First National donates to Habitat for Humanity
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Bank president and CEO Charles Jacobs recently presented a check for $10,000 to the local non-profit organization which uses volunteer labor, and in many cases, donated materials and donated land, to reduce costs so deserving, low-income families can afford to finance and purchase a home of their own. First National will continue making an annual donation of $10,000 for the next four years, eventually contributing a total of $50,000 to local Habitat projects.
On hand for the presentation were Habitat officers including vice president Gene Money, secretary Kay Ramsey, and treasurer Norma King. Representing First National, in addition to Jacobs, was senior vice president Dewayne Woods, who is also a member of the Habitat board of directors.
Jacobs said First National is pleased to support Habitat and its goals.
?It?s still the American dream to own your own home,? Jacobs said. ?First National Bank appreciates and admires the efforts of the people who work to make this local chapter of Habitat successful, and we want to make a small contribution to help this organization continue to prosper.?
Kay Ramsey, Habitat secretary and longtime member, says First National?s support will go a long way toward advancing Habitat?s efforts locally.
?I?d like to say I?m tremendously appreciative, and we all are,? Ramsey said. ?This $10,000, along with the promise of $10,000 more for each of the next four years, is something we can use as a seed for some other fundraising, which we hope to do, to get some other people involved and encourage them to follow First National?s example. We appreciate the officers and the directors of First National, and their whole staff.?
First National has not only provided monetary support, bank employees have also put in a number of hours of hands-on labor for projects over the years.
According to Habitat vice president Gene Money, the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity has built 13 homes in Warren County since its inception in the late 1990s, and already has families chosen for the two homes the organization plans to build in 2007.