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Community Impact Stories
Our focus on improving the communities we serve allows us to discover truly remarkable opportunities to contribute financial investments, volunteer activities and philanthropic support to valuable organizations while building lasting connections that will impact our communities for years to come. We look forward to continuing to build on and share these stories.
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Sunflower Bank’s ABC Program for Education: Creating Lasting Impact on Local Schools
Since its launch in 2001, the ABC Program for Education has been at the center of the Sunflower Bank’s investment in schools in our communities. By leveraging everyday banking activities, the program generates funds to help schools purchase essential resources, launch new initiatives, and support academic success.
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Sunflower Bank Partners with Houston-Area Veterans Organizations to Support Active-Duty Military
Each year in the Houston, TX area, radio station 100.3 The Bull leads an annual “10,000 for the Troops” campaign encouraging their listeners and community to collect thank you cards for active-duty service members. The mission of “10,000 for the Troops” is to ensure that those currently serving in our military receive the support and recognition they deserve. Sunflower Bank, driven by the efforts of Assistant Branch Manager Alicia Smith, helped contribute over 1,200 cards to this cause in 2024.
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Sunflower Bank Employee Organizes Benefit Golf Tournament for 15th Year
Our community involvement is more than a commitment—it’s a passion. It’s why we have examples on our team like Charlotte Vazquez, Senior Branch Manager in Pueblo, CO. When Charlotte’s husband passed away in 2008, she decided to keep his memory alive by organizing a benefit golf tournament in his name.
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Sunflower Bank and Habitat for Humanity Unite in Multiple Markets to Support Affordable Housing
Habitat for Humanity is an organization that has built a unique partnership with our bank in recent years. Multiple independent relationships have grown between our banking and mortgage teams and their local Habitat for Humanity locations in different areas across the country. We take pride in our partnerships with community organizations and recognize the impact these partnerships can make, so encourage these locally driven partnerships whenever possible.
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Sunflower Bank Commits $4.5 Million to the Willow Estates Affordable Housing Development Project in Colby, KS
Sunflower Bank is committed to enhancing the communities in which our employees and customers live, work, and raise their families. The Willow Estates project in Colby, KS was a perfect investment opportunity for us to help address a growing housing need in one of our communities.
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Santa Fe Community Honors the Memory of Guardian Mortgage Employee with “Move for the Museum” Fundraising Event
To the First National 1870 community, the late Michaelann Perea was not only an outstanding Guardian Mortgage Area Manager in New Mexico, she was a beloved and accomplished colleague and a generous friend. When she tragically passed away on September 7, 2022, her death not only affected her bank family but the entire community of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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