Purchase with a Purpose Check Presentations | Summer 2024
We recently ended our “Purchase with a Purpose” Debit Card Campaign in which a $1.00 donation was made to local charities with every Stillman Bank Debit Card transaction up to $15,000! We were excited to be able to present checks for $2,500 to 6 non-profit organizations throughout the Rock River Valley!
Headquartered in Rochelle, Foundation for Focus House receives and administers contributions, gifts, memorials, and bequests for the exclusive purpose of enhancing programming at Focus House. Focus House is a youth residential facility operated by the Ogle County Probation Department. They provide 24-hour care services for troubled youth residing throughout Northern Illinois, including residential care, on-site schooling and education, counseling, health care, leisure/recreation activities, and post-discharge (aftercare) services. Through their commitment to children, their residents are given the opportunity to develop self-worth, responsibility, and respect — enabling them to successfully return to their families and communities. https://www.foundationforfocushouse.com/
“Hoo” Haven Wildlife Rehab & Education Center
“Hoo” Haven is dedicated to rehabilitating and releasing, sick, injured, and orphaned, North American Wildlife as well as educating individuals on the importance of the conservation. https://www.hoohaven.org/
Stillman Bank Retail Office Manager Kelly Carlos (right) presents the $2,500 check to “Hoo” Haven Wildlife Rehab Director Karen Herdklotz (left) and “Hoo” Haven Wildlife Rehab Business Manager Steven Herdklotz (center).
The Maggie & Amos Foundation was established in 2017 following the tragic loss of Maggie and Amos (Rosko) Meyer in October of 2016. The purpose of the foundation is to memorialize the lives of Maggie and Amos through charitable donations and scholarships. https://www.facebook.com/maggieamosmeyer/
Stillman Bank Senior Vice President Pat Donahue (right) and Teller Supervisor/Retail Banker Jodi Peters (left) present the $2,500 check to Maggie & Amos Foundation members Megan Dettman, Stephanie White & Lynn Kalnins (center).
Marshmallow’s Hope is a nonprofit organization dedicated to youth suicide prevention and mental health advocacy. https://marshmallowshope.org/
Stillman Bank Executive Vice President Ed Munguia (left) presents the $2,500 check to Marshmallow’s Hope Outreach Coordinator Bev Pomering (right)
Founded in 1984, Serenity Hospice & Home offers the patient and their family a home-like environment, while providing the full complement of Hospice’s comfort-oriented care and services. These services include expert pain and symptom management, 24-hour nursing care, assistance with tasks of daily living, friendly visits from volunteers, spiritual, and psychosocial counseling for patients and their loved ones, and bereavement care and support for surviving family members. https://serenityhospiceandhome.org/
Stillman Bank Senior Vice President Pat Donahue (left) and Teller Supervisor/Retail Banker Jodi Peters (right) present the $2,500 check to Serenity Hospice & Home CEO Lynn Knodle.
Shining Star Children’s Advocacy Center
Shining Star Children’s Advocacy Center has been providing services for child abuse victims and their families in Lee & Ogle Counties since 2002. https://shiningstarcac.com/
