HќќѠіђџȱ юћјђџ ђяџѢюџѦ 2014 ȱ ȱȱ donated to two community organizations last December. The bank gave $750 to the Jackson County Sertoma Club, which serves those at risk or impacted by hearing loss. Additionally bank employees raised another $500 for the Sertoma Club through Jeans Days, plus ǞśŖŖȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱěȱ¢ȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ has been honored by the American Cancer Society-Lakeshore Division with the 2013 Relay for Life Team Excellence Award. This recognition marks the second consecutive year the LaPorte Savings Bank Lifesavers received the award for raising the most money during Relay for Life area events. The team ȱȱěǰȱȱȱ family raised $13,622 to be used for cancer research, information and services. ȱ ȱǭȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ , has donated its Burlington banking center building to the Community Howard Regional Health Foundation Inc. The 3,752+ square foot building, located at 401 N. Michigan Rd., Burlington, is valued at more than $140,000 and was used as a banking center before it was closed last year. The donation allows the Foundation to open a primary care ¢ȱĜǯȱ ȱ the agreement, the Salin Bank sign and automated teller machine remain on premise for community access. ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ (FHLBI) awarded grants in 2013 totaling $12.2 million under its ěȱ ȱ ȱǻ Ǽǯȱ ȱ ȱřŗȱ projects in Indiana and Michigan to help create 786 units of homeownership, rental or transitional housing, with ȱȱěȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ in place, supportive housing for households with special needs, and comprehensive community development. Spon- ȱęȱȱȱ ȬȱDZ % 1st Source Bank, South Bend; % Community First Bank of Indiana, Kokomo; % First Financial Bank, NA, Terre Haute; % First Merchants Bank, NA, Muncie; % Home Bank, SB, Martinsville; % Lake City Bank, Warsaw; % MutualBank, Muncie; % Old National Bank, Evansville; % Peoples Bank, SB, Munster; % Salin Bank & Trust Company, Indianapolis; % Terre Haute Savings Bank; % Your Community Bank, New Albany. ȱ ȱ ǰȱ , participated in the “Women Build” last fall for Habitat for Humanity of Johnson County. The bank’s team of 11 women raised $7,857 for the organization through bake sales, a garage sale, employee jeans days and selling pink paper houses in bank branches. Additionally the team constructed and raised a wall for a Habitat house build. ȱ ȱ ǰȱ , is donating $150,000 to organizations in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky in celebration of the bank’s 150th anniversary. Bank associates were invited to nominate community organizations, with 15 chosen ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǞŗŖǰŖŖŖȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ of 200 nominees are the following organizations earmarked for First Financial grants: % Bartholomew County Financial Literacy Coalition, Columbus, Ind.; % Cincinnati Works; % Downtown Middletown Inc., Ohio; % ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ - tion, Ind.; % ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ǯDz % Helping Hands Community Outreach Center, Dayton, Ohio; % ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢Ĵǰȱ ǯDz % Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership; % Jackson County Development Industries, Seymour, Ind.; % Main Street Van Wert, Ohio; % Mercer County Civic Foundation, Celina, Ohio; % Neighborhood Housing Services of Hamilton, Ohio; % Ohio State University Extension, Butler and Preble counties, Ohio; % People Working Cooperatively, Cincinnati; % Hamilton Dream Center, Ohio. Associates at Mutual Savings Bank, Franklin, UDLVHG D ZDOO IRU WKH ´:RPHQ %XLOGµ RI +DELWDW IRU +XPDQLW\ RI -RKQVRQ &RXQW\ 6WDWH %DQN RI 0HGRUD LV D ORQJWLPH VXSSRUWHU RI WKH 6HUWRPD &OXE 7KH /D3RUWH 6DYLQJV %DQN /LIHVDYHUV KDYH EHHQ KRQRUHG ZLWK WKH 5HOD\ IRU /LIH 7HDP ([FHOOHQFH $ZDUG Salin %DQN 7UXVW &RPSDQ\ KDV GRQDWHG LWV IRUPHU %XUOLQJWRQ EDQNLQJ FHQWHU WR the &RPPXQLW\ +RZDUG 5HJLRQDO +HDOWK )RXQGDWLRQ ,QF BANKING ON COMMUNITY
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