FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Choice Bank is seeking wishes to grant this holiday season. Across 22 locations in North Dakota, Choice Bank has set up wishing wells for people to place a wish. They may be neighbors, coworkers or even your own family that could use a little help. The wishing well started back in 2018 and as a way…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Choice Bank has partnered with The Member Impact Fund to donate $628,000 to support affordable housing and community development in North Dakota. The donations will go to support 20 different non-profits in the region that work on making housing affordable and accessible. Beyond Shelter, Cass Clay Community Land Trust, Sharehouse and Matthew’s Voice Project were among…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — They are continuing their mission to end homelessness Golden Drive hosted a supply drive in Downtown Fargo. This event was to gather supplies for local children’s birthdays. This morning, volunteers packed 350 birthday bags reaching their goal a filled with cupcake decorations, napkins, plates and more. “Words can’t describe the impact that this makes on our…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Choice Bank’s Wishing Well Program helps a struggling family and their premature baby. “Briella ended up in the NICU born at 28 weeks and one day we spent 82 days there. We got through it I guess by taking it day by day,” Briella’s mother Crystal Heimark said. She was born 12 weeks early. At…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – An annual donation from a Midwest-based bank will go a long way in helping feed people across the Red River Valley. Choice Bank donated $20,000 Thursday afternoon to the Great Plains Food Bank. Choice employees are also spending the day volunteering at the Great Plains warehouse in Fargo along with helping at Mobile Food Pantry stops…
Small business owners have extra time to apply for forgivable loans to help pay employees during the pandemic. The Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program loan deadline was extended from March 31st to May 31st. The loans require no repayment for 24 weeks, plus 10 months from when the loans are distributed. Business owners have until then to apply for…
The smallest businesses that are struggling during COVID have a chance to apply for a financial lifeline, but they better hurry. Businesses with fewer than 20 employees have an exclusive window to apply for Paycheck Protection Program loans through March 9th. This is the second round of PPP loans from the government. The loans are meant for paying employees…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grafton Police Officer Lucas Campoverde remains in the intensive care unit at Altru in Grand Forks after being shot in the line of duty last Friday. A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the 22-year-old officer with his long road to recovery. A benefit account is also set up at Choice Bank. Officers exchanged…
FARGO, N.D. — Now in its 36th year, the Great Plains Food Bank is North Dakota’s only food bank. Choice Bank is supporting its fight to end hunger with a major 100,000 dollar donation. The money will provide more than 3,000 meals to those in need. Choice is also donating more than 2,000 pounds of food collected through food drives…
FARGO, N.D. –People are getting their leis and Hawaiian shirts on at a luau, and the celebration is all for a good cause. Choice Bank held its seventh annual “Go Hawaiian for Hospice.” For a $5 donation, people can feast on a pig roast, pineapple, and Hawaiian punch. All proceeds go to Hospice of the Red River Valley. Organizers say…
