Forcht Bank recently began two new campaigns.
The Stick a Forcht in Hunger campaign is the bank’s annual food drive that will run through Dec. 15.
Customers, area residents and businesses are encouraged to bring nonperishable food items and monetary donations to any Forcht Bank location. Last year, Forcht Bank gathered 17,193 food items during its campaign.
Donations will go back into the same city in which they were collected.
- Barbourville: KCEOC Women’s Shelter
- Corbin: Grace on the Hill Food Pantry
- London: Redemption Church
- Williamsburg: Mt. Pisgah Church Food Pantry
- Burlington and Covington: GO Pantry
- Campbellsville: Green River Ministries
- Cincinnati: SEM Food Pantry
- Crittenden, Dry Ridge, and Williamstown: Spears Foundation Free Kitchen
- Greensburg: Green County Ministerial Association
- Lexington: God’s Pantry
- Louisville: Southwest Area Ministries & Jeffersontown Area Ministry
- Richmond: God’s Pantry
- Somerset: God’s Pantry
Forcht Bank has also opened its application process for its Community Impact Scholarship program. Applications will be accepted through Dec. 31.
A total of three $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to three graduating high school seniors.
Applicants are evaluated on various areas including GPA, two essays, honors and awards, employment and extracurricular activities, and community involvement and volunteering.
Last year there were over 100 applicants.
More details, including eligibility requirements, can be found by looking for the Community Impact Scholarship link on the Forcht Bank website at https://www.forchtbank.com/Discover/Community-Impact-Scholarship.
