Media Advisory: Banks to Award $18K to Hattiesburg Nonprofit

***10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, 601 E. Pine Street, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401***

HATTIESBURG, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Representatives from Cadence Bank, Citizens National Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) will award $18,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to Twin Forks Rising Community Development Corp. (Twin Forks Rising CDC). The media is encouraged to attend.

Twin Forks Rising CDC repairs homes in Ward 2 of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and provides a variety of community programming. It will also embark on a plan to build six new homes in the ward. PGP proceeds will be used toward legal and accounting expenses.

Through the PGP, FHLB Dallas member institutions contribute $500 to $4,000 to a nonprofit, which FHLB Dallas matches at a 3:1 ratio. Grant proceeds help qualified nonprofit organizations fund a variety of operational and administrative activities that are critical to serving their communities.

WHAT:	Check presentation to Twin Forks Rising CDC
WHEN:	10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 9, 2022
WHO:	John Griffith, Hattiesburg Market President, Cadence Bank
	Ted Webb, Division President, Cadence Bank
	Heather Steele, Community Development Mortgage Officer, Cadence Bank; Twin Forks Rising CDC Board Member
	Tra Alford, Vice President and Community Development Director, Citizens National Bank
	Ariel Russell, Mortgage Lender, Citizens National Bank
	Lori Siccone, Bank Manager, Citizens National Bank
	Tyeisha Smith, Community Development Officer, Citizens National Bank
	Deborah Delgado, City Councilwoman, Ward 2; Founder and Advisor, Twin Forks Rising CDC
	Melanie Dill, Community and Economic Development Product Manager, FHLB Dallas
WHERE:	Twin Forks Rising CDC offices
	601 E. Pine Street, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401