Check Out These Local Restaurants Who are Open for Business As we all continue to be affected by the COVID-19 health crisis, FirstBank is committed to helping our customers and communities. In an effort to highlight some restaurants who have altered their operations to continue serving their own patrons, we are proud to launch efirstbank.com/supportlocal. This page compiles some of our favorite eateries in Colorado,… Read More
FirstBank Helps Make4Covid Get More PPE to Hospital Workers The COVID-19 crisis has drastically increased demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at unsustainable rates, leaving many healthcare workers — who rely on it to protect their patients and themselves from illness – vulnerable. Scrambling to find ways to help frontline workers, the stars finally aligned when Kate Goodman, co-founder of Make4Covid, walked into a… Read More
Businesses Fighting Back in the Face of the COVID Health Crisis In the spirit of ‘banking for good’, individuals, groups, companies and organizations around the nation have come together to do their part. Whether it’s financial support, donations, or using their resources to help industries in need, these uplifting movements will get us through recent hardships. And ultimately, will make us all stronger in the end.… Read More
FirstBank “Gives it Forward” to Arizona Pet Owners In early March, two FirstBank officers went undercover as “veterinary technicians in training” at VCA Elliot Park Animal Hospital in Tempe, Ariz. Aside from flexing their ability to excel as pet care experts, the FirstBankers were able to surprise VCA’s customers by paying their bills. By the end of the day we were able to… Read More
Arizona Gives Day is April 7, Here’s How You Can Participate It’s been a rough couple of weeks for communities across the country, as our regularly scheduled life has been disrupted by a health crisis. Though we need to continue efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus, while supporting our neighbors and local businesses, we can’t forget about the organizations that do so much to… Read More
Get to Know: Tony Oum FirstBank’s Multicultural Banking Center Senior Vice President Tony Oum knows the value of hard work. After all, he got his first job at the age of nine. When most kids were playing video games Tony was washing dishes, cutting carrots, and deep frying appetizers at his family’s Chinese restaurant. As a new business struggling to… Read More
FirstBank Surprises Pet Owners: Pays Over $40,000 in Vet Bills to Promote Colorado Gives Day FirstBank posed as “vet techs in training” at several different animal hospitals throughout the state – including Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Fox Hollow Animal Hospital, and MaxFund Wellness Center – to surprise more than 120 families, and their four legged companions, by paying their entire vet bill. In total, FirstBank covered over $40,000 in… Read More
The Growing Project: Colorado Gives Day Nonprofit Spotlight “When you feel interconnected to the earth around you, it makes it much easier to feel interconnected to the people around you. What we’re doing is taking the local food movement, and opening it up to everyone.” In our sixth and final installment of the Colorado Gives Day Nonprofit video series, we happily present The… Read More
FirstBank and Beloved “Ice Creameries” Throw Gingerbread House Party (Dec. 14) ‘Tis the season for FirstBank’s annual Gingerbread House Party! Take part in a tasty tradition that your family will love on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 1 – 3 p.m. at several Little Man Ice Cream locations throughout Colorado. Event-goers will enjoy frozen treats, hot cocoa and listen to festive holiday tunes — all while decorating… Read More
Clínica Tepeyac: Colorado Gives Day Nonprofit Spotlight “Access to healthcare for anyone is essential. Have a cultural competence safe place for people to come and get healthcare is extremely important.” In our fifth installment of the Colorado Gives Day Nonprofit video series, we happily present Clínica Tepeyac. Clínica’s mission is simple, to provide culturally competent healthcare and preventative health services to the… Read More