22 Hoosier Banker February 2016 Continued on facing page. First Financial Bank, Columbus, in celebration of 25 years of profitability, in December donated $25,000 to 25 recipients in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Organizations receiving $1,000 donations were: Girls on the Run of Northwest Indiana, Highland; Manchester Fellowship of Churches Food Pantry, North Manchester; Boys and Girls Club, Shelbyville; Shelbyville Senior Services – Meals on Wheels, Shelbyville; Fishers Youth Assistance Program, Fishers; and IN*SOURCE, South Bend. Bank clients and the community participated in a “Thank You for Growing with Us” campaign, nominating charitable organizations to receive donations. American Community Bank of Indiana, Munster, donated $1,000 in December to the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana. The bank made the donation in celebration of reaching its targeted goal for “likes” of the bank’s Facebook page. Home Bank, Martinsville, donated $10,000 each to six local nonprofit organizations on Dec. 10 at a reception honoring the bank’s 125th anniversary. The organizations receiving donations, located in Johnson, Hendricks and Morgan counties, included: League of Miracles, Churches in Mission, Interchurch Food Pantry of Johnson County, Horseshoes of Hope, Stability First and Gathering Together. Three scholarships also were created, in the names of Ruth Rusie, Gene Level and JK Daily, allowing the student recipients to donate to nonprofits of their choice. Home Bank, Martinsville, donated $5,189.50 in December to: Habitat for Humanity, Relay for Life/American Cancer Society and the United Way in both Morgan and Johnson counties. The funds were raised by employee contributions through “Denim Days” and by selling cookbooks, recycling used printer cartridges and participating in an internal development contest. Hoosier Heartland State Bank, Crawfordsville, donated $5,000 in December to the American Legion Post 72 to help with expenses for bringing the moving Vietnam Wall to the Lane Place in Crawfordsville, scheduled for Aug. 12-14. The moving wall has toured the country for more than 30 years and is a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. State Bank of Medora presented donation checks in December to local charities as a result of monies raised through the bank’s “Jeans Day Fund.” Employees who donated to the fund were permitted to wear jeans at the bank for a donation of $5. The bank contributed $400 each to Jackson County Sertoma, the Medora Angel Tree group and Hope-Medora Goes Pink. Banking On cOmmuniTy First Financial Bank, Columbus, presents a donation check to Girls on the Run of Northwest Indiana. Greg Gordon (far right),American Community Bank of Indiana, Munster, presents a donation check to Steve Beekman and staff of the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana. Trent McWilliams (far right), Home Bank, Martinsville presents one of six $10,000 donations to the Interchurch Food Pantry based in Johnson County. Home Bank, Martinsville, presents donation checks to three charities in Johnson County. Pictured are (row 1, left to right): Emily Ribley, Home Bank; Lindsey Houston,American Cancer Society; Nancy Plake, United Way of Johnson County; and Lee Ann Wilbur, Habitat for Humanity of Johnson County; and (row 2, left to right) Home Bank employees Trent McWilliams, Amber Pittman, CJ Hobson and Scott Hines. Hoosier Heartland State Bank Crawfordsville donates $5,000 to the American Legion Post 72. Pictured (left to right) are Trent Smaltz, Brad Monts and Trey Etcheson of Hoosier Heartland State Bank, presenting a check to Mike Spencer, J.B. Rowan, Jim Rubner and Wayne Knox of the American Legion Post 72. Dennis Wayman, chairman, president and CEO of State Bank of Medora, presents a donation check to Josie Bowers (left) and Briar Pumphrey, 2015 Ambassadors elected in a fundraiser by the Medora Goes Pink organization.
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