Indiana-based First Bank of Berne recently donated $1,000 to C&C Bible Fellowship for events helping those with special needs. C&C Bible Fellowship hosts events throughout the summer, including fully-accessible hayrides, a petting zoo, lunch and other activities. The group partners with Easter seals/ARC of Northeast Indiana and Fresh New Start to run the events. “C&C … Read more
New Market Bank President and CEO Anita Drentlaw was honored by Twin Cities Business magazine as a 2022 Notable Nonprofit Board Member. Drentlaw was nominated by Flagship Bank CEO Jackie Herman for serving as the 2021-22 BankIn Minnesota chair, her support of community banking at the state and federal level for her testimony against the … Read more
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Alerus donated $1 million to Altru Health Foundation to support a new Altru Health System hospital. The donation, considered one of the largest Alerus has ever made, was the first to be directed to the new hospital. The hospital, a seven-floor building at Altru’s Columbia Road campus, will include space for 226 … Read more
Bloomington, Ind.-based JCBank employees recently helped build a Habitat for Humanity home for a family in Bloomington. Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County homeowners pay a modest down payment, invest 250 hours in sweat equity in constructing their homes, and pay their home mortgage once construction is completed. “JCBank’s leadership is guided by our core … Read more
State Nebraska Bank & Trust donated $25,000 to the Wayne Area Legacy Fund to kick off its capital campaign. An affiliate of the Nebraska Community Foundation, Wayne Area Legacy Fund includes an endowment to support and strengthen local nonprofits. The fund has donated more than $50,000 to local organizations since it was founded five years … Read more
Treynor, Iowa-based TS Bank partnered with SHIFT ATL, Atlantic, Iowa, for the second straight year to help homeowners undertake exterior home repairs and other projects. Participants could either nominate themselves or a neighbor with outdoor housing needs, including landscaping, siding, painting, fencing, sidewalks, windows and other work. “We love being able to partner on this … Read more
The Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota has rebranded as BankIn Minnesota. According to the Edina, Minn.-based consulting firm Mercury Creative Group, “this new name gives the organization the best chance of sustained growth in the current environment and for years to come. BankIn Minnesota is not only a name but it is a call to … Read more
Charles City, Iowa-based First Security Bank & Trust made 10 donations of $250 each to north-central Iowa organizations, including: Amy’s Food Pantry Clarksville Food Pantry Franklin County Community Food Pantry Hampton-Dumont Community School District Lunch Program Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank Manna of Worth County Northeast Iowa Food Bank RRMR Backpack Program Riceville Food Pantry West … Read more
Marinette, Wis.-based The Stephenson National Bank & Trust awarded $13,000 in scholarships to 13 recent local high school graduates. The Louis W. Staudenmaier Scholarship recognizes the bank’s former president from 1952-1980. Winners of the $1,000 scholarships this year included: Marinette High School graduate Isabell Rowell, who will attend the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay to study … Read more
Wauwatosa, Wis.-based WaterStone Bank is hosting a school supply drive through Aug. 12 to benefit children served by the Sojourner Family Peace Center. WaterStone Bank is collecting new folders, notebooks, pens and backpacks at all 14 of its branches. The Sojourner Family Peace Center, which hosts the drive on an annual basis, is the largest … Read more