Centier Bank donates $75,000 to construction of new Boys and Girls Club of Valparaiso | The Crusader Newspaper Group

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Centier Bank donates $75,000 to construction of new Boys and Girls Club of Valparaiso | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Centier Bank recently presented a gift of $75,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Northwest Indiana as part of its “Whatever It Takes” campaign, helping contribute to the construction of a new Valparaiso facility, which the bank is also financing. A groundbreaking ceremony was held in April 2021. Ryan Smiley of the Boys and […]

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