Bank of Blue Valley Contributes $100,000 for
COVID-19 Community Relief Efforts in Kansas City & Northeast Kansas
Bank directs immediate funds for medical supplies, emergency meals,
and grants to small businesses
Bank of Blue Valley announced today it will commit $100,000 to support four local community initiatives related to Kansas City’s COVID-19 crisis. The Overland Park based bank will make significant contributions to Advent Health Foundation, Harvesters Community Food Network, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and the Northeast Kansas Fire & EMS Departments & Ambulatory Services (Atchison, Hiawatha, Sabetha). This latest community outreach follows earlier announcements about the bank’s comprehensive COVID-19 response measures centered around financial relief for clients and employee safety.
“The needs of our local communities are at an all-time high” expressed Wendy Reynolds, President of Bank of Blue Valley. “Our employees, clients, and state-wide communities continue to align and help one another during this crisis. It has solidified who we are in Kansas City. On behalf of Bank of Blue Valley, I am proud to support these important community relief efforts throughout our entire footprint.”
$25,000 to Advent Health Foundation
Bank of Blue Valley will contribute $25,000 to the Advent Health Foundation. Funds provided will be used for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for frontline clinicians and patients who are currently facing a shortage of these items.
“We’re grateful to the Bank of Blue Valley for their assistance in these unprecedented times,” stated Laurie McCormack, Executive Director, AdventHealth Foundation. “This generous donation will be used to help ensure resources are available to support caregivers who are on the front lines helping others.”
$25,000 to Harvesters Community Food Network
Bank of Blue Valley will contribute $25,000 to assist with Harvesters Community Food Network. Harvesters Food Network is a regional food bank that serves a 26-county area within Northwestern MO and Northeastern KS. They provide food and household related products to more than 760 nonprofit agencies.
“We’re so grateful for the generous support of Bank of Blue Valley during this unprecedented time”, said Valerie Nicholson-Watson, Harvesters’ President and CEO. “We are seeing a tremendous increase in the number of people seeking food assistance from our network of partner agencies and this donation will help us try and keep pace with the demand. Food is flying off the shelves as fast as we are able to acquire it, and we expect that trend to continue for weeks, if not months to come.”
$35,000 to Greater KC Community Foundation
Bank of Blue Valley will contribute $35,000 to assist with The Greater KC Community Foundation. The Greater KC Community Foundation is partnering with charitable government and business partners to create the Kansas City Regional COVID 19 Response and Recovery Fund. Funds will be used towards housing support, food, access to health care and other critical services.
$15,000 to Northeast Kansas Fire Departments and Ambulatory Services
Bank of Blue Valley will contribute $5,000 to each of the Northeast Kansas Fire & EMS Departments in Atchison, Hiawatha and Sabetha. Funds donated will go towards Personal Protective Equipment along with various needs within the communities.
Banking Client Relief Actions
Since the beginning of the crisis, Bank of Blue Valley has enacted a multitude of programs aimed at providing financial relief for consumer, small business, and commercial clients. As an SBA-certified lender, Bank of Blue Valley is also working with business clients to utilize available CARES Act funding. Please visit our COVID-19 resource center on our website for frequent updates.
Keeping Our Employee Team Safe
Bank of Blue Valley continues to adapt our operations to the evolving environment. This has included having much of our workforce working remotely from home, modifying bank lobby access, restricting employee travel and group meetings, and intensifying the cleaning regiments of all our locations. Bank of Blue Valley has also implemented a premium pay increase of 20% for its hourly customer-facing bank branch employees and customer service representatives in our call centers. The bank has also committed to cover all COVID-19 related testing and treatment costs for its primary healthcare plan participants.
About Bank of Blue Valley
Bank of Blue Valley, a subsidiary of Heartland Financial USA, Inc., is a state-chartered, community-invested bank with assets of approximately $2.3 billion and banking centers located across Kansas City and Northeast Kansas. At Bank of Blue Valley, we keep decision making local and our bankers are committed to understanding every intricacy of their client’s relationship. We believe that when that happens, a bank becomes more than just a service provider, they become a trusted partner. We’re proud to have helped Kansas City entrepreneurs grow their businesses for over 30 years. With the backing of our parent company Heartland Financial, a 2020 ‘Forbes Best Bank’, we’re uniquely positioned to grow with you, now and in the future. Visit www.bankbv.com to learn more. Bank of Blue Valley is a member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender.
About Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
Heartland Financial USA, Inc. is a diversified financial services company with assets of $13.2 billion. The company provides banking, mortgage, private client, investment and insurance services to individuals and businesses. Heartland currently has 114 banking locations serving 83 communities in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Colorado, Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri, Texas and California. Additional information about Heartland Financial USA, Inc. is available at www.htlf.com.