First Bank Helps Ready Children for Lifetime of Reading

First Bank opened up a new chapter with partner Ready Readers, donating $300 to the St. Louis literacy program for pre-school age children from low-income communities.

The donation will enable Ready Readers to purchase approximately 130 new books for children. Ready Readers is located in Overland.

First Bank’s Alisha Rooks made the donation to Lisa Greening, Ready Readers Executive Director. Rooks is Branch Manager at First Bank’s Brentwood Pointe location.

First Bank firstbanks.com is one of the largest privately owned banks in the country with $5.89 billion in assets and 129 locations in Missouri, Illinois, Florida, and California.

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Lisa Greening, left, Ready Readers Executive Director, accepts a $300 check from Alisha Rooks, Branch Manager at First Bank’s Brentwood Pointe location.