Hoosier Banker 35 year. Organizations receiving financial support include: Wheeler Mission; Gleaners Food Bank; MLK Center; Indianapolis Public Library Foundation; Ronald McDonald House; Midwest Food Bank; Children’s Bureau & Family Action Center; Desert Rose Foundation; Hancock Health Foundation; Hancock Hope House; Major Health Partners Hospital; Susie’s Place; Shelby Senior Services; and the community foundations of Hendricks, Johnson and Morgan counties. Wells Fargo, San Francisco, has launched a small business recovery effort of approximately $400 million to donate all of its Paycheck Protection Program processing fees to nonprofits serving the small business community. Through an Open for Business Fund, the bank will engage nonprofit organizations that serve diverse entrepreneurs to provide capital, training and long-term recovery efforts. In July, Wells Fargo began accepting applications from community development financial institutions (CDFIs), nonprofit lenders and special-purpose funds formed by CDFIs with an emphasis on serving racially and ethnically diverse-owned businesses. Horizon Bank, Michigan City, donated $10,000 in July to the American Heart Association of Northwest Indiana to assist hospitals in LaPorte County. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals have been restricted in their ability to provide face-to-face infant CPR training classes to families of infants in neonatal intensive care units. The donation supplies hospitals with Hands Only Infant CPR Training Kits, which combine unlimited online support with hands-on practice to provide families and caregivers with lifesaving skills. The coursework is available in Spanish and English. HB BANKING ON COMMUNITY Community First Bank of Indiana, Kokomo, donated $2,500 in July to the Noblesville Girls Softball Association in support of the nonprofit’s mission to provide programs for girls to learn teamwork, sportsmanship, leadership and athletic skills. The donation was made in conjunction with the bank’s ribbon-cutting celebration of a new branch in Noblesville. First Bank Richmond made several contributions in July, donating $25,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County. The bank also donated $10,000 each to: Ivy Tech Foundation, the second of 10 annual installments totaling $100,000; Richmond Parks and Recreation for a new playground at Starr Park; and Richmond Neighborhood Restoration Inc., the second of four annual installments totaling $40,000. Additionally in July, First Bank Richmond donated a total of $19,000 to the following organizations: Richmond Art Museum, HELP the Animals Inc., Civic Hall Performing Arts Center, Stanley W. Hayes Research Foundation, Lifestream Services Inc., Richmond Pickleball and Lemonade Days. Centier Bank, Merrillville, has launched a virtual financial education series available at centier.com/financial-education. The financial wellness and education webpage includes resources and information, financial tips and exercises to help plan toward financial goals. Subjects include identity theft, homebuying, credit and making a budget. First Merchants Corporation, Muncie, has announced it will donate to 90 nonprofit organizations in the greater Indianapolis area in support of communities negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation is part of a $1 million commitment announced earlier this Members of the Noblesville Girls Softball Association accept a donation from Community First Bank of Indiana, Kokomo, in support of the league. A ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the opening of pickleball courts at Clear Creek Park in Richmond, assisted by a donation from First Bank Richmond. At left are Greg Hilligoss, pickleball instructor and fundraiser, accompanied by Paul Witte, SVP-commercial lending manager for the bank. "We visit the site!" www.floodplain.com F C I Floodplain Consultants Inc.
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