Junior Achievement and 1st Source Bank announce $10,000 contribution and matching campaign
LaPorte,
IN – 1st
Source Bank presented a $10,000 grant to Junior Achievement (JA) to provide
additional JA Personal Finance courses for area students. The funds will also
provide opportunities for area students to participate in JA’s innovative
BizTown and FinancePark programming based in Fort Wayne.
1st Source awarded the funds to Junior
Achievement at check presentations at LaPorte High School and Westville High
School. In LaPorte, 1st Source’s Mark Manering and Patrick Spence presented the
contribution and in Westville, Banking Center Manager Sarah Hodum presented the
donation to students during the personal finance class she has been teaching.
1st Source also announced a matching campaign to assist JA in raising
additional funds.
“At 1st Source Bank we know that people are
more successful in life when they know how to properly plan for their financial
future,” said Hodum. “JA teaches financial education to children better than
anyone and has a lifelong impact. By supporting JA we are making an investment
in our future and we invite area businesses and community leaders to join us
with this effort.”
To encourage participation, 1st Source Bank
will donate $1 to JA for every $2 contributed up to $75,000 in both 2016 and
2017. The funds will be allocated to LaPorte County and six other counties in
our region. Those interested in contributing should contact Junior Achievement.
Junior
Achievement is the world’s oldest and largest provider of economic education
for young people. JA brings caring, trained adults into the classroom to
deliver relevant and engaging lessons on workforce readiness, entrepreneurship
and financial literacy. Within the Michiana community, JA will reach over
25,500 students during the current school year. For more information on how to
help empower young people to own their economic future, visit www.jani.org.
1st Source Corporation, parent company of 1st
Source Bank, has assets of $5.2 billion and is the largest locally controlled
financial institution headquartered in the northern Indiana-southwestern
Michigan area. The Corporation includes 80 banking centers, 22 1st Source Bank
Specialty Finance Group locations nationwide, eight Trust and Wealth Management
locations and ten 1st Source Insurance offices. For more than 150 years, 1st
Source has been committed to the success of the communities it serves.
For more information, visit www.1stsource.com.
LaPorte
High School Photo: (back row, left to right) Austin Trinkle, 1st Source’s
Patrick Spence and Mark Mannering, JA Board Member Crystal Williams-French,
JA’s Lisa Scheller, Teacher Tami Maxey; (front row, left to right) 1st Source’s
Danielle Eigenmann, Jacob Kemiel, Kalen Scheffer and Shaman Kettler.
Westville
High School Photo: 1st Source’s Sarah Hodum presenting contribution to JA’s
Beth Harsh and Lisa Scheller and students from Westville High School.
Media Contact: Angie Dvorak, (574) 235-2000
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