Pub. 11 2020 Issue 2

Pub. 11 2020 I Issue 2 9 West Virginia Banker  communityCORNER Continued on Page 10 FARMERS BANK OF WEST VIRGINIA FBSC Cares ( www.fbsccares.com) : We created and launched a microsite to help promote local business and highlight all of those serving on the front lines in our communities. The site features the offerings of local retail stores and restau- rants, which were split up by county. We included a page titled “Local Heroes” to honor all of those serving on the front lines in our communities. The site also features a page for local nonprofits. Each day during Nurse Appreciation Week, we hosted a small giveaway to give back to and thank the local medical staff serving on the front lines to keep our communities safe. We also used this as an opportunity to feature prizes from local restaurants in our communities. OHIO VALLEY BANK Mario Liberatore, president of West Virginia, Ohio Valley Bank, delivered 5,000 masks donated by the bank to Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleas- ant, West Virginia. This donation will help sustain the community hospital’s needed PPE supplies. Ohio Valley Bank secured and donated 5,000 masks to the Hoops Family Childrens Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. Pictured L-R: J.K. Fife, asst. director materials management, Cabell Huntington Hospital; Kevin Fowler, CEO, Cabell Huntington Hos- pital; Chris President, vice president, Business Development West Virginia, Ohio Valley Bank; John Meadows, storeroom coordinator, Cabell Huntington Hospital; and Kristi Arrowood, director of development, Mountain Health Network Foundations. Ohio Valley Bank launched a free virtual classroom in April. The classroom was widely used by West Virginia elementary and middle school teachers as a resource when schools closed and lessons moved online. Taught by OVB’s Financial Literacy Leader Hope Roush, each of the five initial lessons centers on dif- ferent aspects of saving and budgeting. The OVB Virtual Classroom can be found on the Bank’s website at https://www.ovbc.com/kids/virtual-classroom. PREMIER BANK On Monday evening, March 23rd, six of Premier Bank’s Braxton County office employees volunteered to fill food boxes at the Mountaineer Food Bank. Due to the increased demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, the food bank depended heavily on volunteers to help them prepare the boxes for distribution. Employees responding to the call were: Kathy Given, Amy Wilson, Melissa Case, Kara Conley, Heather Lloyd and Jim McQuain.