Dec 6, 2022 | Community |
Friends of the Chickasha Public Library will be able to continue providing free books in Grady County thanks to a $5,000 Arvest Foundation grant. The gift was announced recently in Chickasha. Financial Sales Representative Leslie Sanchez and Commercial Loan Assistant...
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Nov 25, 2022 | Community |
Agencies that serve emergency responders in Grady County will receive more training to help them emotionally support emergency responders who experience psychological trauma following critical incidents. The boost comes from a $10,000 Arvest Foundation grant to the...
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Nov 22, 2022 | Community |
QUEST Ministries of Oklahoma’s MIGHT Community Development and Resources Center recently received a boost in funding for its Summer Enrichment Virtual I Am STEM Camp thanks to a $2,500 grant from the Arvest Foundation. “We are extremely excited and grateful to receive...
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Nov 22, 2022 | Community |
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the 2nd Judicial District recently received a boost in their efforts to recruit, train and support volunteers who will serve as advocates for abused and neglected children in foster care thanks to a $5,000 grant from the...
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Nov 21, 2022 | Community |
Arvest Bank is pleased to announce Gene Gates has been promoted to loan manager in Fayetteville. He’s also been named executive vice president. Gates has more than 35 years of industry experience and joined Arvest in 2014. He most recently served as commercial loan...
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Nov 17, 2022 | Community |
Hearts were full recently when Arvest Bank associates joined volunteers of Hungry Hearts Feeding Ministry kitchen in Lawton, Okla. to deliver a $2,500 grant check on behalf of the Arvest Foundation. “We are so grateful to be chosen by the Arvest Foundation for this...
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Nov 17, 2022 | Community |
The Arkansas River Valley Regional Library System’s (ARVRLS) inaugural Hispanic Heritage Festival in the Valley was a success thanks in part to a $5,000 grant from the Arvest Foundation. The festival was held in Dardanelle in late September following a check...
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Nov 14, 2022 | Community |
The United Way of Northeast Arkansas’ commitment to put books in the hands of young children has received a boost in the form of a $5,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation. The gift was announced recently when Arvest Bank representatives Kevin Hufstedler, Deania...
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Nov 14, 2022 | Community |
Arkansas Tech’s men’s and women’s golf teams will get new uniforms and equipment thanks to a $10,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation. The gift was announced at a recent check presentation at Arkansas Tech in Russellville. In addition to new uniforms, both teams...
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Nov 13, 2022 | Community |
Arvest Bank is pleased to announce Shandy Belford has been named local bank president and CEO for the Central Oklahoma Market, effective Oct. 17. Belford has 18 years of industry experience, and she has served as commercial loan manager for Arvest since 2016. Shandy...
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Nov 10, 2022 | Community |
Scott County Emergency Services’ newly formed emergency response unit will be better-equipped thanks to a $3,000 grant from the Arvest Foundation. The gift was announced recently when Arvest Bank representatives Keith Slater, Alyvia Self and Shelley Buckles presented...
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Nov 9, 2022 | Community |
Arvest Bank is pleased to announce Sarah Dalton has been named community bank president in Cassville, Mo. Dalton has more than 20 years of industry experience and has been at Arvest since 2020. She most recently served as a community bank lender and vice president. In...
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Nov 9, 2022 | Community |
Focus on Greenwood’s Trail of Lights scholarship program has received a boost in the form of a $5,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation. The gift was announced recently when Arvest Bank representatives Megan Keenom, Karan Spector and Gina Metz presented a check to...
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Nov 7, 2022 | Community |
Continued improvements at the Douglass East Side Community Center in Duncan, Oklahoma will come a little easier thanks to a $10,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation. The gift was announced recently at the center, where Arvest Bank representatives Craig Taliaferro,...
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Nov 4, 2022 | Community |
The Pope County Fair Association has received a $5,000 grant that will benefit the local 4-H Club from the Arvest Foundation. The gift was announced recently when Shawn Bates, community bank president for Arvest Bank in Russellville, Ark., presented a check to Pope...
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Nov 3, 2022 | Community |
The Arvest Foundation has issued a $5,000 grant to further renovations at Camp Waluhi’yi, in Duncan, Okla. The gift was announced recently when Arvest Bank’s Tim York, Craig Taliaferro, Chris Toomey and Larry Benson presented a check to Marcus Heilman, board president...
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Oct 27, 2022 | Community |
The Stephens County Humane Society’s (SCHS) efforts to save animals has received a boost in the form of a $5,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation. The gift was announced in Duncan, Okla., recently when Arvest Bank’s Hal Labyer, Tim York and Angela Spradlin...
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Oct 25, 2022 | Community |
The CALL’s efforts to serve foster children in Crawford and Sebastian counties has received a boost in the form a $5,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation. The gift was announced recently when Arvest Bank branch sales manager Chris Barnes and commercial banker...
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Oct 24, 2022 | Community |
One True Light’s mission to provide summer meals and post-high school educational opportunities to local kids has received a boost in the form of a $5,000 grant from the Arvest Foundation. The gift was announced recently at the One True Light facility in Duncan, Okla....
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Oct 18, 2022 | Community |
Arvest Bank’s commitment to the communities we serve – a principle in place since our founding more than 60 years ago – has once again been recognized. We are humbled and happy to announce Arvest has been chosen as a winner in the “Charitable Community Partner”...
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