Bank of the Sierra Awards $7K in Grants to Central Coast Non-Profits
November 9, 2017
Porterville, CA – Bank of the Sierra announced that $7,000 was awarded to three non-profit organizations in San Luis Obispo, Atascadero, and Paso Robles through its Sierra Grant Program. The organizations that received funding were Assistance League of San Luis Obispo, Los Padres Council Boy Scouts of America, and Paso Robles Youth Arts Foundation.
The organizations listed above will use these funds for various community initiatives. Assistance League of San Luis Obispo County will use their funds to clothe 22 underprivileged K through 12th grade students. Los Padres Council Boy Scouts of America will maintain their youth programs, provide funding to underprivileged children who cannot afford to participate in their programs, and recover from a fire that damaged their outdoor school and resident camp. Paso Robles Youth Arts Foundation intends to use their grant to continue their mission of youth enrichment, in the form of free classes in visual and performing arts for low-income youth.
Kevin McPhaill, Bank President and CEO expressed his gratitude, “We are thankful for the opportunity to work with organizations that so graciously support the members of our communities.”
About the Sierra Grant Program
Since its inception in 2004 the Sierra Grant Program has been responsible for donating over 1.7 million dollars to organizations that improve local communities. Non-profits who wish to apply for a Sierra Grant can pick up an instructional brochure at any Bank of the Sierra branch, or visit the bank’s web site at www.bankofthesierra.com/resources/sierra-grant-program.
About Bank of the Sierra
Bank of the Sierra is in its 40th year of operations and is the largest independent bank headquartered in the San Joaquin Valley. Bank of the Sierra is a community-centric regional bank, which offers a full range of retail and commercial banking services via 39 full-service branches located throughout California’s South San Joaquin Valley and neighboring communities, on the Central Coast, and in Southern California locations including the Santa Clara Valley. The bank also maintains an online branch, and provides specialized lending services through an agricultural credit center, a real estate industries center, and an SBA center.
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