First Bank and Trust Donates $45,000 to Food Banks Across Its Footprint This Holiday Season

First Bank and Trust Company is proud to announce $45,000 in donations to food banks and hunger-relief organizations across the communities it serves. As families face increased needs during the holiday season, the bank’s contributions aim to support local partners working tirelessly to fight food insecurity.

First Bank and Trust employees presenting a donation to representatives of Second Harvest Food Bank or Northeast Tennessee. 

First Bank and Trust employees presenting a donation to representatives of Verona Community Food Pantry.

“Supporting our communities is at the heart of who we are,” said Mark Nelson, President & CEO of First Bank and Trust Company. “We are grateful for the opportunity to give back to these organizations that provide vital resources to our neighbors. Their work ensures that more families have access to nutritious food, especially during a time of year that can be difficult for many.”

The donations were made by First Bank and Trust offices throughout Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, each selecting a food bank or charitable organization within its local community. This approach allows teams to directly support the organizations making the biggest impact close to home.

Throughout the holiday season, representatives from First Bank and Trust branches visited their selected organizations to present donation checks and express their appreciation for the essential services these groups provide.

“We are incredibly grateful to First Bank and Trust Company for their generous support and continued partnership,” said Rhonda Chafin, Executive Director of Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee. “This donation will help us provide nutritious food to food-insecure neighbors across our eight-county region at a time when the need is especially great. Because of partners like First Bank and Trust, we are able to reach more families, seniors, and children with the food they need to thrive, and we are thankful for their commitment to strengthening the communities we serve.”

About First Bank and Trust Company

First Bank and Trust Company, one of the top community banks in the United States, is a diversified financial services firm with office locations throughout Southwest Virginia, the state's Blue Ridge and Shenandoah Valleys, Northeast Tennessee, and North Carolina. The bank offers financial solutions through checking products for personal and business accounts, savings, money markets, and time deposit accounts. Lending services are provided through mortgage, agricultural, and commercial divisions. Comprehensive wealth management solutions are also available through trust and brokerage services.

About Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee:

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee (SHFBNT) feeds the hungry by securing donations of food from national and local manufacturers, grocers, and individuals and redistribution to qualified nonprofit charities and through Food Bank programs that feed the hungry in an eight-county region of Northeast Tennessee composed of Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington and Unicoi Counties. The Food Bank is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization located in Kingsport, Tennessee and is a member of Feeding America, the Nation’s largest Food Bank network. Website: www.netfoodbank.org

For more information, visit firstbank.com or contact Kaitlyn Widner, VP of Marketing, at kpruitt@firstbank.com.