Chester Valley Bancorp to Present at Cohen Brothers & Company, Inc. First Annual Investors Conference

Chester Valley Bancorp to Present at Cohen Brothers & Company,
Inc. First Annual Investors Conference 


DOWNINGTOWN, Pa., March 16  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chester Valley Bancorp
Inc. (NASDAQ:CVAL), parent company of First Financial Bank and Philadelphia
Corporation for Investment Services, announced today that Donna M. Coughey,
President and Chief Executive Officer, and Joseph T. Crowley, Chief Financial
Officer, will present at the Cohen Brothers & Company, Inc. First Annual
Investors Conference at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City from 8:50
a.m. to 9:20 a.m. on Friday, March 18, 2005.

"This is a great opportunity to make more investors aware of the value that our
Company provides, and the timing is remarkable," stated Donna Coughey,
President/CEO.  The Company realized record earnings for their fiscal year 2004
and recently announced their planned strategic alliance with Willow Grove
Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:WGBC).  "Our excellent performance is the result of a
focus on business clients, wealth management, customer service and our
community.  We believe this direction will bring us continued success in our
alliance with Willow Grove Bancorp."

If you are interested in attending the conference please contact Erik Schneiman
at 215/861-7825 or John Heppe at 215/861-7725.  A live web cast of the
conference will be available at http://www.vcall.com/CEPage.asp?ID=90955. A
replay of the conference will be available at this link for a period of 12
months after the conference.

Chester Valley Bancorp Inc. is the parent company of both First Financial Bank
and Philadelphia Corporation for Investment Services.  First Financial's
executive offices are located in Downingtown, Pennsylvania with branches in
Exton, Frazer, Thorndale, Westtown, Airport Village, Brandywine Square, Devon,
Kennett Square, Eagle, Coatesville, Avondale and West Chester.  Philadelphia
Corporation has offices in Wayne and Philadelphia.  Additionally, the Company
will open a thirteenth branch in Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, towards
the end of the second calendar quarter of 2005. 

DATASOURCE: Chester Valley Bancorp Inc.



CONTACT:  Joseph T. Crowley, First Financial Bank, [phone]



Web site:  http://www.vcall.com/CEPage.asp?ID=90955 

Web site:  http://www.ffbonline.com/ 

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