FirstBank Shoe Drive sponsored by Soles4Souls Select FirstBank locations are participating in a shoe drive benefitting Soles4Souls, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting poverty and reducing waste through recycling of unwanted shoes. Customers may drop off any lightly-used shoes at any of our participating Colorado branches April 5 – April 30. How does my donation help people? Soles4Souls distributes gently-used footwear to… Read More
Colorado Gives Day: One Day for All Coloradans Colorado Gives Day 2020 zipped past us and we’re happy to report that it was a MASSIVE success. In one day, 225,440 donations totaling over $50 million were made! 🙌🎉 That is an incredible figure and a powerful reminder that we can achieve something truly astounding when we come together. These donations will help 2,828… Read More
FirstBank Pays Over $25,000 in Grocery Bills for Colorado Shoppers The season of giving is here and FirstBank kicked off the festivities by paying for groceries for Colorado shoppers prior to the Thanksgiving weekend. When customers arrived at local King Soopers and City Market locations on Nov. 23, to pick up their online orders, store staff delivered their bagged groceries and an unexpected surprise: FirstBank… Read More
Get to Know: Kate Bellino Kate Bellino’s FirstBank career has been eventful to say the least. In little over a year she’s held two positions and weathered a pandemic. She’s seen nationwide protests and found a passion for social justice in the process. Now, in the midst of it all, she’s making a move to the nation’s capital. Like we… Read More
Giving for Good: Carbondale Businesses Team Up to Support Stepping Stones Giving For Good succeeded in its second year in Carbondale, Colo. During October, FirstBank and two Carbondale eateries, Carbondale Creamery and Café and Dos Gringos Burritos, collaborated to raise funds for local Roaring Fork Valley nonprofit, Stepping Stones. For each croissant/latte purchased from the Creamery and burrito purchased from Dos Gringos, FirstBank donated $5 to Stepping Stones. We are… Read More
Things We Miss (and Don’t Miss) About Working in the Office Working from home seemed like a dream filled with endless coffee breaks, office beds and private bathrooms. But the reality is that sometimes working remotely is a drag. In honor of this realization, today we’ll read about some things we miss about working in an office, and some we don’t. … Read More
Get to Know: Kseniya Mamlin Over half of FirstBank’s Roaring Fork employees identify as a minority group. Kseniya is one of those employees, and in many ways her background reflects FirstBank’s culture of diversity and inclusion. … Read More
6 Ways FirstBank is Fighting the Aftermath of COVID-19 From shortages of protective equipment to businesses shuttering, the fallout from COVID has left deep scars for millions of individuals. The silver lining is many companies and organizations around the globe have forged together to help fight everything from economic woes to healthcare crises brought on by COVID-19. Here’s some of the ways FirstBank is… Read More
Spreading Hope One Sign at a Time Buzz Busby remembers crying the day he read it. A newspaper headline announcing that the suicide rate in Eagle County had dropped by 30 percent, and just below the headline was a photo of a familiar sign. It read “Don’t give up.” Buzz, a FirstBank teller in Avon, has spent over a year placing similar… Read More
Be a Good Neighbor While Social Distancing As everyone adjusts to a new normal it’s important to keep in mind that social distancing measures aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 have also limited interactions with friends, family members and the community at large. In fact, as many as one in four Americans have been under “shelter-in-place” orders in recent months. But… Read More