FirstBank, one of the nation’s largest privately held banks with a focus on “banking for good,” is teaming up with Carbondale’s New York Pizza to raise funds for local Roaring Fork Valley nonprofit Stepping Stones. For each Philly cheesesteak purchased from New York Pizza between October 11-31, FirstBank will donate $10 to the nonprofit, up to $5,000.
Stepping Stones is a community-based youth mentoring program that operates drop-in centers for youth and young adults in the Roaring Fork Valley. Its mission is to cultivate strong mentoring relationships and community spaces, and to foster personal growth, compassion, and responsibility for youth ages 10-21.
“The pandemic has emphasized how important community support is, especially for our youth populations,” said Kyle Crawley, Executive Director at Stepping Stones. “We are grateful for the support we’ve received from community partners, like FirstBank, whose contributions help us deliver critical services such as nightly meals, educational support, and skill development.”
This year’s “Giving for Good” campaign follows FirstBank’s contribution of $10,000 to Stepping Stones’ capital campaign, which helped fund renovations to its youth center. The new facility includes a wellness center to support social, emotional, mental, and physical health.
“We are proud to support Stepping Stones’ mission of youth achievement and empowerment,” said Dave Portman, FirstBank Roaring Fork Valley Market President. “We’re grateful to New York Pizza for teaming up with us and are excited for the community to get involved — all while enjoying a delicious meal.”
For more information, visit efirstbankblog.com/givingforgood.
About FirstBank
FirstBank began providing banking services in 1963. Today, it’s known as an industry leader in digital banking and has grown to be one of the largest privately held banks in the United States, maintaining more than $25 billion in assets and 110 branch locations across Colorado, Arizona, and California. FirstBank offers a variety of consumer deposit accounts, home equity loans, mortgages, rental property loans, and a full range of commercial banking services, including business financing, commercial real estate loans, treasury management and more. Since 2000, FirstBank has been recognized as a top corporate philanthropist, contributing nearly $75 million and thousands of volunteer hours to charitable organizations. The company is also unique in that a large portion of its stock is owned by management and employees, giving employees a financial stake in the bank’s success through its Employee Stock Ownership Program. For more information, visit www.efirstbank.com. MEMBER FDIC
About Stepping Stones
Stepping Stones is a community-based youth mentoring program that operates drop-in centers for youth and young adults in the Roaring Fork Valley. Our philosophy is that strong, long-term relationships with positive adult role models are the key to empowering youth and their families within our community. Our drop-in centers are open five days a week and provide a diverse, bilingual atmosphere where participants and staff feel comfortable sharing meaningful life experiences and challenges. To meet the varied needs of our unique participants, Stepping Stones offers essential services and programming free of charge, including skill development, nightly meals, basic needs services, educational support and advocacy, community engagement, arts programming, and outdoor recreation.
