Posts Tagged ‘community service’
Building Family, Building Homes
Independence Bank has made a commitment to our communities to build seven Habitat for Humanity homes in the seven counties we serve over seven years. We have also taken on the goal this year to meet the basic needs in our communities this year especially as so many are experiencing hard times. We are now right in the middle of not only a record-breaking heat wave, but also in the middle of our third Habitat home in Providence. This commitment to our communities is not for the recognition that we may receive. It's not so that we can hang another plaque on our wall. It's about doing the right thing. It's aboutread more...
Stop Senior Hunger
Did you know that… 1 in 9 senior citizens are at risk of hunger? 30% of local seniors that receive assistance from GRADD (Green River Area Development District) have to choose between buying food or getting medical care? 35% of our local seniors that receive assistance from GRADD have to choose between buying food or paying for utilities? Alarming, isn’t it? You would expect to see these in the headlines in a developing country or maybe a country crippled by conflict. Unfortunately, these headlines could appear in any of our national papers or lead any national news broadcast right here in the United States.read more...
For Those Who Still Believe in Happy Endings
“Every time a bell rings an Angel gets its wings.” What a great ending to the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life.” I recently read an article that hypothesized how the story would end if it were played out today. It predicted that...- Martini’s Bar filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy
- The builder in the Bailey Park subdivision got caught in mortgage fraud
- The examiners put Uncle Billy in jail even though the money was replaced
- George is fired by the board only a month before the Bailey Building and Loan closes but receives a $5,000,000 Golden Parachute severance
- George then leaves his small hometown and family toread more...
I Want to be a Carpenter
I didn’t want to attend college after high school so my father helped me get a job with a customer of the bank who built houses for a living. Years later, my father admitted to telling the contractor to “make it tough on the boy” and with pleasure he did. I worked very hard and by the end of the summer I was considered one of the best employees and was asked to stay on permanently. I informed Chief that college wasn’t in the cards for me. He abruptly told me why I would enroll that day and LOVE it. read more...
Building Dreams Into Reality
“The highest reward for a person’s work is not what they get for it, but what they become because of it.” – John Ruskin
Last week while working with the Martinez family on their home, the father Joe asked me, “Why does Independence Bank participate in Habitat Homes?” I answered without hesitation, “Habitat helps dreams come true – together we build homes - not houses. You and your family helped on previous Habitat homes, you have all worked very hard on your home and you will help out the next family and perhaps othersread more...
Equal Housing Lender Member FDIC
