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Media Advisory: FHLB Dallas and Community Bank of Mississippi Celebrate Awarding $30K in Grants to Three Mississippi Nonprofits

***2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 12, Community Bank, 1905 Community Bank Way, Flowood, Mississippi 39232***

JACKSON, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and the Community Bank of Mississippi will be joined by State Representative Otis Anthony, District 31, as they award $30,000 in grants to three Mississippi-based nonprofits – the Coalition of African American Communities ($3,000), Corporation for Global Community Development ($21,000) and Delta Grace, Inc. ($6,000).

Under the Partnership Grant Program, FHLB Dallas member institutions contribute $500 to $5,000 to a nonprofit, which FHLB Dallas matches at a 5:1 ratio to provide up to $25,000 to the organization per member. The awards help promote and strengthen relationships between community-based nonprofits and FHLB Dallas members. This year, more than $1.2 million in funding was awarded to 47 community-based organizations via 41 member institutions.

The media is encouraged to attend the event. Please RSVP to events@fhlb.com.

For more information about the PGP, visit fhlb.com/pgp.

WHAT:

$30,000 in grants to community-based organizations located in Mississippi

 

WHEN:

2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. CT, Tuesday, November 12, 2024

 

WHO:

  • State Representative Otis Anthony, District 31
  • Marc Petro, Community Bank of Mississippi
  • William Lehr, Community Bank of Mississippi
  • Hynethia Richard, Community Bank of Mississippi
  • Margaret Stowers, Community Bank of Mississippi
  • Rieko Wells, Community Bank of Mississippi
  • Macon Davis, Delta Grace, Inc.
  • Darron Davis, Delta Grace, Inc.
  • Pastor Jennifer Biard, Jackson Revival Center Church (Corporation for Global Community Development)
  • Evelyn Edwards, Jackson Revival Center Church (Corporation for Global Community Development)
  • Bruce Hatton, FHLB Dallas
 

WHERE:

Community Bank

1905 Community Bank Way

Flowood, Mississippi 39232

 

Contacts

Corporate Communications
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
fhlb.com, (214) 441-8445

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas


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Contacts

Corporate Communications
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
fhlb.com, (214) 441-8445

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