Community Outreach Care and Share Receives $25,000 Donation from First Interstate Bank’s Believe in Local Campaign

Community Outreach Care and Share recently received a $25,000 gift from First Interstate Bank and the First Interstate BancSystem Foundation as part of their third-annual Believe in Local grant campaign. These funds will be deployed to address purchasing and supplying food for those in need.

“We are incredibly appreciative of First Interstate’s generosity and support,” said Director Madeline Bednarek, Director. “This donation helps us to further our mission of encouraging participation by volunteers within the community to serve the less fortunate in Sunriver through a food distribution program. We’re thankful to have dedicated partners like First Interstate working with us to support and strengthen our community.”

First Interstate Bank launched the Believe in Local campaign in 2022 to celebrate the Bank’s longstanding commitment to the communities it serves. Each year, forty nonprofit organizations across the Bank’s 14-state footprint receive a $25,000 gift in support of their mission.

Community Outreach Care and Share was nominated by local First Interstate employees and selected from a pool of over 550 submissions thanks to its alignment with the Bank’s philanthropic goals.
“Giving back to the places we call home is central to who we are as a community bank,” said Aaron Schofield, AVP Branch Manager.

“Our Believe in Local grant campaign captures our core values in action and is the ideal way to celebrate the nonprofit organizations that deliver the greatest positive impact. We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to further support Community Outreach Care and Share in its work to make our community a better place to live, work, and raise a family.”

In addition to campaigns like Believe in Local, First Interstate makes annual donations and
grants of 2% of its pre-tax earnings to local communities. These funds aid in the improvement
of workforce development, to boost early childhood education, mitigate poverty, and support
nonprofit organizations.

This story is based on submitted information and has not been verified by our news team.

This article appears in Source Weekly May 16, 2024.