Friend Helping Friends
Our Friend Helping Friends Program is our long-term commitment to local giving, scholarship, and volunteerism.
Team Friend
Every Friend full time employee receives 40 hours of paid time, annually, to volunteer in our community. When friends help friends, everyone benefits.
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Giving
Friend invests in our community in many ways, including our annual Friend Giving Trees, Community Shred Days, and annual participation in United Way. In addition, Friend helps to fund organizations in the following areas: youth, the elderly, education, the arts, and community development.
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Marjorie Harris Endowment
In 2019, Friend Bank announced a $50,000 gift to the Slocomb Alumni Association in memory of Marjorie Hughes Harris. The Endowment is used exclusively to support ongoing projects that benefit teachers and students.
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Paul Kennedy Farm Family Award
The Geneva County Outstanding Farm Family award is presented annually in memory of Mr. Paul Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy spent his entire career in farming and agricultural businesses. He was a passionate advocate for the farming community which was the driving reason he helped establish City Bank of Hartford.
- 2023 Sanders Family
- 2022 Aplin Farms
- 2021 McGriff Farms
- 2019 Watkins Family Farms
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