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Media Advisory: FHLB Dallas, American First National Bank, Cadence Bank, Independent Financial and Inwood Bank Celebrate Awarding $80K in Grants to Three Dallas-Area Nonprofits

***2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 8, FHLB Dallas, 8500 Freeport Parkway South, Irving, Texas 75063***

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), American First National Bank, Cadence Bank, Independent Financial and Inwood Bank will be joined by local dignitaries as they award $80,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to three Dallas-area community-based organizations (CBOs). The funds will assist the organizations with operational and administrative costs allowing them to focus on their missions to preserve housing affordability in the Dallas, Texas, area.

Through the PGP, FHLB Dallas member institutions contribute $500 to $4,000 to a nonprofit, which FHLB Dallas matches at a 3:1 ratio to provide up to $12,000 to the organization per member. The awards help promote and strengthen relationships between community-based nonprofits and FHLB Dallas members.

The media is encouraged to attend the event.

WHAT: Celebrate Awarding $80,000 to Community Organizations

WHEN: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 8, 2023

WHO:

  • Representative Venton Jones, District 100, Texas House of Representatives
  • Michael Hunter, Rockwall Housing Development Corporation
  • Denny Janssen, Rockwall Housing Development Corporation
  • Makara Meng, Rockwall Housing Development Corporation
  • Billy Lane, South Dallas Fair Park Innercity Community Development Corporation
  • Annie Evans, SouthFair Community Development Corporation
  • Marian Williams, SouthFair Community Development Corporation
  • Mary Ann Cuellar, SouthFair Community Development Corporation
  • Roger McLaren, Inwood Bank
  • Kelli Diserens, Independent Financial
  • Larsha Thomas-Noel, Independent Financial
  • Kevin Fowler, Independent Financial
  • Michael Bailey, American First National Bank
  • Buffy Murphy, Cadence Bank
  • David Fida, Cadence Bank
  • Kip Dixon, Cadence Bank
  • Jim Habern, Cadence Bank
  • Sanjay Bhasin, FHLB Dallas
  • Bre Chapman, FHLB Dallas
  • Kalyan Madhavan, FHLB Dallas
  • Jaime Jordan, FHLB Dallas
  • Jill Droge, FHLB Dallas

WHERE: FHLB Dallas, 8500 Freeport Parkway South, Irving, Texas 75063

Please RSVP to events@fhlb.com.

Contacts

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

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FHLB Dallas

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Contacts

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

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