DENVER, Colorado (March 2023) – Colorado-based Collegiate Peaks Bank (a division of Glacier Bancorp) announced that the bank has donated $15,980 to four different charities in Colorado. Charities include Chaffee County Early Childhood Center, MENTOR Colorado, Rezdawg Rescue, and The Link School.
Liam Girard, President of Collegiate Peaks Bank, said: “Our entire team values serving on boards and volunteering for charities and nonprofits where we can help. It’s an important part of our culture. Yes, and what we know helps make our communities better.”
The Chaffee County Early Childhood Council (www.ccecc.org) is a non-profit organization that provides prenatal services through age 8 and works with a wide variety of community partners including organizations, parents, professionals and individuals . CCECC works with communities to assess local early childhood needs, identify proven solutions, and access the resources necessary to incorporate these solutions into the ongoing work of her community partners. .
Mentor Colorado (www.commentoring.org) aims to enable all young people in Colorado to have quality mentoring relationships. The organization is on a mission to transform the quality and significantly increase the quantity of youth mentoring relationships in Colorado.
Lesbian Dog Rescue (www.rezdawgrescue.org) RezDawg Rescue is built through a sense of community formed by several indigenous peoples and our core belief in achieving a balance between modern technological assistance and millennia-old traditions. We strive to address the needs of feral companion animals in the Four Corners region of the United States by providing ➜ Moving ➜ Spaying/neutering ➜ Fostering ➜ Adoption.
Link School (www.thelinkschool.org) Link School is an alternative high school for students seeking an experiential education where Christian Science is alive.
Sarah Romack, director of the Chaffee County Early Childhood Council, expressed her gratitude.
We cannot thank College Peaks Bank enough for this generous donation. As you know, Chaffee County is considered a childcare desert, especially in infant care. CCECC is committed to increasing childcare slots in communities by building capacity in existing centers and helping emerging providers open new childcare centers and family daycare facilities. We plan to use these funds to support early childhood professionals currently working in our community and those looking to enter the field. Strengthen Chaffee County’s early childhood workforce By doing so, you will be able to secure a new childcare frame. These funds will help providers access early childhood mental health counseling, professional development, and more, as well as help create early childhood training programs and alternative pools across the county.
Lindsey Cali, Executive Director of MENTOR Colorado, said:
MENTOR Colorado’s goals are clear. To ensure that all young people in Colorado have quality mentoring relationships. We are on a mission to change the quality and vastly increase the quantity of mentoring relationships for Colorado’s youth.
In recent months, Collegiate Peaks Bank’s parent company, Glacier Bank, has been ranked #8 on Forbes’ 2022 America’s Best Banks list. Creditworthiness and Profitability (Rankings and methodology information available at www.forbes.com).
Collegiate Peaks Bank is committed to supporting the communities we serve, making it an important part of our corporate culture. Bank employees donate their time and energy to causes that help build a strong community spirit and contribute to the success of the businesses, organizations and individuals around them.
The bank was founded in Buena Vista, Colorado in the mid-1980s by a group of local community members. The bank was acquired by Glacier Bancorp, Inc. on February 1, 2018. The bank is now a division of Glacier Bank, a regional bank holding. Glacier Bank provides commercial banking services in 143 communities through 224 banking offices.
Collegiate Peaks Bank continues to build strong relationships within the communities where we live and work by emphasizing personalized service combined with all the resources of larger banking organizations.
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. is headquartered in Kalispell, Montana and includes Altabank (American Fork, Utah), Bank of the San Juans (Durango, Colorado), Citizens Community Bank (Pocatello, Idaho) and Collegiate Peaks Bank (Buena Vista). It has business divisions such as , Colorado), 1st Bank of Montana (Lewistown, MT), 1st Bank of Wyoming (Powell, WY), 1st Community Bank Utah (Layton, UT), 1st Security Bank (Bozeman, MT), 1st Security Bank of Missoula (Missoula, MT), First State Bank (Wheatland, WY), Glacier Bank (Kalispell, MT), Heritage Bank of Nevada (Reno, NV), Mountain West Bank (Coeur d’Alene, ID) , North Cascades Bank (Chelan, WA) ), Foothills Bank (Yuma, Arizona), Valley Bank of Helena (Helena, MT), and Western Security Bank (Billings, MT). Our bank serves individuals, small businesses, community organizations and public bodies. We pursue a community banking philosophy, emphasizing personalized service combined with all the resources of larger banking organizations.
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