VALLEY CITY, N.D. (Dacotah Bank) – Valley City Dollars for Scholars recently received a donation of $500 thanks to Crystal Nehlich, an employee of Dacotah Bank. As part of the company’s ‘Give Where We Live’ program, each employee may direct $200 per year to a deserving non-profit organization or local cause.

Crystal Nehlich says the initiative is a great way for local employees to provide financial support to non-profits, causes, and events locally. “The Give Where We Live program gives me an opportunity to consider the many activities that need financial support in our area. Dacotah Bank not only says ‘It’s good to be in Dacotah Territory,’ but we put our money where our mouth is.”

Valley City Dollars for Scholars is a nonprofit corporation that supports academic success in our community. The group of volunteers raise funds and distribute scholarships to Valley City High School Seniors and returning college students annually since 2003.

Dacotah Bank’s Chairman and CEO, Robert Fouberg, says, “The Give Where We Live program embodies our company’s mission to maintain positive relationships with our core constituencies. With the support of our board and shareholders, our employees are able to impact and improve the quality of life in the communities that they and our customers call home.”

With over 600 employees, Dacotah Bank’s Give Where We Live initiative provides on average $121,033 annually to numerous local non-profits, causes, or events that raise money to meet the needs of the less fortunate. Additionally, bank employees who serve on boards of non-profits may direct another $300 to their organization.

Feature photo; Crystal Nehlich of Dacotah Bank and Todd Anderson, President of Valley City Dollars for Scholars chapter.