Wednesday Heidi Shultz, President of Independence Bank was joined by co-workers Cristina Ojeda-Garrison and Tamara Phillips, as they presented a $1776 check to The Gentry House in Murray as part of a philanthropy partnership with WKMS listeners this spring.
Independence Bank helped WKMS, Murray State’s NPR station, take fundraising to a revolutionary level. Wednesday, April 13th, they offered to donate $17.76 for every donor who made their gift to the WKMS pledge drive that day.
60 donors raised over $8,700 for their public radio service that Wednesday – inspiring Independence Bank to go above and beyond their pledge to donate a full $1776 to Gentry House for their services as an emergency transitional homeless shelter for children and families in Calloway County. The Gentry House is particularly important to children whose families would otherwise be homeless, because it gives them stability and support during a difficult time in their young lives.
This philanthropy partnership allows WKMS to continue broadcasting enriching programs as part of the educational mission of Murray State University, while also helping The Gentry House gain more community awareness and funding for its critical mission.
In 2015, Independence Bank gave back over $1 million to the communities they serve. “As a community bank, it's important to us that Independence Bank makes the communities we serve a better place. By choosing to do business with Independence Bank, our customers are choosing to make a difference right here at home,” said Shultz. Independence Bank is a local community bank with 22 locations throughout the Commonwealth, including recent expansion into Graves County and a second location in Murray in 2016.
