Pub. 6 2016-2017 Issue 2

22 O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S - H E L P I N G C O L O R A D A N S R E A L I Z E D R E A M S CEYL PRINSTER PRESIDENT AND CEO COLORADO ENTERPRISE FUND “We are thrilled to have the ability to support so many fine charities that work tirelessly to help Coloradans and make our state a better place,” Waller said. The Colorado Bankers Association on Thurs- day donated $1,000 The Colorado chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association on behalf of State Senator Mark Scheffel. A photo is attached. (Pictured left to right are: Sen. Scheffel, Linda Mitchell and Coral Cosway of the Alzehimer’s Association and Jenifer Waller, CBA.) Scheffel facilitated the donation, having iden- tified the organization to receive the $1000 prize he won earlier in 2016 during the Colo- rado Bankers Association’s annual legislative briefing. He selected the organization as the donation re- cipient “due tomy friendship with Beth Bowlen and the commitment of the Bowlen family to Alzheimer’s disease awareness and research.” Beth BowlenWallace is the daughter of Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, who is living with the disease. She serves on the chapter’s board of directors. Currently, more than 65,000 Col- oradans are affected with Alzheimer’s disease; that number is expected to reach 100,000 by 2025. Colorado chapter President LindaMitchell said the donation will help the organization in its efforts to provide education and resources to those living with Alzheimer’s, as well to their family members and caretakers. “We keep them educated on how their lives will change and how they can adapt with the disease,” she said. “We cannot alter the course of the disease, but we can certainly change their experience.” Since 2007, The CBA on an annual basis has awarded a $1000 prize– which comes in the form of a charitable contribution – to the state legislator or public official who answers the most questions correctly during a drawing as part of the organization’s annual legislative event. The luncheon is intended to provide bankers with opportunities to educate them- selves on key issues and to interface directly with lawmakers. The contest works this way: 1. Legislators answer a series of multiple choice questions on a topic of interest to banking. 2. The response card with the most correct answers is named the winner. 3. If there is more than one card with the top number of correct answers, those cards are entered into a drawing, and the winner is randomly selected. 4. CBA makes the donation directly to the winning legislator’s desired charity; he or she never has access to those win- nings. CBA Senior Vice President Jenifer Waller said the organization relishes the yearly opportuni- ty to contribute to organizations that strength- en communities across Colorado. “We are thrilled to have the ability to support so many fine charities that work tirelessly to help Coloradans and make our state a better place,” Waller said. Previous winners of the contest include: State Representative Dan Nordberg - Care & Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado State Representative Perry Buck – Partners Mentoring Youth State Representative Diane Mitsch-Busch - Advocates Building Peaceful Communities and The Youth Foundation in Eagle Valley Former state Rep. Joe Rice – Colorado Veteran's Monument Trust Susan Kirkpatrick (DOLA) – Habitat for Humanity Former Rep Mike Merrifield – The Colorado Department of Education Former state Rep. Laura Bradford – The House Sen. Nancy Todd – Aurora Youth 4 Success  With CBA’s Help, Mark Scheffel Donates $1k to Alzheimer’s Association FEATURE ARTICLE