19 HќќѠіђџȱ юћјђџ ѢљѦ 2014 ŗȱ ȱ , ȱ , contributed $7,250 to Portage High School for its Marine Corps Junior Reserve Ĝȱ ȱ Corps. The funds were used to cover the cost of Cadet Leadership Camp for 32 participating cadets and two instructors. ȱ ǰȱ ȱ - , contributed $40,000 in scholarships to 20 local collegebound students at the bank’s annual scholarship banquet. The Schrage Family Scholarships were created in 1995 and are awarded to students in counties in which the bank has a presence. The bank has awarded over $500,000 in scholarship funds since its creation. Two IBA-member banks recently hosted community “shred days,” inviting the public to bring business and personal documents for free shredding. ȱ ȱ ǰȱ , held a shred day on June 14 at its Fishers location. ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢, held a shredding event on June 28 at various banking centers in Fort ¢ǰȱ ěȱȱ ǯ BANKING ON COMMUNITY Bob Ax, 1st Source Bank regional president, and Jesus Cervera, 1st Source Bank Portage Central banking center branch manager, present a donation check to Portage Township Schools Superintendent Ric Frataccia, Portage High School Principal Jenny Sass, Sergeant William Fullerton and members of the Portage High School MCJROTC. Michael E. Schrage, Centier Bank president and CEO, is pictured with the 2014 Schrage Family Scholarship recipients. ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢, made a donation ȱȱŘǰŘŖŖȱ ȱĴȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Bank (CHFB) to use in its laundry detergent initiative. ȱĴȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ detergent to those seeking help at the CHFB and other area food banks. ȱ ǰȱ ȱ , hosted its Smart ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱ tailored to small business owners to discuss topics related to small business promotions, growth and support. The series was created as a result of requests to further enhance relationships between the small business community and the bank. ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ , awarded $28,000 in scholarships to 14 Indiana college-bound students. The Salin Foundation Community Scholarship Program, now in its 14th year, was created to assist the higher education needs of high school seniors from the communities served by the bank. ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȱȱęȱ £ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱěǯȱ For the month of May, the bank selected Communities in School, presenting it with a donation of $401. Centier Bank hosts a Smart Start Business Breakfast series, focusing on social media tips, tools and information to help small businesses. ȱ ȱ ǯǰȱ ǰȱ ¢ǰ has been recognized as the inaugural recipient of the 2014 Employer of the Year by West Texas A&M University’s College of Business. The award was based on CSI’s internship program, track record for hiring college students and employee satisfaction among the school’s alumni that are employed by CSI. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS’ CORNER ȱ has been named CSI business development director, serving the Great Lakes region. Evers has been with the organization for 25 years, working with ęȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱ management, Internet banking and more. He also has 13 ¢ȱȱęȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱ operations and information systems.
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