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YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
VOLUME 20 NUMBER 48
JUNE 6, 2019
Cornerstone Bank raises $5,000 for Good Shepherd By Samantha Jones
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Cornerstone Bank has been working hard to help Good Shepherd Humane Society this year. Assistant vice president Andrea Peterson reported the bank has raised $5,000 for Good Shepherd since January. “We’re proud to be part of raising funds and helping with Good Shepherd,” Peterson said. Also a board member for Good Shepherd, Peterson said she’s not the only person at Cornerstone dedicated to helping out at the shelter. Cornerstone was a corporate sponsor for Good Shepherd’s Diamonds and Denim Ball in March, Peterson said, where some bank employees donated their time to help the event run smoothly. “Some of our employees did their own volunteer work. They helped do the donations and worked the front door helping with check-ins,” Peterson said. “They did a great job,” said Good Shepherd board president Jay Fusaro. “They did,” Peterson said, “and they’re looking forward to helping with another event.” Cornerstone has helped Good Shepherd in various ways over the past six months, Peterson said, hosting a fundraiser at the bank’s downtown parking lot, participating in the Mardi Gras Parade with the Krewe of Barkus, placing donation canisters at bank locations in March and offering employees a chance to wear jeans for $5 per day. “We did that a couple of times a week for the months of March and April,” Peterson said. “Of course, the majority of employees paid more than $5. Some of
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Good Shepherd Humane Society board president Jay Fusaro, left, accepts a $5,000 donation from Cornerstone Bank in Eureka Springs. Fusaro is pictured with Cornerstone assistant vice president Andrea Peterson and bank president Jason Tennant
them made a really healthy donation, which I thought was nice.” Peterson said the bank periodically puts out donation canisters for Good Shepherd. “That’s so people can know they can come in and use them,” Peterson said, “or they can come straight into the bank and say, ‘I want to donate to Good Shepherd’ and it puts it right into the account for donation.” Some of the Cornerstone’s most valuable initiatives to benefit Good Shep-
herd brought awareness to everything the organization does in Carroll County, Peterson said. At the Mardi Gras Parade, she said, bank employees passed out lollipops with information on Good Shepherd and how to donate to the shelter. “It’s to let people know what this is for, that this is a local no-kill shelter,” Peterson said. “Good Shepherd is a nonprofit organization supported solely by donations and fundraisers. We’re grateful to be part of the community and help
with fundraising and awareness.” She continued, “We had shelter employees bring some of the dogs up here to the bank to do some group pictures. It was fun to have the puppies in the lobby. They’re cute.” Fusaro thanked Peterson for her dedication to Good Shepherd, saying the board is lucky to have her. “We’re very proud to have Andrea on the board as a representative of Cornerstone Bank,” Fusaro said. “To have See GSHS, page 3