18 Hoosier Banker June 2016 Continued from page 17. West End Bank, Richmond, partners with Richmond Community Schools through the We R Savers program to promote financial responsibility through student-operated banks and in-class financial literacy sessions. The bank sponsors and chaperones a student-operated bank at each elementary school once a month; each bank is operated by fourthgraders selected through an application process. Additionally all Richmond Community School students are eligible for high-yield saving accounts, which may be opened with a deposit as small as $1. West End Bank also offers financial literacy sessions at six elementary schools and Richmond High School. Indiana Financial Literacy Month Outreach,April 2016 Results represent a sampling of 22 IBA-member banks: Richmond Community School students are pictured holding their books, Give Save Spend with The Three Little Pigs that were purchased and presented by West End Bank, Richmond. Your Community Bank, New Albany, hosted a Dollars & Sense Bright Idea Contest for eighth-grade students at Scottsburg High School, with the finals being held on April 15. Classroom teaching from bank employees and community leaders took place prior to the presentations. A preliminary competition was held to narrow the field. The students presented business plans to explain their concepts; each team consisted of two to four students. The top teams received a cash prize to be split among team members, and each student who participated in the preliminary round received credit toward their social studies grades, plus a pizza party reward. t Scottsburg High School student participants are pictured during the Dollars & Sense Bright Idea Contest hosted by Your Community Bank, New Albany. 6,104 Number of children (age 18 or younger) reached through financial literacy efforts 289 Number of bank associates who helped with financial literacy projects 380 Number of financial literacy presentations made by banks 917 Number of adults were reached through financial literacy efforts William Curl, regional lending manager – 30 years of service. Patrick Botts, president, chief operations officer – 30 years of service. Rosa Gullett, facilities specialist – 20 years of service.t AnniversAry Milestones A salute to bankers with 20+ years of service MutualBank, Muncie, announces the following anniversaries of employees with 20 or more years of service with the bank as of June:
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