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Staff at the Invermere CIBC branch donned historical costumes on Friday, September 25th in celebration of CIBC having served the valley community for 100 years (the original branch started in Wilmer). Branch manager Dawn Hunt handmade all the old-time costumes for the centennial celebration PHOTO BY BREANNE MASSEY
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CIBC celebrates centennial milestone Ms. Cope and her Family Resource Centre team were “honoured” to accept the donation to the Legacy Fund that helps members from the community both in good and CIBC celebrated a centennial of conductbad times. ing business in the Columbia Valley by pay“The funds that have come from CIBC will ing it forward to the community. go into our Legacy Fund, which is specifCIBC branch manager Dawn Hunt preically earmarked for women and children sented $3,500 to the Family Resource Cenfleeing domestic violence and for our womtre executive director Pat Cope on Friday, en’s services,” said Ms. Cope. “And individSeptember 25th. uals who wish to make a donation for our “The celebration was for 100 years in Legacy Fund can earmark funds for other the Invermere community,” said Ms. Hunt. social purposes in the community, so I “The original branch, I believe, started in would really encourage people to support Wilmer and migrated over to this building.” The tradition of marking a milestone of To mark 100 years of banking in the valley, the Invermere CIBC branch gave (us) so that we can continue to respond to service to a community has roots within back to the community by donating $3,500 to the Family Resource Centre on the needs of the community.” September 25th. Photo by Breanne Massey The Family Resource Centre was estabthe CIBC culture. lished in 1986 and has continued to grow “We look for donations that could be criteria for kids, communities and cures.” made or ways that we could help in the community,” The donation was presented in the CIBC lobby to offer social supports, counselling, housing and explained Ms. Hunt. “The reason that I chose (the around 12:30 p.m., while clients continued to bank employment services to empower the community. “With the support of organizations like CIBC, our Family Resource Centre) was because of a former and mingle over slices of cake. opportunities turn into reality and, more important(CIBC) staff member whose mother was quite in“We’re here to serve,” concluded Ms. Hunt. “We’ve volved with the organization, so knowing what they been here for 100 years, and we’re prepared to be ly, greater needs are met for our community and people,” said Family Resource Centre chair Sue Rose. can do for the community fit in perfectly with CIBC’s here for the next 100 years.” BREANNE MASSEY breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com
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