Alexis Fuhrman of Northeast Debois Jr./Sr. High School and Taryn Truesdale of Jasper High School each received $1,000 to assist in paying for college.

The donation was part of the bank’s 100th anniversary celebration as its founders wanted, in part, to make home ownership accessible and affordable.

The awards are part of a program encouraging minority students to pursue higher education.

First Farmers Bank & Trust Company, Converse, has partnered with Firefly Children & Family Alliance, a nonprofit organization that has been serving Indiana children, families and adults since 1851.

Community First Bank of Indiana, Kokomo, donated $15,000 to support the Kokomo Rescue Mission’s annual Back to School Assistance Program.