Independent Bank and Kingston students support Ronald McDonald House

May 09, 2007

KINGSTON, Mich. — Independent Bank challenged students at Kingston Elementary School to collect the tabs from the tops of beverage cans to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House.

Once collected, the tabs were turned in to a recycling station to cash out the value of the aluminum. In all, the school’s students collected more than 283 pounds of aluminum.

The class that collected the most was treated to a pizza party by the Independent Bank office in Kingston. “All of the classes did an outstanding job of saving this year,” reports Tina Bundschuh, manager of the Kingston office. “We made sure they knew how much we appreciated the support.

“We have actually had a few parents and children from our community benefit from services offered by the Ronald McDonald House so it wasn’t difficult to stir interest in the campaign.”

The top five classes were:
  • First place: Mrs. Goward’s class, 65.75 pounds
  • Second place: Miss Kolacz’ class, 64.25 pounds
  • Third place: Mr. Kramer’s class, 29.5 pounds
  • Fourth place: Mrs. Williams’ class, 26 pounds
  • Fifth place: Mrs. Ruggles’ class, 23.5 pounds

Independent Bank East Michigan is a network of 26 banking offices in the communities of Bad Axe (2), Beverly Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Caro, Caseville, Cass City, Clio, Elkton, Farmington Hills, Gagetown, Kinde, Kingston, Lapeer, Livonia, Marlette, North Branch (2), Pigeon, Sebewaing (2), Snover, Troy (2), Ubly, and Unionville, and two loan offices in the communities of Clinton Township and Lake Orion. The bank provides a full range of financial services including retail and commercial banking, mortgage lending, investments and title services.

Independent Bank East Michigan is an affiliate of Independent Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: IBCP), an Ionia, Mich.-based bank holding company with total assets of more than $3.4 billion. Founded as First National Bank of Ionia in 1864, Independent Bank Corporation now operates 120 offices across Michigan’s Lower Peninsula through four, state-chartered bank subsidiaries. These affiliates are known Independent Bank, Independent Bank East Michigan, Independent Bank South Michigan and Independent Bank West Michigan. Independent Bank Corporation is committed to providing exceptional personal service and value to its customers, its stockholders and the communities it serves.