First Bank Helps Keep St. Louisans Cool This Summer

With summer heating up, First Bank employees raised $4,554 and donated 46 new air conditioners to EnergyCare, a non-profit organization located in St. Louis. The donation took place on Thursday, July 6 at First Bank’s Operation Center in Hazelwood, Missouri.

“I cannot thank our employees enough for their generous donations,” said Ed Furman, First Bank Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer who organized the employee effort with First Banks, Inc. matching their funds. “Their spirited contributions will help keep many people cool and safe this summer.”

Helping Furman load the air conditioners onto the van was EnergyCare Executive Director Tim O’Dea, Jana Ngugi (EnergyCare), Catherine Hawkins (EnergyCare), Xavier Koenig (First Bank), and Greg Bissell (First Bank).

Since 1999, First Bank employees have collected 800 AC units to EnergyCare for a total value of $80,549. Combined with First Bank’s blanket drives in the winter, First Bank has donated $143,000 to EnergyCare to help the area’s at-risk population.

EnergyCare www.energycare.org relies on generous donations to help keep low-income, homebound and medically-at-risk people safe. EnergyCare provides energy-related services and information for the low-income elderly, ill, disabled and families with young children in St. Louis City and County. Donations are tax deductible. For information, please call 314-773-5900.

First Bank firstbanks.com is one of the largest privately owned banks in the country with $5.93 billion in assets and 111 locations in Missouri, Illinois, and California.

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Photo Captions

1 – The EnergyCare team with First Bank employees.

2 – Tim O’Dea of EnergyCare shows off the new air conditioners donated by First Bank.

3 – First Bank’s Ed Furman lifts an air conditioner onto the EnergyCare van.

4 - First Bank’s Ed Furman (left) shakes hands with EnergyCare’s Tim O’Dea following the donation of 46 new air conditioners to the non-profit organization.

5 – First Bank donated 46 new air conditioners to EnergyCare.