Centennial Bank's "Penny" made an appearance at Stenstrom Elementary for their "Teach In" program on Tuesday.
Penny was able to visit with Mrs. Forbus's Kindergarten class as well as Mrs. Ellis's Fifth grade class. Centennial donated some First Account saving kits along with pens and pads and taught lessons about banking and the banking system.
Thanks to all the teachers and kids for such a fun event!
The Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition has partnered with Centennial Bank to promote child passenger safety. Certified technicians inspected the car seats of any parent who brought their car, child, and seat to Centennial Bank locations, most recently at the Key Largo branch.
Techs and fire department personnel worked with parents to properly fit the seat into their car, and the child safely into the seat. Many seats did not pass inspection and low cost, certified car seats were available to replace them. Firefighters destroyed the unsafe seats so they could never be used again.
Florida Keys Healthy Start and Centennial Bank want to educate parents on the following points:
3 out of 4 car seats are improperly installed
For more information see www.keyshealthystart.org.
Centennial Bank Orlando was proud to participate in the 5th Annual Clermont Kiwanis Oakley Seaver Memorial Golf Tournament, a fundraiser for Take Stock in Children.
Take Stock in Children is a non-profit comprehensive program that helps low-income and at-risk students escape the cycle of poverty through education. Take Stock in Children provide students college scholarships, volunteer mentor, student advocates, case managers and tutoring.
In this picture, front is Trisha Fohr, Kathy Scherer. Back is Bob Garrison, Bryan Hoover with Take Stock in Children and Rebecca Shea.
Logan Nelson’s eyes widened Tuesday when he saw what was waiting for him. And Centennial Bank operations manager Lyn Foshee was almost equally excited to make the presentation … if not more so.
The Fort Myers Softball Club recently won a co-ed tournament and donated the event’s proceeds to Logan. But not only that, they donated their purple and gold trophy.
Nine-year old Logan was severely burned in July behind his Punta Gorda home while playing with gasoline and fire. After extensive treatment at Shriner's Hospital in Cincinnati, Logan continues on his quest for a complete recovery.
“Here you go, buddy!” Foshee said as she presented the trophy in the Punta Gorda lobby of Centennial Bank. “This is almost as big as you are!”
The card attached from Angie Baker with the Fort Myers Softball Club echoed the sentiments of the entire Southwest Florida community.
“We are wishing you a speed recovery! We are all rooting for you!”
Logan Nelson’s eyes widen as Lyn Foshee of the Centennial Bank branch in Punta Gorda presents him with a trophy from the Fort Myers Softball Club.
Logan Nelson reads words of encouragement from the Fort Myers Softball Club as his grandmother, Elizabeth Nelson, stands nearby.
(l to r): Claire Chronister, Centennial Bank: Logan Nelson; Elizabeth Nelson, Logan’s grandmother; Lyn Foshee, Centennial Bank.
Centennial Bank recently donated $16,500 to Quitman Public Schools for their new football scoreboard! The Quitman Bulldogs were also presented the trophy for winning the first Centennial Bank Classic, 46-43 over the Conway Christian Eagles. The contest is expected to become an annual event.
Pictured (from left) Centennial Bank C.E.O. Randy Sims, Quitman School Superintendent Larry Freeman, Rhonda Bradford, Susan Johnson, Centennial Bank Market President David Druey and also on hand for the presentation was Blake Browning, vice president of Business Development.
Centennial Bank in Crawfordville sponsored Wakulla County's "Welcome Back Breakfast" for the district's entire instructional staff.
Over 400 people were served a hot breakfast and enjoyed a program which featured comments from the Superintendent, the district's Teacher of the Year, and special guest, Dr. Dale Henry, a nationally known motivational speaker. Each teacher received a Centennial Bank coffee cup, pens, and note pads. Several employees were there to greet and mingle with the teachers and staff including: Jim Haynes, Wally Dodson, Susan Payne Turner, Niki Lawhon, Candace Hicks, Tina Langston, and Jerry Evans.
This event was a home run for the bank and may become an annual event.
Scott Hayes with Carol Westergren (City of Beebe Clerk) presenting a $50 check for 5K American Legion Women's Auxiliary sponsorship.
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The American Legion Auxiliary is the world’s largest women’s patriotic service organization. Through its nearly 10,500 units located in every state and some foreign countries, the Auxiliary embodies the spirit of America that has prevailed through war and peace. Along with The American Legion, it solidly stands behind America and her ideals. Find out more http://www.legion.org/auxiliary.
Centennial Bank was proud to be present at Calhoun County Children's Coalition, 14th Annual Family Affair event! The event was held on Sat. Aug 6th from 8-11 at the W.T. Neal Civic Center in Blountstown, FL.
Children were given FREE school supplies and lots of other family friendly activities were present at the Affair. Centennial brought our entire Blountsown staff- and of course Penny- to play and interact with the children. Great family fun for the whole community!!!
Centennial Bank Employees: Brenda Cargile, Melody Smith, Pam Skinner, Eileen Cataldo, Vicki Montford, Anita Cantu
Centennial Bank was one of the proud sponsors of last weekends 'Jazz Jams Uptown' at Cranes Roost Park, Uptown Altamonte. The concert series, held Saturday, August 20 from 8-10 pm, was a free summer entertainment event and attracted hundreds of local residents and vendors to the Park- adding to the excitement of things to do and see. Jazz band Four 80 East was the final performance of the series- and we all had a seriously jazzy good time!
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Four 80 East performing live at Eddie Rose Amphitheater
Centennial Bank representatives: Bob Garrison, Rebecca Shea and David Felker speaking to spectators at our booth.
About Uptown Altamonte::
Uptown Altamonte was developed more than 20 years ago by the City to position the community as a central place where residents can live, work, and play. The area-wide development has allowed the City of Altamonte Springs to host some of the finest and most award-winning blend of residential, educational, healthcare, commercial and recreational uses in Central Florida.
We all know how difficult it is to save for the future. With rising prices of everything from food to fuel, it’s a challenge for some of us to stash into our savings account even $10 a month.
We all know it won’t be any easier for future generations, especially if they don’t learn to value of saving money at an early age.
The kids at the Boys & Girls Club of Lake and Sumter Counties (Fla.) received some valuable training in that area the week of July 11-15 when Kathy Scherer, manager of the Centennial Bank in Clermont, conduced financial training class, “Money Matters.”
Scherer covered everything from earning and spending to budgeting and saving toward college. Classes, highlighted by interactive games and role playing, were held daily for kids ages 5-14. There was even a field trip to Centennial Bank, where the children got a tour of the vaults and were entertained by “Penny,” the Centennial mascot.
Here are a few tips to help your children better prepare for their financial future:
