Premier Bank recently donated a check to United Way of Defiance County for $10,000. The funds will be used to sponsor the 2023 United Way of Defiance County Hot Air Balloon Festival. All funds raised at the event will benefit the United Way of Defiance County’s Community Engagement Center.
“This year’s festival will be held on Saturday, August 5 at the Defiance County Airport. The annual event will feature hot air balloons, live music, kids’ fun zone, delicious food, and the marketplace,” explained Abby Wolfrum, Executive Director, United Way of Defiance County. “We’re thankful to Premier Bank and all our sponsors and volunteers that make this event a success. Each year we have about 5,000 attendees. We’re looking forward to this year being even bigger.”
“We are so proud to partner with the United Way of Defiance County to support local community initiatives such as the United Way of Defiance County Hot Air Balloon Festival,” said Trish Gelsomino, Foundation Giving Coordinator, Premier Bank. “Special events like the Hot Air Balloon Festival bring the meaning of LIVE UNITED to life by raising funds that are used to recruit volunteers for local community events and collect donations for local food pantries and shelters right here in Defiance County.”
For more information regarding United Way of Defiance County, please call 419-782-3510 or visit UnitedWayDefiance.org*.
About Premier Bank
Premier Bank, headquartered in Youngstown Ohio, operates 75 branches and 10 loan offices in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania and West Virginia (West Virginia office operates as Home Savings Bank) and serves clients through a team of wealth professionals dedicated to each community banking branch. The holding company for Premier Bank and First Insurance Group is Premier Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: PFC), headquartered in Defiance, Ohio. First Insurance Group is a full-service insurance agency with nine offices in Ohio. For more information, visit the company’s website at YourPremierBank.com.
