Hoosier Banker 17 nership with the Gary Housing Authority to assist residents displaced due to deterioration of the buildings they occupy. To retain housing vouchers and move to safe and secure residences, each resident completes volunteer service, as well as financial education preparedness training. Peoples Bank employees have customized a series of comprehensive financial education workshops to meet this need. All employees are encouraged to participate in entertaining activities that raise funds for employee-selected charities that the bank matches. In 2019 the bank’s employee-led committee raised $52,986, providing donations to 22 local charities. STAR Bank, Fort Wayne STAR Bank's giving efforts focus on three pillars – arts, education and economic development – as well as supporting a variety of other causes. The philanthropic giving committee of the bank determines the giving structure based on community needs. A standout donation in 2019 was the bank’s support of the Northern Indiana Junior Achievement BizTown, a financial literacy program that helps students develop business and money management skills. STAR Bank’s partnership with Junior Achievement led to the creation within BizTown of a STAR “branch”– the most interactive in the facility. Over 142,000 students in 6,300 classes from 30 Indiana counties have benefited from the branch experience. In addition to Junior Achievement, in 2019 employees donated over 1,700 hours of time within their communities through organizations including United Way of A financial preparedness workshop is presented by Peoples Bank, Munster, in partnership with the Gary Housing Authority. Allen County’s Annual Day of Caring and Victim’s Assistance. STAR’s Volunteer Time Off program provides every employee with a minimum of eight hours of paid time off per year to volunteer. STAR Bank supports Northern Indiana Junior Achievement in various capacities, including sponsorship of a BizTown bank branch. The 2020 Indiana Bankers Association C2C (Commitment to Community) Awards will showcase exceptional community bank outreach completed in calendar year 2020. Two awards, based on asset size, are to be presented at the 2021 Mega Conference and additionally will be featured in IBA videos. Nominations are due Jan. 31, 2021. For more information, contact Emily Brooks at ebrooks@indiana.bank, 317-333-7167. calendar Click on the C2C logo at left in HB Digital to submit your nomination, or visit indiana.bank/commitment-community-award IBA Commitment to Community Award Thank you to the banks that submitted nominations for the 2019 Commitment to Community Awards. Nominations are now open for the 2020 C2C Awards, to be presented next year. For more information, visit indiana.bank/commitment-community-award or contact Emily Brooks at ebrooks@indiana.bank, 317-333-7167. HB Telling the Story Several of the nominations for the 2019 IBA C2C Awards included videos in addition to photos, helping to tell the story of banks’ commitment to the communities they serve. Details are shown in the Closing Note feature on page 54. Video Bonus
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