Banking on YOUth

Congratulations Teachers and Students!

Mercantile Bank is pleased to announce the Banking on YOUth Grant recipients for the 2008-09 school year. Sixteen grants have been awarded to 17 teachers at 11 schools totaling $3646. An award breakfast was held Friday, May 9, 2008 at the new Mercantile Center at 200 North 33rd St. where the teachers were presented with their grant monies and our thanks for their efforts on behalf of all Quincy students.

Banking on YOUth, now in its ninth year, awards funds to help provide special classroom projects and programs that expand and enhance the learning experience of students Pre-K-12 in the Quincy public or private non-profit school system. Consideration is given to unique and creative projects that encourage student participation and broaden their classroom and community involvement as well as help develop alternative and effective methods of learning life skills. Since 2000, 151 grants totaling almost $38,000 have been awarded to Quincy classrooms.

Mercantile Bank is committed to the community and believes that community success is directly related to the quality of its schools. Banking on YOUth is a lasting investment in the community’s future. This program is part of Mercantile Bank’s on-going commitment to America’s Promise. America’s Promise is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of our nation’s more than 15 million youth which strives to provide young people with the tools needed to lead happy, healthy and productive lives.