First National Bank & Trust, North Branch Donates to St. Vincent de Paul

Pictured:  Danielle Schultz, Teller- First National Bank & Trust and Steve Santini, Volunteer for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry

In celebration of their 130th Anniversary, the employees of First National Bank & Trust gathered together a collection of approximately 150 sought after favorite recipes from past and present employees and created an Anniversary Cookbook which were sold at each of their seven locations (Downtown Iron Mountain, Kingsford, North, South, Econo Foods, Iron River and Menominee) for $10 each.  The employees raised over $4,500 which will be distributed to food pantries within each community.

One of the benefactors of this fundraising project is the Iron Mountain St Vincent de Paul Food Pantry.  According to Steve Santini, a volunteer that helps to manage the food pantry, St. Vincent de Paul can always use additional donations.  “We coordinate with other location non-profit food pantries to help meet the needs of those less fortunate in our area.”  Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.

If you would like to volunteer or help the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, monetary or non-perishable food donations can be dropped off at their office at 117 West A Street in Iron Mountain, MI and are open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 4:45 pm and Saturdays from 9:00 am to 2:45 pm.  For more information, call 906-774-9637.