investment Advisor Manager for Orrstown Financial Advisors. Based out of Orrstown Bank’s Orchard Drive, Chambersburg office, Paul leads the Orrstown Financial Advisor’s southern region team. Paul is actively involved in the community as Treasurer for both the Shippensburg Public Library and Hope Reformed Presbyterian Church. He is also Team Captain for Sports World Ministries and a teacher for Children’s Bible Mission.

This year’s nominations for the Forty Under 40 program ended in late April. A panel of four judges, comprised of past award recipients, reviewed and scored the nominees to determine the top forty list. 2011 judges were Tonia Ulsh, Chief Operating Officer, Mountz Jewelers; Deepa Mehta Balepur, Principal/Partner, The Wolman Group and RE/MAX Associates of Lancaster County; Brian Wassell, Partner with Trout Ebersole Groff; and Joshua George, Associate, Site Design Concepts.

Following the event, Paul and the other award recipients will be featured in a special supplement to the October 21^st edition of the Central Penn Business Journal. The list of winners will also appear in the 2012 Book of Lists publication.

The awards event is open to the public. Tickets can be purchased online for $90 per person at www.centralpennbusiness.com/events.

Sponsors of the 2011 Forty Under 40 program include Members 1^st Federal Credit Union, Comcast Business Class, Eastern University, Highmark Blue Shield, Hilton Harrisburg, Infiniti of Mechanicsburg, Netrepid and Classic Drycleaners & Laundromats.

With over $1.5 billion in assets, Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. and its wholly subsidiary, Orrstown Bank, provide a full range of consumer and business financial services through twenty-one banking offices and two remote service facilities located in Cumberland, Franklin and Perry Counties, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Maryland.  Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.’s stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol ORRF.