Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to creating stronger communities, First Tennessee’s local market wrapped up 2015 with more than 100 employees volunteering thousands of service hours to area nonprofit organizations. And the First Tennessee Foundation donated millions of dollars to local nonprofits across Tennessee, including many in Blount County.
In 2015, 116 First Tennessee employees in the Knox/Blount area recorded 7,005 volunteer service hours for more than 185 different events and organizations. at 3,142 events. The employee efforts are supported through leadership grants and matching gifts programs. Volunteer hours supplied by local First Tennessee employees translated into a community impact value exceeding $140,000.
“This is Volunteer Country and no one recognizes this more than the Official Bank of the Vols,” said Greg Wilson, Maryville President for First Tennessee. “Understanding our communities’ needs allows us to serve our community and at the same time provides our employees tremendous personal growth opportunities.”
The First Tennessee Foundation, which was founded in 1993, supports nonprofits in the communities that we serve. In 2015, total foundation giving reached nearly $6 million through grants to 525 nonprofit organizations. More than 100 nonprofits received leadership grants totaling $80,000, while more than $450,000 in matching grants was distributed to 340 nonprofits.
Since its inception, the First Tennessee Foundation has donated more than $65 million to meet community needs. For more information, visit www.FirstTennesseeFoundation.com.
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Tony Taylor, First Tennessee Bank’s Alcoa Financial Center Manager, working with the Coulter Grove Intermediate School Liaison Program, just one of the many community activities supported by First Tennessee employees.