Banterra donates to Boys and Girls Clubs

Banterra Bank has made a $35,000 donation to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Illinois.

"The Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Illinois offers thousands of young people in our communities the opportunity for a better future," said Jeff May, president of Banterra. "We want to make every effort to support the youth in the areas that we serve, as well as the growth of this organization, which will include a new facility in Marion coming in 2021."

"We are grateful and extremely thankful for Banterra's generous donation to the mission of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Illinois," said Tina Carpenter, CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs. "This donation will help so many youth involved in the organization to become caring, productive and responsible citizens and will certainly help our growth including our future facility in Marion."

Banterra was able to apply for a targeted impact fund through Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago that would benefit charity organizations that support populations hardest hit by COVID-19, as well as racial equity disparities across the district.