This year KCSB celebrates its 100-Year Anniversary focusing on its tradition of community involvement and support.  Our celebration themed, “100 Years of Caring” began in January  and continues the entire year.  Each month we will support a different local, non-profit agency with both volunteer hours & donations collected from our employees & customers.  We will hold a chili cook-off in the fall to bring participating agencies together and build awareness for them.  All proceeds will benefit those organizations participating in the contest.

Continuing our 100 Years of Caring, please join us Saturday October 04, 2008 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at Burch Park in Schoolcraft for a Chili Cook-Off!  This will be an awareness building event, bringing the participating non-profit agencies we have worked with this year together with the public to celebrate with KCSB.

September Event

During the month of September, we will be supporting the PORTAGE COMMUNITY CENTER with both volunteer time and donations collected from our employees and customers.  Portage Community Center believes all people have value and should have the opportunity to improve their quality of life.  PCC’s roll is to identify human service needs and provide quality programs and services to the Portage community.  Our goal for September will be to collect 100 Books (for ages K-12) at the Schoolcraft office; 100 Board Games (for ages K-12) at the Mattawan office; and 100 Craft items (for ages K-12) at the Vicksburg office.

 August Recap

In August we volunteered 4,835 minutes of service to GENEROUS HANDS, INC.!  Our Schoolcraft office collected 682 packages of pencils and notebooks!; Mattawan exceeded their goal with 111 packages of glue sticks and erasers!; and Vicksburg successfully collected 178 packages of crayons and markers!  Thank you for your donations!

 July Recap

In July we volunteered 6,120 minutes of service to SOUTH COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES’ SENIOR PROGRAM!  Our Schoolcraft office collected 150 toothbrushes and toothpaste!; Mattawan successfully collected 106 bottles of shampoo and conditioner!; Vicksburg exceeded its goal with 121 items of soap and deodorant!.  Thank you for your donations!

 June Recap

In June we volunteered 10,710 minutes of service to the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE!  Our relay team including employees, family members & friends, and customers collected over $4,000.00 in donations.  Thank you for your participation and donations!

 May Recap

In May our employees volunteered 4570 minutes of service to SCHOOLCRAFT LITTLE LEAGUE, MATTAWAN LITTLE LEAGUE, and VICKSBURG CHALLENGER LITTLE LEAGUE teams!  We collected a total of 206 baseballs/softballs from our employees and customers.  These were donated to the teams we had so much fun supporting!  Thank You for your donations.

April Recap

In April our employees volunteered 4915 minutes of service to the DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL ABUSE SERVICES organization!  Our Schoolcraft office collected 304 baby care items!; Mattawan exceeded its goal with 117 cleaning and laundry supplies!; Vicksburg successfully collected 404 personal care items!.  Key Blooms of Vicksburg donated flowers which were planted at the Administration building.  Dollar General of Schoolcraft also made donations of much needed items to the organization.  We also would like to send a special thanks to Colleen Kelly for collecting donations during her Longaberger Basket parties!

March Recap  

In March our employees volunteered 5717 minutes of service to the KALAMAZOO GOSPEL MISSION!  Our Schoolcraft office collected 213 cans of fruit and miscellaneous food items; Mattawan exceeded its goal with 166 cans of vegetables and miscellaneous food items; Vicksburg successfully collected 110 cans of meat and miscellaneous food items.  KCSB employees wore green and dressed casually for work on St. Patrick’s Day, donating money to the KCSB Casual Dress Fund, which then donated that money plus a matching figure from the Bank to the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission.    

February Recap

In February our employees volunteered 5085 minutes of service to CEDAR PARK SENIOR HOUSING!  Our Schoolcraft office collected 191 cleaning supply items!; Mattawan exceeded its goal with 187 paper product items!!; Vicksburg successfully collected 103 Bingo prizes!  Schoolcraft Dollar General made donations of cleaning supply items, and a customer personally purchased and delivered a new flat screen TV to Cedar Park !  We collected enough monetary donations to purchase a new paper shredder for resident’s identity theft protection and a new microwave!   

January Recap

In January our employees volunteered 4680 minutes of service to SOUTH COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES’ FOOD BANK!  Our Schoolcraft office collected 123 jars of jelly!; Mattawan exceeded its goal with 241 cans of fruit, plus 64 bottles of juice donated by Meijer, and laundry soap!!; Vicksburg successfully collected 102 jars of peanut butter!  Each office also donated folded plastic bags used by SCCS to distribute food!