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Farmers Bank hands out holiday gifts to givers
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Seven nonprofit organizations received between $200 and $500 last Wednesday at Farmers Bank & Trusts 15th annual Charity Holiday Coffee. They are, from left: Salvation Army, represented by Jane Berg, $500; Golden Belt Humane Society, Bobbi King, $500; Heartland Center for Spirituality, Marcia Berchek, $400; Central Kansas Association for the Visually Impaired, Sister Corona Bayer, $300; Meals on Wheels, Mary Lou Warren, $200; Kans for Kids Fighting Cancer Foundation, Deb Reif, $200; and United Way of Central Kansas, Julie Smith, $200. - photo by Susan Thacker/Great Bend Tribune
Farmers Bank & Trust donated $5,400 to local nonprofit organizations this past week, at its 15th annual Charity Holiday Coffee. The bank branch at 10th and Harrison in Great Bend was packed with area volunteers on Wednesday morning, as names of the organizations were drawn. More than 30 organizations received monetary gifts ranging from $50 to $500.