Commitment to Community Awarded to Alliance Bank

by | Dec 22, 2020 | Community

Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of this content in the module Design settings and even apply custom CSS to this text in the module Advanced settings.

Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of this content in the module Design settings and even apply custom CSS to this text in the module Advanced settings.

Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of this content in the module Design settings and even apply custom CSS to this text in the module Advanced settings.

Alliance Bank, Francesville, and First Savings Bank, Jeffersonvillehave been honored with the Indiana Bankers Association C2C (Commitment to Community) Awards in their respective asset sizes for outstanding community service performed during 2019. Alliance Bank won in the category of banks with assets below $500 million. First Savings Bank won in the category of banks with assets of $500 million and above. The award announcements were made on Nov. 17 during the Association’s Mega Reimagined conference. The event was held virtually for more than 700 participants.

Commitment to Community Award Presented to Alliance Bank

Alliance Bank President Shane Pilarski and Board Chair Jim Schoen share the Commitment to Community Award with the Rensselaer team.

The Indiana Bankers Association (IBA) created the C2C Awards in 2018 to celebrate exceptional bank outreach and to raise public awareness of the diverse ways that banks support the communities they serve. Twenty-five banks submitted nominations for the 2019 C2C awards, providing a sampling of statewide community service performed by the 120+ member banks of the IBA:

The following banks submitted nominations for the 2019 IBA Commitment to Community Awards:

Asset Size: Under $500 Million
  • Alliance Bank, Francesville – winner
  • Bath State Bank
  • Bedford Federal Savings Bank – finalist
  • Bippus State Bank, Huntington
  • Community First Bank of Indiana, Kokomo – finalist
  • First Federal Savings Bank, Huntington
  • First Vincennes Savings Bank
  • Home Bank, Martinsville
  • Kentland Bank
  • The Peoples Bank, Brownstown
  • Riddell National Bank, Brazil
  • Wayne Bank and Trust Company, Cambridge City
Asset Size: $500 Million or More
  • Centier Bank, Merrillville
  • First Bank Richmond
  • First Farmers Bank & Trust Company, Converse
  • First Harrison Bank, Corydon
  • First Savings Bank, Jeffersonville – winner
  • First State Bank of Middlebury
  • German American Bank, Jasper
  • Greenfield Banking Company
  • Horizon Bank, Michigan City
  • Merchants Bank of Indiana, Carmel – finalist
  • The National Bank of Indianapolis
  • Peoples Bank, Munster – finalist
  • STAR Bank, Fort Wayne

IBA President and CEO Amber Van Til said: “The Indiana Bankers Association applauds all of the banks that submitted nominations for the 2019 C2C Awards. These nominations share the story of banks’ helping to build better communities.”

Read More:

Discover Oxford Revitalizing Town Square

Discover Oxford Revitalizing Town Square

If you happen to pass through the Oxford Town Square, it's likely you'll see the same thing many small towns face...vacant and run-down buildings. If anything catches your attention, it might be the bump as you leave the asphalt and transition to the brick streets of...

10 Lessons We Learned in 4-H

10 Lessons We Learned in 4-H

As our county fairs wrap up, I've been reminded of my own years in 4-H (all ten of them). I grew up on a dairy farm in Elkhart County; I also tried several other projects and served as a Junior Leader. Many of my colleagues are now reliving their experiences as 4-H...

Gutwein Popcorn Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Gutwein Popcorn Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Entrepreneurship runs deep in the Gutwein family blood lines. Harvey Gutwein grew up, working alongside his father, uncles, and brothers in the family seed business. The knowledge and skills gained in those early years of seed cleaning, bagging, and selling proved...

Contact Us

Need to get in touch or have questions about banking with Alliance Bank? Give us a call or fill out the contact form. Thank you!

[gravityform id="1" title="false" description="false" ajax="true" ]