The past few months have been full of challenges, but they've also helped us to see our blessings. At First Farmers, we're blessed to be part of so many wonderful communities, full of compassionate people and organizations. Our friends and neighbors have been an inspiration to us, and that, along with the long cherished values that have seen us through 135 years of service, led to the development of our Growing Good initiatives.
Pigs to People to Pork Initiative
First Farmers Bank & Trust is proud to partner with local farmers and processors to provide high quality, Indiana raised pork to fight hunger.
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"It is the hope of our employees, processors and pig farmers that through our “Pigs to People to Pork” partnership with Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry that we will provide a smile to a person or child that was looking for a meal this week.”
- Chief Agricultural Lending Officer, Jeff Rodibaugh
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Community Foundation Initiative
We recognize that our local community foundations are an exceptional conduit to provide direct aid to the most critical areas of need. They maintain a cohesive local network of resources and partners to maximize effectiveness and efficiency. We will work directly with the foundations in our market area to help meet the needs of the local community and are pledging $75,000 to fund these efforts.
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"This is a time of action and our goal is to provide direct funding to programs that assist critical needs. Our community foundation partners have the system in place to help execute this strategy and the insight to allow us to be as impactful as possible.”
- Senior Vice President, Tade Powell
In this Together Initiative
The staff at our local branches know their communities, and they know those communities are full of heroes. They wanted to recognize and encourage the people in their communities, and together, they came up with a plan. Every week for 6 weeks, branches will be delivering lunches, donating food, or reaching out in some way to help and to say thank you to our local heroes.
Week One: Food Distribution
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Week Two: Firefighters and EMS Appreciation
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Week Three: Police and Business Appreciation
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Week Four: Healthcare Heroes and Lunch Local
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Week Five: Postal Workers and Nursing Homes
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Week Six: Humane Shelters and Shop Small
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“We are dedicated to supporting the communities we serve and recognize the essential services in these areas are of critical importance.”
- Senior Vice President and Chief Retail Officer, Cherie Planalp