Junior Achievement and 1st Source Bank announce $8,000 contribution and matching campaign
Plymouth, IN – Junior Achievement (JA) is
excited to announce a generous $8,000 grant from 1st Source Bank that will
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’s Connie Lemler, Mindy Overmyer and Joe Hunting presented the donation
to Junior Achievement and were joined by students from Lincoln Jr. High School
who are participating in JA’s Personal Finance course. 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 Lemler. “JA teaches
financial education to children better than anyone and also inspires kids to be
our future entrepreneurs. 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
Marshall 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.
Photographed, left to right: Craig Hopple, Assistant
Principal, Lincoln Junior High School; student; Connie Lemler, 1st Source
Regional President; Colleen Hahn, Program Manager, Junior Achievement; Joe
Hunting, 1st Source Business Banker; Mindy Overmyer, 1st Source Plymouth
Banking Center Manager; student; Renea Salyer, Area Manager, Junior
Achievement; Jim Cawthon, Junior Achievement Board Member.
Media Contact: Angie Dvorak, (574) 235-2000
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