First National Bank Participates in 2008 Business/Education Connections Initiative

Pictured above:  Class of Beloit Memorial High School freshmen with First National Bank and Trust President and CEO, Steve Eldred.

On Thursday, May 15th, a class of freshmen students from Beloit Memorial High School visited First National Bank and Trust Company as part of a 2008 Business/Education Connections Initiative.  As a proud partner of the initiative, First National Bank employees dressed in purple to show their support of Beloit Memorial High School. 

Training Director and Security Officer, Anne Godare, coordinated a tour of the Grand Avenue Corporate Office.  Lisa Grover, Vice President of Consumer and Residential Lending, shared the loan process as well as emphasized the importance of keeping their credit in good standing.  Anna Toye, Human Resource Generalist, reviewed the job application process with the students.  They also learned about employment opportunities at First National Bank to help them explore banking as a career goal.  Assistant Vice President and Marketing Director, Laura Pomerene, taught the students about the role and responsibilities of the Marketing function.  Through this process, the students had the opportunity to create a headline on the bank's website for First National's "Teen Checking" product, based on the features and benefits they feel are important in a checking account.

The tour concluded with a visit from President and CEO, Steve Eldred.  Steve explained the general operation of a bank - the deposits a bank takes in are used to make loans to residents and businesses in the community.  He also passed out "samples from the vault - crisp $10 bills" to each student in attendance and $50 towards a classroom pizza party!

Centre 1 Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company of First National Bank and Trust Company.  First National Bank and Trust Company is a diversified financial services corporation headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin.  Chartered in 1882, First National Bank and Trust Company now serves more than 24,000 households in six communities and eleven locations in Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois.  Commitment to full service banking, investments, asset management and exceptional service has positioned First National Bank and Trust Company as a stateline leader in the industry.

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