Community Impact Stories

Sunflower Bank Employee Organizes Benefit Golf Tournament for 17th 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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25 Points of Impact for 25 Years of Our ABC Program

Since 2001, Sunflower Bank’s ABC Program for Education has been one of the most consistent ways we invest in the communities we serve. What began in Kansas has grown into a multi-state program that rewards students for academic achievement, donates to local schools, and builds relationships that go far beyond the branch.

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Summer Interns Lead Efforts to Serve Dallas Neighbors at Brother Bill's Helping Hand

Investing in the communities where we live and work is something we encourage across our entire footprint. Our interns this summer heard that call and acted: organizing a volunteer day at Brother Bill's Helping Hand, a nonprofit that provides food, healthcare, and educational programming to those in need across North Texas.

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Sunflower Bank Commits $15 Million to St. Rest Phase One, Expanding Access to Affordable Housing in South Los Angeles

Sunflower Bank has committed $15 million in construction financing for St. Rest Phase One, a 62-unit affordable housing development in South Los Angeles. The project will serve low- and moderate-income households and is expected to be completed in late 2027. Developed in partnership with Logos Faith Development, it repurposes church-owned land to expand access to affordable housing. The initiative highlights collaboration between financial institutions, developers, and community organizations to address the region’s housing crisis.

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Sunflower Bank Supports Military Families Through Partnership with GoVA Foundation

Sunflower Bank partners with GoVA to deliver financial education tools for military families in California, boosting budgeting skills, stability, and long‑term wellness.

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Sunflower Bank Supports Ability360’s Mission of Inclusion Through the 360 Golf Classic

We believe in strengthening the communities we serve by supporting organizations that expand access, remove barriers, and create opportunities for all. This is why it was natural for our team to align with Ability360 and support the 2026 360 Golf Classic, an event that directly fuels programming for young athletes with disabilities.

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Summer Interns Organize Food Drive and Volunteer Day in Dallas, TX

We encourage all our team members to be involved and give back to organizations that are making a difference in their communities. This summer, a group of interns took that call to heart and decided to extend their summer impact beyond what they were doing for the bank, organizing a food drive and volunteer day at The Stewpot, a Dallas nonprofit that supports individuals and families experiencing poverty and homelessness.

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Personal Experience Connects Sunflower Bank to Support Raise the Future

Sunflower Bank’s most impactful community partnerships are often rooted in personal connections. For Marc Hendrikson, a Commercial Relationship Manager with the Construction Trades Banking team in Broomfield, CO, his journey with Raise the Future (Raise) is rooted in his own experience as an adoptive parent that started well before the bank became a partner.

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Sunflower Bank’s Kickoff Kid Program Offers Young Fans the Ultimate Gameday Experience

For more than a decade, the Sunflower Bank Kickoff Kid program has been a game day tradition at Kansas State University, giving young fans a unique opportunity to be part of the action while strengthening our ties to the Wildcat community.

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