42 MARCH / APRIL 2018 STAR Bank, Fort Wayne, and its employees raised a total of $50,000 for the Allen County United Way through the 2017-18 employee campaign. STAR Chairman and CEO Jim Marcuccilli also served as the 2017 Allen County United Way Campaign Chair. Home Bank, Martinsville, in December selected Brooklyn Elementary School – of the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville – as the recipient for a $30,000 donation through the bank’s community gifting program. The gift provides complete funding for construction of an outdoor classroom in support of the school’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) integrated curriculum program. In 2012 the board of directors of Home Bank established its gifting program, through which 10 percent of the organization’s profits are allocated for donation to nonprofits working to address community challenges. Farmers Bank of Milton, Kentucky, presented $16,000 in December to the athletic department of Madison Consolidated High School in Indiana. The donation is for the purchase of gymnasium bleacher end covers, which are safety enclosures that cap the sides of the bleachers. PNC Bank, NA, Indianapolis, has teamed with Anderson Community Schools to launch PNC School Bank programs in several classrooms. The initiative is a partnership between PNC and local schools that allows students to open real savings accounts, while providing them with hands-on experience with the banking system. The program was created to teach elementary and middle school students positive financial habits, beginning with on-site educational workshops facilitated by PNC staff. Eastside Elementary School was the first in Indiana to roll out the program in November 2017. Several other elementary and middle schools will be participating through May 2018. PNC launched the PNC School Bank program in 2008 in schools serving low-to-moderate income families; PNC currently works with 94 schools, serving more than 2,000 students across its corporate footprint. Farmers State Bank, LaGrange, in January donated $750 from its third Blue Button Jean-erosity effort from last year to the St. Joseph County Commission on Aging, and $750 to the Council on Aging of Elkhart County. The bank’s Jean-erosity program allows employees to wear blue jeans on specified days in exchange for small monetary donations to support local organizations. The Zionsville and Whitestown branches of Centier Bank, Merrillville, held food drives in December, collecting more than 350 pounds of food for The Caring Center, a nonprofit social service organization that distributes food and clothing to those in need, plus provides education on cooking, budgeting and healthy living. The food donation was paired with a $1,000 donation to the center. Centier Bank in Hammond donated $250 in December to Friends of the Hammond Public Library and became a 2018 business gold partner of the organization. Friends of the Library provide volunteer help, raise funds for projects, and sponsor cultural and educational programs. BANKING ON COMMUNITY Presenting a donation in December from STAR Bank, Fort Wayne, to the Allen County United Way are (from left): Valerie Lloyd, Travis Liggett and Jim Marcuccilli, STAR Bank; David Nicole, United Way; and Angie Dane, David Delamarter and Mike Torres, STAR Bank. Representatives of Home Bank, Martinsville, present a donation to Brooklyn Elementary School to advance its STEM (science, technology, engineering ERH QEXL TVSKVEQ 8LI WGLSSP LEW FIIR GIVXMƤIH JSV 78)1 F] XLI -RHMERE Department of Education. Associates of Farmers Bank of Milton, Kentucky, present a donation to Joe Bronkella (far right), athletic director of Madison Consolidated High School. Shown with Bronkella are representatives of the bank (from left): Ralph M. Pratt III, chairman of the board; David Hertz, executive vice president; and Ryan Mahoney, vice president. Fifth-graders at Eastside Elementary School operate the PNC School Bank. Shown standing are (from left): Pat Gamble-Moore, PNC community development banking manager; Dr. Val Scott, Eastside Elementary School principal; and Chris Spolyar, PNC branch manager, Anderson. Employees of Farmers State Bank, LaGrange, present a donation check to David Toney (second from right) of the Council on Aging of Elkhart County. Shown from left are Nichole Marple and Emily Barton of Farmers State Bank; Toney; and Joe Urbanski, president and CEO of the bank. DEPARTMENTS
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