36 JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2017 PNC Bank, NA, Indianapolis, operated the Grow Up Great program, a $350 million, multiyear, bilingual initiative that began in 2004 to help prepare children from birth to age five for success in school and life. Because of the bank’s long-lasting relationship with the United Way, it has created an annual employee “Giving Campaign” for United Way partners in Indiana, with over $140,000 raised in 2016. Through the PNC Grow Up Great program, the bank supports families, educators and community partners to provide opportunities that enhance learning and development in a child’s early years. Bank employees are encouraged to volunteer through paid time off and through individual and team volunteer grants. Salin Bank, Indianapolis, partnered with the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership and sponsored an annual Homebuyer Education Bus Tour. Dorothy Dodd, mortgage officer, conducted a financial literacy course to prospective homebuyers. The education helps prepare first-time homebuyers with the home buying process and informs them with various affordable housing financing options, including grant funds. State Bank of Medora donated $10,000 to “Anchor House” in Seymour. The funds were applied to a building project for the organization. Woodforest National Bank, Camby, supported Junior Achievement across all of Indiana, and continues to maintain a strong relationship with Junior Achievement. HB MainSource Bank, Greensburg, presented Linton Civitan’s Greene County Clothe a Child program with a check for $1,000. Linton branch manager Jessica Soncrant indicated the bank donates to a charitable organization each year, and this year chose Clothe a Child due to its service to children and families during the holidays. The check was presented during MainSource Bank’s customer appreciation celebration. Our Community Bank, Spencer, sponsored bank and school tours for Teach a Child to Save Day and a Reality Store to provide early education and build a foundation in learning to save. The bank also provided financial literacy in a weekly “Fiscal Fitness” article published in a local newspaper. The articles educate readers on a wide variety of topics. STAR Bank, Fort Wayne, is the debit card sponsor at Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana BizTown. This program engages students in the role of consumers and career paths through a series of classroom lessons, which bank employees teach. The lessons culminate in a day-long visit to Junior Achievement BizTown, a fully-interactive simulated town. Melissa Schenkel, director of corporate and community engagement, and Mike Wallace, senior vice president of retail banking, of STAR Bank, Fort Wayne, participate in the Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana BizTown. Julia Strouse, assistant vice president of collections, Our Community Bank, Spencer, speaks to a group of students for Teach a Child to Save Day. PNC Bank, NA, Indianapolis, supports early education centers across the state, including Wayne Township Preschool, which received early education grants and donations of new iPads from the bank. Pictured (left to right) are: Kathryn Raasch, Wayne Township Preschool principal; Victoria Thomas, PNC Bank High School Road branch manager; and Linda Cates, retired social worker, Wayne Township Preschool. MainSource Bank, Greensburg, presents a donation to Linton Civitan’s Greene County Clothe a Child. Pictured (left to right) are: Angela Byers, community reinvestment act director; Terry Meek, president of the Linton Civitan; Amanda Lewellyn, customer service representative II; Elissa Foster, customer service representative II; Kimberly Reynolds, customer service representative II; Catherine Bohnert, relationship manager; and Jessica Soncrant, client service manager. Register for ‘Bankers Speak Up’ Bankers Speak Up is a grassroots communications platform, exclusive to bankers, that provides customizable speeches, talking points, tweets and more to help bankers “speak up” to legislators, the media and the community at large. Hosted by the American Bankers Association, Bankers Speak Up is available at no charge to both ABA-member and nonmember bankers. For more information, visit aba.com/advocacy/speakup. HB FEATURE
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