First Bank Remains On A Roll for Junior Achievement Program

Thanks to branch fundraising efforts in October, First Bank employees in the Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego County helped raise $7,960 to support Junior Achievement of Southern California (JASoCal).

First Bank’s fundraising efforts, which included selling Paper Pop Cards and the raffling off of bikes, theatre tickets and other products, culminated in the annual Play-4-JA Bowl-a-Thon at Fountain Valley Bowl in Fountain Valley, California.

First Bank branches participating in Play4JA include: Newport Beach; Huntington Beach; Yorba Linda; Goldenwest; Irvine; Westminster; Marina del Rey; Laguna Niguel; Costa Mesa; Corona; Fullerton; Riverside; Westside; and Otay Mesa.

This was First Bank’s 10th year participating in this annual fundraiser. In that time, First Bank has been able to raise over $50,000. In 2016, First Bank employees in Orange County, Los Angeles and San Diego counties have already provided over 400 volunteer hours to JA.

Founded in 1954, JASoCal is the Southern California arm of Junior Achievement. Today, 25 experimental programs are offered to students during the school day and through afterschool programs.

First Bank is one of the largest privately owned banks in the country with over $6.1 billion in assets and over 100 locations in California, Illinois, and Missouri.

PHOTO CAPTIONS :

Photo 1 – From left, Ashley Jue (First Bank), Brian Moorehead (guest) and Susan Montoya (First Bank).

Photo 2 – From left, Julie Bechtol (First Bank), Alicia Munoz (First Bank), John (guest), Mojgan Taghehchian.

Photo 3 – Nichole Thompson (First Bank) NJ (guest) and Peggy Ramler (First Bank).

Photo 4 – From left, Susan Montoya (First Bank) Sue Gee (First Bank), Ashley Jue (First Bank), Debra Wanbaugh (First Bank), Christine Shewbridge (Junior Achievement of Orange County), Steve Fiata (First Bank) and Ellen Fiata (guest).

Photo 5 – From left, Sophak Ok (First Bank), Joan Hundley (First Bank), Lien Phung (First Bank), Trent (guest) and Mai Tran (First Bank).