Pub. 5 2017 Issue 2

www.uba.org 22 for her work with Habitat for Humanity. For the past two decades, Elaine has worked closely with program participants who want to own homes through Habitat. She is a member of the Habitat for Humanity family selection committee and was part of the team that built Utah’s first Women Built Home. In addition to her involvement in Habitat, Elaine volunteers each month with the Salt Lake City School District in honoring students in the middle schools who have made a positive impact. She has volunteered throughout the years feeding the homeless through the Salvation Army, annual Easter eggs hunts, making the scenery for the annual outdoor summer theater in her community, teaching homebuyers and financial literacy classes, working with young girls through the Jobs Daughters organization, and more. She is also Past President of the Salt Lake Kiwanis Club, Past President of the Salt Lake Chamber Ambassadors, and Past State President of the Utah Jaycees. TOWN & COUNTRY BANK TOWN & COUNTRY IS TOP SBA SMALL LENDER Town and Country Bank was Utah’s “Most Active Small-Sized Small Business Administration (SBA) Lender” as measured by number of loans approved in the State of Utah for the SBA’s fiscal 2016 year. The small-sized category includes banks of $200 million or less in assets. Town & Country has previously been recognized by the SBA for its loan production in the past. In 2015, the bank was named as Utah’s Most Active SBA 7(a) Lender-Small Bank Category”, and in 2012 as “Top Utah SBA 504 Third Party Lender/Small Bank Category”. NEWSLETTERWINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD For the second year in a row, Town & Country Bank’s offi- cial oracle, The Town Crier, has been named Web Marketing Association’s “Best Bank Online Newsletter”. The Association’s annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards are the first and only industry-based advertising award competition dedicated to online advertising. The Town Crier appears on the bank’s homepage at tcbankutah.com . The IAC honors excellence in advertising, and most awards are the result of national campaigns enabled by prestigious advertising firms around the globe. By contrast, Town & Country Bank’s news- letter is produced and edited in-house. WELLS FARGO SOARING TO NEWHEIGHTS OF VOLUNTEERINGWITH THEWELLS FARGO AIRCRAFT FINANCING TEAM In a normal day, the Wells Fargo Utah Corporate Trust team works with airlines and helps with their aircraft financing needs. Recently, they soared to new heights in a different way. Teammembers from the Corporate Trust group in Salt Lake climbed a ladder and removed old shingles in preparation for a new roof. They also removed window shutters and dismantled an old playset. Many on the teamwere working on their first TeamMember Volunteer Pro- gram project and were excited to help improve a neighborhood. During the day, the volunteers also got to learn about the mission of the Community Development Corporation of Utah, a nonprofit that works with the National Community Land Trust to purchase and rehabilitate dilapidated foreclosed homes. In one to two months, an open house will be held to showcase the great work of the Wells Fargo team and other volunteers and contractors. It will sell shortly thereafter and a low-income family will move in after receiving homeownership, financial, and other counseling to help them succeed financially. WELLS FARGO UTAH REGIONAL SERVICES TEAM CHANGES THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN SALT LAKE CITY The Wells Fargo Utah Regional Services team recently had the opportunity to volunteer at the YWCA in Salt Lake City sorting and organizing donated clothing for women and children. Team members first spent time filling shelves and racks with clothing. Then women and their children had the opportunity to shop for clothing and items to meet their needs. The YWCA is an inspiring place of hope for women providing them and their children with safety, shelter, food and clothing. They offer support programs for women to help create a positive change and better life. Their enduring belief is that better lives for women—all women—will lead to stronger families and communities. It was a privilege for the Wells Fargo Utah Regional Services team to volunteer at this amazing center! HELPING UTAH SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SUCCEED FINANCIALLY Entrepreneurship was the focus when Wells Fargo Utah Small Busi- ness Manager Lester Romero took to the stage at EntreCon in Salt Lake City. More than 700 were in attendance for this two day event. “It was great sharing our commitment to small business in Utah with those influential entrepreneurs and future business leaders,” Romero said. “The conference organizers really appreciated having someone with a financial industry background speak to the audience.” Small business bankers also supported the event by staffing a booth to share Wells Fargo information with the conference attendees. “Business Specialists Kenny Lee and Heather Adams did an out- standing job engaging the participants in meaningful conversations about how to start, run and grow their business,” Romero added. n  Bank Kudos — continued from page 21 Bank Kudos