Berne, Ind. – First Bank of Berne donated $1,000 to the Berne Volunteer Fire Department. Presenting the check is Phil Goodwin, First Bank of Berne Business Banker and Treasurer for the Berne Volunteer Fire Department. Accepting the check is John Crider, Berne Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief.

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First Bank of Berne has been honored as a Five Star Member of the Indiana Bankers Association. The award was presented on April 27, received by (l to r) Kent Liechty, First Bank of Berne President and Jenilee Bransteter, Business Banking Manager. The award was presented by Laurie Rees, IBA Vice President-Education & Training, in recognition of First Bank of Berne’s Association involvement throughout 2021.

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Berne, Ind. – First Bank of Berne donated $6,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Adams County. Pictured is Zach Myers, Business Banker; Kent Liechty, First Bank of Berne President; Heath Moser, Executive Director of Boys and Girls Club of Adams County; Abby Ruble, South Adams Unit Director; Kyla Lengerich, Deposit Services Manager; and Nathan Liechty, Agribusiness Banker and Board Vice President of Boys and Girls Club of Adams County.

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Berne, Ind. – First Bank of Berne donated $1,000 to Growing Hope Globally. Pictured are Tim Tobias, Agribusiness Banker/Crop Insurance Services; Matt Voshell, Agribusiness Banker; Jeff Lehman, Partner at Lehman Feed Mill and Co-Chairman of the Adams County GHG Growing Project; and Nathan Liechty, Agribusiness Banker and Co-Chairman of the Adams County GHG Growing Project. Not pictured but also Co-Chairmen of the Adams County GHG Growing project is Rich Rhodes and Phil Eicher.

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Portland, Ind. – First Bank of Berne donated $2,920 to Jay Community Center. Presenting the check is Tracy Carpenter, Portland First Bank of Berne Branch Manager and accepting the check is Kyle Cook, Jay Community Center Executive Director.

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First Bank of Berne is a Designer Purse Sponsor for the upcoming Junior Achievement Designer Purse Bingo on Friday, April 22. Presenting the purses are (l to r) Penny Parrish, Decatur Branch Manager; Jessie Hunter, Personal Banker; Kalisha Roe, Teller; and Brittany Looser, Teller.

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First Bank of Berne Donated $1,000 to Family Centered Services. Presenting the check are (l to r) Christina Leistman, Bluffton Branch Personal Banker and Erica Bennett, Bluffton Branch Manager. Receiving the check is Ashleigh King, Director of HR and Resources Development and Paige Hamilton, Chief Executive Officer.

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First Bank of Berne Donated $500 to Community Care of Wells County. Presenting the check is (l to r) Erica Bennett, Bluffton Branch Manager. Accepting the check is Chris Walker, Executive Director of Community Care and Andrea Dimond, Operations Manager of Grace and Mercy.

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Kokomo, Ind- First Bank of Berne donated to the Professional Karate Commission for their Spring Smash event. Pictured is (l to r) Ian Hewitt, student; Gabriel Heiskell, student; Corina Aguirre, Kokomo Branch Manager, and Sensei Donnie Michael. Hewitt has been a student for four years and is a purple belt. Heiskell has been a student for five years and is also a purple belt. They will both be competing in this year’s Spring Smash. Sensei Donnie Michael is a six degree black belt, with World Champion titles earned over his forty year career in martial arts.

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The Peru Branch of First Bank of Berne recently donated $2000 to the North Miami Future Farmers of America Dairy Team. Accepting the donation were the students on the North Miami FFA Dairy Team: (l to r) Calvin Wilderman, Jordan Weaver, Alaina Weaver, and Audrey Piel. First Bank of Berne Peru Branch Manager Jennifer Ash presented the check. 

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