Merrillville, Ind.-based Centier Bank donated $5,000 to Crown Point Community Foundation for its Volunteer Fair and Blood Drive. The event, which was held March 4, is considered one of the foundation’s largest events of the year. The Fair matches charitable organizations with interested volunteers. Centier Bank Senior Partner Chrisanne Christ, a Community Foundation board member, … Read more
Employees of Ionia, Mich.-based Independent Bank donated supplies for survivors of the Feb. 6 earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria. Employees gathered sleeping bags, blankets, tents, winter gear, tents and medication. The supplies, which fill three large trucks, were later sent to the victims. Senior commercial bankers Kyle Anne Johns and Russ Kacin; Vice President … Read more
Indiana-based First Bank of Berne donated $10,000 to four local groups within the last month, including: $5,000 for a Feed My Starving Children MobilePack event slated for later in March. The bank committed to a match donation for the South Adams FFA Community Food Drive and agreed to give $1 for every can donated up … Read more
Charles City, Iowa-based First Security Foundation donated $15,000 to The National 19th Amendment Society. The donation is intended to help the local group build a secure storage shed to maintain a replica of a suffragette wagon used by suffragists more than a century ago to distribute periodicals supporting women’s rights. The wagon honors Carrie Chapman … Read more
Marshfield, Wis.-based Forward Bank donated $831,000 to more than 400 local nonprofits last year. The bank announced that it has donated nearly $2 million through its Charitable Money Market Accounts program since it was established in 2006. At the end of every year, Forward, a mutual bank, tallies the average balance and donates a percentage … Read more
Madison, Wis.-based First Business Bank received a 2023 Top Workplaces USA award. The award, issued by software firm Energage, recognizes top organizations with a minimum of 150 employees across 60 markets. Top Workplaces are chosen based on employee feedback gathered through an employee engagement survey. “For the second year in a row, our employees across … Read more
Oregon, Wis.-based One Community Bank recently formed a Community Bank Advisory Board. The board includes appointed OCB colleagues and community members, including President and CEO Steve Peotter, CFO Shauna Gnorski and Chief Experience Officer Liz Deihs. Jim Walker, a retired commercial lending OCB colleague, is expected to serve as independent chair of the advisory board. … Read more
Spirit Lake, Iowa-based Bank Midwest recently delivered a total of $8,222 in checks to Spirit Lake and Okoboji schools as part of a savings program. “Anyone who’s been part of the Spirit Lake and Okoboji schools knows how lucky we are,” said Amy Radcliffe, marketing manager for the $1 billion Bank Midwest. “I’m excited to … Read more
Southern Michigan-based Chelsea State Bank donated $2,241 to Shop with a Cop last month, including jean money from bank employees and customer donation drives in October and December. The $436 million bank has hosted the Blue Jeans for Charity fundraiser for more than a decade. Employees donate $3 per person each week, allowing them to … Read more
Merrillville, Ind.-based Centier Bank donated $52,000 to nine Indiana-based United Way agencies as part of its annual Workplace Campaign. The donation assists United Way organizations throughout Centier’s neighboring 11 county-region in northwest Indiana. One-in-three regional households struggle meeting basic needs such as child care, housing, food and transportation. “United Way of Northwest Indiana values our … Read more