care to those unable to afford the standard nursing home hospice care. ▶ $7,000 – Heroes Wildlife Adventures: a non-profit based in Morgan County providing therapeutic support to veterans, including assistance with the purchase and training of service dogs. ▶ $5,000 – Imagination Library: support the establishment of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the Martinsville community, providing free books to children from birth to age 5 to foster a love of reading and improve literacy skills. ▶ $3,000 – KIC-IT (Kids in Crisis Intervention Team): an organization that serves homeless teens in Johnson County. ▶ $9,000 – Martinsville City Fire Department: procurement of equipment for MCFD’s live-fire training center. ▶ $6,000 – Sonshine Kids Daycare: to expand its preschool services. ▶ $5,150 – Stones Auto Service: a ministry completely staffed by volunteers who provide repair services, specifically targeting single mothers, widows and elderly individuals. Scott Hines and Ally Vining of Home Bank’s Greenwood branch present a check to Stones Auto Service. Home Bank team members present MCFD with a donation to support the procurement of equipment for their live-fire training center. JCBank, Seymour, donated $2,000 in December to the Greensburg Daily News Cheer Fund, which supports families in need. Specifically, the Fund serves children in the community by helping their families enjoy a Christmas that would otherwise be less cheerful. Bank representatives present Natalie Acra, Greensburg Daily News, with a check, including (from left) Emma Moffett, Dan Anderson, Marvin Veatch, Jeff Nolting and Amanda Land. The National Bank of Indianapolis closed out 2023, the bank’s 30th anniversary, with $30,000 grants each to three affordable housing ventures in the community. A grant for the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership’s Arnold Place development reduced construction costs on the 33-unit townhome development that will offer market rate and affordable housing for homebuyers earning up to 80% of area median income. The money will also expand down payment assistance for homeowners. A second grant went to the Englewood Community Development Corporation for Temple Avenue Townhomes, a 13-unit development on the southeast corner of New York Street and Temple Avenue that will offer homeownership opportunities for community members earning 60% of area median income. The final grant for JEWEL Human Services, a nonprofit arm of Eastern Star Church, will provide housing assistance for the ROCK Initiative, which provides affordable housing and community services near the church’s main campus at 30th Street and Arlington Avenue. North Salem State Bank donated $10,000 to the Danville Parks & Recreation Department in November. The money will be used to construct a sunshade structure over playground equipment at the Jack Willard Community Park to improve the park’s usability. The bank donated another $8,885 to the Town of North Salem on Dec. 13 to outfit a new police SUV with the latest emergency vehicle lighting and specialty equipment. The donations were two of several charitable contributions the bank made in 2023 as part of its 100th anniversary celebration. (from left) Matt Howrey, bank president and CEO; Corey Shaffer, North Salem Police Department chief of police; Shelby Dorwart, NSSB loan processing; Ashley Ahrens, NSSB retail operations manager; and Dane Dickerson, NSSB commercial lender STAR Bank, Fort Wayne, announced the third annual Future of Agriculture college scholarship, which will provide five Indiana students with $1,000 scholarships to apply to their secondary education. Students must be a junior or senior in high school or have at least one year remaining in their college or trade school career as of the fall of 2024 to be eligible for the scholarship. Any questions can be directed to Senior Marketing Communications Manager Brad Saleik by email at Brad.Saleik@STARFinancial.com. The deadline to apply is April 22. MARCH/APRIL 2024 43
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