{"id":44348,"date":"2024-06-11T12:50:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=44348"},"modified":"2024-06-10T12:52:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T16:52:53","slug":"united-way-of-defiance-county-receives-donation-from-premier-bank-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/united-way-of-defiance-county-receives-donation-from-premier-bank-3\/","title":{"rendered":"UNITED WAY OF DEFIANCE COUNTY RECEIVES DONATION FROM PREMIER BANK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pictured left to right: Kenna Wagner, Market and CEC Director, United Way of Defiance County; Gwen Anderson, Office Manager, United Way of Defiance County; Abby Wolfrum, Executive Director, United Way of Defiance County and Jim Williams, EVP, Northern Market Area President, Premier Bank<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Premier Bank recently donated a check to United Way of Defiance County for $10,000. The funds will be used for the presenting sponsorship level of the 2024 United Way of Defiance County Hot Air Balloon Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All funds raised at the family event will benefit the United Way of Defiance County\u2019s Community Engagement Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe 10th Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival will be held on Saturday, August 3 at the Defiance County Airport. Flights are scheduled for Saturday morning and evening with an encore glow event at the end of the night. The annual event will also feature live music, kids\u2019 fun zone, delicious food, and the marketplace,\u201d explained Abby Wolfrum, Executive Director, United Way of Defiance County. \u201cWe\u2019re thankful to Premier Bank and all our sponsors and volunteers that make this event a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each year we have about 5,000 attendees from around the region. We\u2019re looking forward to this year being even bigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are so proud to partner with the United Way of Defiance County to support local community initiatives such as the 10th<\/sup> Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival,\u201d said Trish Gelsomino, Foundation Giving Coordinator, Premier Bank. \u201cSpecial 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 <\/strong>in Defiance County.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information regarding United Way of Defiance County, please call 419-782-3510 or visit UnitedWayDefiance.org*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Premier Bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Premier Bank, headquartered in Youngstown Ohio, operates 74 branches and 9 loan offices in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pennsylvania and also serves clients through a team of wealth professionals dedicated to each community banking branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The holding company for Premier Bank is Premier Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: PFC), headquartered in Defiance, Ohio. For more information, visit the company\u2019s website at YourPremierBank.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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