Local banks support ACE Giving Day by helping with “Build-a-Bank” service project

Sept. 29, 2014 - PRLog -- Banks building banks will be quite the sight this Friday as local financial institutions come together to support one of the community’s most impactful programs, the ACE Scholarship Program.

Caprock High School students will work side-by-side with community volunteers to build 30 banks in which to collect donations.

To help reach ACE’s $2 million fundraising goal, these banks will be placed around Amarillo at businesses and schools. People will be able to easily support ACE by dropping change or a few spare dollars into the banks.

Participating banks include FirstCapital Bank Texas and FirstBank Southwest.

President and CEO of the Amarillo Area Foundation, Clay Stribling shares his gratitude for the banks’ support, “It isn’t always about making a monetary donation; volunteering makes a significant impact. We are extremely grateful to have local banks helping with this project.”

The banks will take on the “Build-a-Bank” project this Friday, October 3 at 9:00 am and 1:00 pm at The Shop located at 2401 Hobbs Road in Amarillo, TX. Special thanks goes out to The Shop and to Culligan of Amarillo for donating the use of their water jugs for this project.

About ACE

Since 1994, the Amarillo Area Foundation’s ACE Scholarship Program has benefitted students from Palo Duro and Caprock High Schools and since 2012, has been working with students who completed fifth grade at San Jacinto, Bivins and Margaret Wills Elementary Schools and are enrolled at Tascosa High School.

The scholarship program provides the opportunity for students to attend Amarillo College and West Texas A&M University for postsecondary certificates and degrees. ACE students must maintain at least an 85 grade point average, a 95% attendance record, and appropriate behavior while attending high school to receive payment for tuition, fees, and books for up to 130 semester hours at Amarillo College or West Texas A&M University.

About ACE Giving Day

The Amarillo Area Foundation announced it will celebrate the ACE Scholarship Program’s 20^th anniversary with a $2 million giving campaign for the ACE Scholarship Endowment.  On November 20, 2014, ACE will sponsor a 24-hour Giving Day, “ACE Giving Day.”

Donations may be given to the ACE Scholarship Program at AmarilloGives.org or call Amarillo Area Foundation at 806-376-4521. For additional information or to sign up as a volunteer for ACE Giving Day, contact Charlotte Rhodes at the Foundation number or at charlotte@aaf-hf.org.