37 Hoosier Banker June 2015 Bloomfield State Bank visited four classrooms, totaling 61 children, at Bloomfield Elementary School on April 23 for Teach Children to Save Day. The bank presented lessons on saving money, coin identification, purchasing of items and safe money storage. Each student received a zipper bag with 41 cents (a penny, nickel, dime and quarter) and were challenged to fill their bags with coins earned from doing chores at home. Centier Bank, Northern Indiana, partnered with the Dyer-Schererville Library to celebrate Money Smart Week and Teach Children to Save Day in April with a special reading by bank associates of the book Three Cups. Each child in attendance participated in a craft project and received a copy of the book. During the children’s reading, parents had the opportunity to view an episode of Money $ense, a local television show, which focused on saving for college. Home Bank, Martinsville, donated $15,000 in April to the Morgan County Coalition for Adult Literacy. The donation was part of the bank’s gifting program, which directs 10 percent of earning to initiatives in the community. The funds will be benefited by the Lilly Endowment Matching Gift support through the Community Foundation of Morgan County. banking on CoMMunity Betty Apple Rush, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Bloomfield State Bank, is pictured with students of Bloomfield Elementary School during Teach Children to Save Day. Alliance Bank, Francesville, hosted area banks and organizations on April 28 for a training session on elder financial exploitation. The bank invited Adult Protective Services, a division of Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration, to share reporting duties and requirements in the event that elder abuse is suspected. Bath State Bank and West End Bank, Richmond, each donated $2,500 in April to the Liberty Volunteer Fire Department to assist in the replacement of a firetruck that was destroyed in a field fire. With the help of the Webster Fire Department and other monetary donations, the department was able to obtain a truck. West End Bank, Richmond, selects a nonprofit organization each month as a focus for charitable efforts. For April, the bank selected Pro’s Players FORE Parkinson’s, donating $552 from employee donations to the organization. t Anthony Contrucci, director of investment services, Centier Bank, Northern Indiana, discusses the book Three Cups to children at the Dyer-Schererville Library. Home Bank, Martinsville, presents a donation check to members of the Morgan County Coalition for Adult Literacy. Pictured (left to right) are: Pat Dinneson; Dick Newcomer; Elizabeth Koschnick; Dan Moore, president/ CEO of Home Bank; Becky Strange; Janice Kistler; Ruth Rusie;Virginia Jensen; Sharon Goins; Joan Maxfield; and Danie Beckness. George Ferriell (far left) and Branden Logue (fourth from left) of Bath State Bank present a donation check to the Liberty Volunteer Fire Department.” West End Bank, Richmond, presents a donation check to the Liberty Volunteer Fire Department. Alliance Bank, Francesville, hosts area banks, law enforcement and human service departments for elder financial exploitation training. Gale Ramsey,West End Bank human resources assistant, presents a donation check to Doug Kuntz, golf pro at Elks Country Club.
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