To help celebrate the bank’s 30th Anniversary, Forcht Bank is giving away a $10,000 college scholarship to three lucky winners of their “Thanks for 30 Scholarship Contest”.
The Thanks for 30 Scholarship Contest will run from March 1– May 1, 2015 on Forcht Bank’s Official Facebook page, and is open to high school seniors residing in Forcht Bank’s 12-county service area who are planning to attend an accredited Kentucky-based college or university beginning in the fall of 2015. High school seniors who are interested in winning are asked to submit a video of 3 minutes or less, explaining how a $10,000 scholarship from Forcht Bank would help them reach their career goals, and how they intend to serve their community after graduating from college.
“We’re very excited about this scholarship contest. We know we have many creative high school seniors in our service area who will submit excellent videos. Helping three young people attend college is one way we can give back to the communities we’ve served over the past 30 years,” said Forcht Bank President Tucker Ballinger.
Video submissions will be accepted through Forcht Bank’s Official Facebook page from March 1st – March 31st, from which 10 finalist videos will be selected by Forcht Bank. The 10 finalist videos will be posted on Facebook to allow public voting starting April 6th. The three videos receiving the most public votes will be declared the winners, and will be notified on May 1st. For complete contest rules and information, please visit www.facebook.com/forchtbank, or search social media for #forcht10k.
Forcht Bank has 30 banking centers in Fayette, Jefferson, Boone, Grant, Madison, Taylor, Pulaski, Laurel, Whitley, Knox, McCreary and Green County. Forcht Bank has approximately $1 billion in assets, placing it among the largest privately-held banks based in Kentucky according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).