Premier Bank recently donated a check to United Way of Defiance County for $10,000. The funds will be used for the presenting sponsorship level of the 2024 United Way of Defiance County Hot Air Balloon Festival.
All funds raised at the family event will benefit the United Way of Defiance County’s Community Engagement Center.
“The 10th Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival will be held on Saturday, August 3 at the Defiance County Airport. Flights are scheduled for Saturday morning and evening with an encore glow event at the end of the night. The annual event will also feature live music, kids’ fun zone, delicious food, and the marketplace,” explained Abby Wolfrum, Executive Director, United Way of Defiance County. “We’re thankful to Premier Bank and all our sponsors and volunteers that make this event a success.
Each year we have about 5,000 attendees from around the region. We’re looking forward to this year being even bigger.”
“We are so proud to partner with the United Way of Defiance County to support local community initiatives such as the 10th Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival,” said Trish Gelsomino, Foundation Giving Coordinator, Premier Bank. “Special events like the Hot Air Balloon Festival bring the meaning of LIVE UNITED to life by raising funds that are used to recruit volunteers for local community events and collect donations for local food pantries and shelters right here in Defiance County.”
For more information regarding United Way of Defiance County, please call 419-782-3510 or visit UnitedWayDefiance.org*
About Premier Bank
Premier Bank, headquartered in Youngstown Ohio, operates 74 branches and 9 loan offices in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and
Pennsylvania and also serves clients through a team of wealth professionals dedicated to each community banking branch.
The holding company for Premier Bank is Premier Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: PFC), headquartered in Defiance, Ohio. For more information, visit the company’s website at YourPremierBank.com.
