Charles City banks donate money for downtown planters
Sean Pitkin (CUSB), Caleb Hejna (FFA), Blake Frascht (FFA), Craig Anderson (State Bank) and Jane Larson (First Citizens Bank) pose for a photo outside the city parking lot's downtown planters on Monday in Charles City. Each of the four banks combined to donate $800 to the FFA, which will help grow plants to put into the planters. Press photo by Kelly Terpstra
Kurt Herbrechtsmeyer (right), president of First Security Bank in Charles City, donates $200 to Charles City FFA students Caleb Hejna (left) and Blake Frascht (middle). Press photo by Kelly Terpstra
By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com
Four Charles City banks donated a total of $800 to the Charles City FFA on Monday to keep the downtown planters full of colorful flowers and green shrubs.
CUSB, First Citizens, First Security and State Bank each donated $200 to help the FFA purchase plants for the 23 downtown planters throughout Charles City. Charles City High School horticulture students, under the supervision of FFA advisor Jodie Johnson, grow the plants.
Hy-Vee, Kmart, Theisen’s and Bluhm’s Greenhouse have also donated plants over the years.
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