September is Community Impact Month! Now in its tenth year, Community Impact Month brings together the collective efforts of Minnesota banks to showcase the vital role you play in improving the communities you serve. Past endeavors have included highway and community clean-ups, school supply drives, collecting coats and winter gear, and doing projects for animal shelters, senior centers, and homeless shelters. Many banks lead food drives and/or assemble food packs, culminating in thousands of meals for Minnesotans. You can do one project or many, the sky and your imagination are your only limits. "At Security Bank & Trust Co., giving back isn’t just something we do once a year, it’s part of who we are. Community Impact Month is a great reminder that when Minnesota banks roll up their sleeves, real change happens. I’m proud to stand with bankers across Minnesota who are doing the work year-round to strengthen our communities." Andy Schornack, Security Bank & Trust Co 2024-2025 MBA Board Chair Register Now! Let's fill Minnesota's blood banks Did you know? Every two seconds someone in America needs blood. 82% of donations are collected at blood drives, making blood drive partners a crucial link to the lifesaving chain. In honor of the MBA’s 10th year of Community Impact Month in September, we are on a mission to fill Minnesota’s blood banks. We’re encouraging Minnesota banks to host as many blood drives across the state as possible in September. Don’t have the space or time to host your own blood drive? No worries, you can host your blood drive virtually! Learn more about hosting a drive Participating Banks Click here to see all the banks that are participating! MBA is hosting our own blood drive! This drive is open to MBA member companies as well as their staff, friends and family and nearby businesses. MBA office 8050 Washington Ave. South Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Sign up to donate at: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=MINNBANKERS Keep us in the Loop Don’t want to register because you don’t know how your bank will participate? That’s okay! Go ahead and register, then contact us later when you do know, and we will update the website. Chris Harrison, Senior Education Coordinator chrish@minnbankers.com; (952) 857-2634