Dear Editor:
A big “thank you” from Mountain Valley Bank to our business community and to all of you that took the time to take pennies to your favorite business. As a result of your efforts 81,317 pennies were collected as a part of our Red Letter Day Penny Drive! Our Penny Drive contest winner was Chippers with 26,342 pennies. MGM had loyal contributors and came in second with 14,291 pennies! We are thrilled to award a Blanco Cellars & The Little Cheese Shop cheese board to Chippers to congratulate them on their win and thank them for the excitement and competitive spirit that they brought to the event.
Mountain Valley Bank is proud to match these pennies and make a total donation of $1,626.34 to be shared between the Meeker Education Foundation and Hope West. These organizations emulate the mission of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows whose history we celebrate on April 26, our Red Letter Day.
Thank you for helping us celebrate our community and the history of our building. We love Meeker!
Tawny S. Halandras
Meeker Market President
Mountain Valley Bank