Sunflower Bank, N.A. Announces 2023 Community Partner Award Recipients

In October 2023, we announced the creation of a new Community Partner Award program, led by our Community Affairs Office. The Community Partner Awards recognize outstanding individuals and organizations in Sunflower Bank and First National 1870 communities through seventeen grants of $3,000 to $15,000 that total $80,000. Award recipients have been named and we congratulate them for their important work and thank them for their impact on their respective communities.

“’Bringing out the best in the lives we touch ... Creating Possibility.’, is our mission statement. By establishing the Sunflower Bank, N.A. Community Partner Award, we’re excited to provide much-needed support and recognition to wonderful local partners that enhance our communities,” said Danny Spears, Community Reinvestment Act Program Director for Sunflower Bank, N.A.

Creating Possibility Award Recipients

• Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas - Salina, KS
• Credit Coalition – Houston, TX

In the Lives We Touch Award Recipients

• Local First Arizona – Phoenix, AZ
• Gateway Domestic Violence Services – Aurora, CO
• Family Crisis Center – Great Bend, KS
• Family Strengths Network – Los Alamos, NM
• Black Women in Business – Austin, TX

Bringing Out the Best Award Recipients

• St. Vincent de Paul – Phoenix, AZ
• Longmont Meals on Wheels – Longmont, CO
• United Way of Central Kansas – Great Bend, KS
• Communities In Schools of New Mexico – Santa Fe, NM
• Chef to the Shelters – Dallas, TX

Empowerment Award Recipients

• New Freedom Ops – Phoenix, AZ
• Raise the Future – Denver, CO
• Boys & Girls Club of South Central Kansas – Wichita, KS
• Santa Fe Community Foundation – Santa Fe, NM
• El Pasoans Fighting Hunger – El Paso, TX

To learn more about the Community Partner awards, the nomination process, and the award recipients, visit the Community Partner Awards page on our website.

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