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Issue 1. 2016 19 that one of his favorite parts of the project was work- ing with the ownership team—everyone from the bank, construction company and architectural firm was excited about the project. “The ceiling was certainly the fun find of the project and ended up being the focal point of the remodel, in my opin- ion,” Bird said. “We didn’t even know the original ceiling was there so it was exciting to uncover it.” Once uncovered, many hours of labor went in to restor- ing the ceiling alone. Workers hand painted parts of the ceiling to restore the look of the original building. The fin- ished look is impressive—community members who visited the building during the grand opening were in awe of the hand-painted details and loyalty to the original look. BANK OF UTAH Bank of Utah Donated $7,500 to Three Charities in Cache, Weber and Utah Counties Based on USU, UVU and WSU Basketball Teams’ Home Game Point Totals Bank of Utah recently presented checks for $2,500 each, to three Utah charities based on every home game point made by Utah State University, Weber State University and Utah Valley University basketball teams this year. Bank of Utah made “Hoops for Hope” donation presentations at the last home games benefiting The Family Place in Cache County, the Weber-Morgan Children’s Justice Center in Ogden and Habitat for Humanity of Utah County in Utah County. Bank of Utah started its “Hoops for Hope” program in 2010 at its Logan and Providence branches in cooperation with USU Athletic. They have since expanded the chari- table effort by partnering with WSU Athletics during the 2014-2015 basketball season, and with UVU Athletics in 2016. To date, Bank of Utah has donated more than $17,500 to charities since the program’s inception. “Hoops for Hope is one of our favorite community ef- forts,” said Douglas L. DeFries, Bank of Utah president. “It was our honor to provide financial support for these three great non-profits that provide invaluable services in our bank communities, and it was our pleasure to sponsor the USU, UVU and WSU basketball teams who bring our communities together in an uplifting way.” BRIGHTON BANK Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center & Brighton Bank Celebrate “Skating is a Blast” Event The 13th Annual FREE SKATE DAY CLINIC “Skating is a Blast” event was held on Saturday, January 2, 2016. It was hosted by the Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center and sponsored by Brighton Bank. The event was once again a huge success with over 500 people in attendance this year. There were participants ranging in age from preschoolers to seniors taking part in the two-hour free learn-to-skate clinic and public skate ses- sion celebrating U.S. National Figure Skating’s “National Skating Month”. Members of the Cottonwood Heights Figure Skating Club were on hand helping with skate lacing, on-ice assistance and answering questions about the sport of figure skating. They distributed over 400 goodies bags to participants containing US Figure Skating promo- tional materials.  Bank Kudos — continued on page 20