48 MAY / JUNE 2021 In celebration of National FFA Week in late February, Alliance Bank, Francesville, ran a Show Us Your Blue contest on Facebook, through which followers could post photos of themselves in their FFA jackets and name their chapters to be entered for a $500 donation. Tri-County FFA won the contest, and the bank donated $500 in March. First Bank Richmond made several contributions in March, including: $7,500 to Amigos, the Richmond Latino center whose mission is to empower the Latinx community in Richmond and Wayne counties; $7,500 to Girls Inc. of Wayne County for its annual dinner, golf tournament, 5K race and scholarships and memberships; $5,000 to Richmond Parks and Recreation for community programming and event sponsorships; and $2,500 to Richmond Friends School, an educational offering framed by principles of the Religious Society of Friends. In recognition of the 130th anniversary of Home Bank, Martinsville, and Dan Moore’s legacy of creating a culture of giving back, the bank’s community gifting program has donated $130,000 to Stability First in Martinsville. Moore retired as president and CEO effective Jan. 1, after more than 40 years of service. Under his leadership, the bank established its gifting program, donating 10% of its net earnings to not-for-profits in its markets. Stability First is an organization focused on the multiple issues associated with the alleviation of poverty. Security Federal Savings Bank, Logansport, has donated $25,000 to fund a new academic reception area at the Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo campus. The newly designated Security Federal Savings Bank Academic Reception Area serves as the gateway to the administrative and academic wing in Ivy Tech Kokomo’s main BANKING ON COMMUNITY building. Included are offices for faculty and staff, administrative offices, conference rooms, a break room, a mail room and huddle spaces for small meetings. The Farmers Bank, Frankfort, has gifted $150,000 from its recent challenge grant to One80 Recovery Resources Inc. This grant matched dollar-for-dollar new donations up to $75,000 to One80 Recovery Resources between Nov. 10, 2020, and Feb. 28, 2021. The Clinton County Community Foundation fulfilled the challenge grant’s $75,000 amount by awarding a $25,291.81 grant to One80 Recovery Resources to help finalize funding for phase 1 of the construction of a new facility in Frankfort. Horizon Bank, Michigan City, has made an additional $30,000 gift to United Way of LaPorte County to extend the local Homelessness Prevention Program. Last October several local funders came together to address pressing community needs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Out of this partnership a pilot project took seed to help La Porte County residents stay in their houses or apartments by providing matching funds to three township trustee offices for rent, mortgage, and utilities assistance. Over $30,000 of the trustees’ assistance was matched by United Way. Horizon Bank, Michigan City, awarded a $10,000 grant in February to Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Indiana to build an affordable home in Lake Station to help stabilize a family. The grant supports the construction of a new home for the Campbells, a Habitat partner family with four children. As an approved Habitat partner family, the Campbells previously achieved two Habitat covenants: a 40-hour financial education course and 300 “sweat equity” hours helping to build their home. Once they move in, the partner family will begin monthly payments on their zero percentage mortgage. HB Erin Yaggie (far right), Alliance Bank, presents a donation to Tri-County FFA, represented by (from far left): adviser Travis Scherer and members Lane Cochran, Avery Dawson, Justin Kilmer and Tyler Kilmer. Amigos was one of several organizations that First Bank Richmond contributed to in March. Shown are Howard and Patty Lamson, who helped found the Amigos Latino Center in 1999. One of the programs is Amigos Youth Tennis, which provides free tennis camps to children and families who might otherwise be unable to play. Photo supplied by Palladium-Item. Present at the Home Bank donation to Stability First are, from left: Rick Miller, Stability First; Amber Van Til, Indiana Bankers Association; Dan and Judy Moore, Home Bank; and Judy Bucci, Stability First. Associates of Security Federal Savings Bank visit the academic reception area in Ivy Tech Kokomo’s transformed main building while presenting a donation. Shown from left are David Tharp, Lindsey Miller, Annette Russell, Robert Hayes and Courtney Metcalf. Representatives of The Farmers Bank and One80 Recovery Resources Inc. gather for a grant presentation. Shown from left are: Tom Crawford and Jack Ransom, The Farmers Bank board; Paul Fry, Larry Glass, Lorra Archibald and Richard Reck, ONE80; and Karen Gregerson, bank president and CEO. DEPARTMENTS
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