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Media Advisory: FHLB Dallas, Origin Bank and Century Next Bank Award $60K in Grants to Zion Traveler Community Development Inc.

***11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 8, 2025, Zion Traveler Baptist Church, 1201 MLK Drive, Ruston, LA 71270***

RUSTON, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), Origin Bank and Century Next Bank will award a $60,000 grant to Zion Traveler Community Development Inc.

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. In 2024, 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@fhb.com.

Learn more about the FHLB Dallas Partnership Grant Program.

WHEN: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 8, 2025

WHERE:
Zion Traveler Baptist Church
1201 Martin Luther King Drive
Ruston, LA 71270

Parking is available in front of the church.

ATTENDEES:

  • Bill Hogan, Century Next Bank
  • Lorie Hamlin, Century Next Bank
  • Mark Taylor, Century Next Bank
  • Amanda Gaines, Century Next Bank
  • Jessica Slaughter, Century Next Bank
  • Mark Loya, FHLB Dallas
  • Drake Mills, Origin Bank
  • Ryan Kilpatrick, Origin Bank
  • Bobby Williams, Origin Bank
  • Pastor Maurice White, Zion Traveler Baptist Church

 

Contacts

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

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Contacts

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

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