21 Hoosier Banker September 2014 Ameriana Bank, New Castle, in conjunction with the Ameriana Bank Hall of Fame Golf Classic, raised $27,000 to benefit the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in New Castle. More than $500,000 has been raised over the course of 24 years as a result of the golf outing. The bank donated the land on which the museum was built in 1990 and has since remained a title sponsor of the golf outing. iAB Financial Bank, Fort Wayne, donated $4,891 to the American Cancer Society by participating in the Huntington County Relay for Life on June 14. The bank was named as the relay’s top fundraising team, with 30 bank employees and family members completing the 24-hour walk. Bank employee Maxine Ptak raised $1,010, making her the top fundraiser for the entire relay. West End Bank, SB, Richmond, selects one nonprofit organization each month as a focus for charitable efforts. For the month of August, the bank selected Birth to Five, presenting the organization with a donation of $266. t About the Author Amber R. Van Til, JD, is senior vice presidentgovernment relations of the Indiana Bankers Association. She can be reached at 317-917-8047, email: avantil@indianabankers.org. maintaining increasingly complex compliance standards. These regional meetings have been a boon for the grassroots networking that has made the Indiana banking community successful at the Statehouse. Thank you to all IBA members and legislators who attended, and to generous sponsorship from associate members. We look forward to seeing you next summer in your neck of the woods for the 2015 round of IBA regional meetings. t 1st Source Bank, South Bend, donated a home in Valparaiso to Habitat for Humanity of Porter County to provide affordable housing for a local family. The bank presented the home and keys on July 31 to representatives of Habitat for Humanity and to the Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing. Citizens State Bank, New Castle, donated $4,130 to Relay for Life to support cancer awareness in the six counties the bank serves. In addition to participating in the 24-hour walk, each company employee had the opportunity to donate $5 weekly in exchange for wearing jeans on Fridays during the month of May. The bank had nearly 100 percent participation from all of its branches. Gale Ramsey (right) of West End Bank presents a donation check to Jim Cohen, executive director of Birth to Five. BaNkiNg ON cOMMuNity 1st Source Bank Regional President Bob Ax (second from left), presents home keys to (left to right): Brian Johnson and Tom Barnett of Habitat for Humanity, and Elizabeth Allen of Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing. Pictured with donation check are personnel from Citizens State Bank, New Castle (left to right): Elton Marzon, Rush County; Roger Wells, retail banking director; Dan Maddox, chief operating officer; Natalie McIntire, Jay County;Alexa Chamberlin, Madison County; Melanie Parker, Blackford County;Tammy Criswell, Henry County; Gene Marsh, Randolph County; and Bill Aitchison, president and CEO. Jerome J. Gassen (right),Ameriana Bank, New Castle, president and CEO, presents a donation check to Chris May, executive director of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
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