Huron Valley State Bank is pleased to announce the partnership with Johnson Elementary School for the "Bank At School" program. The bank opened for business on Friday, January 23rd after a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 9:15 am, and will operate the fourth Friday of every month from 9:13 – 9:30 am. This is the second elementary school partnership for Huron Valley State Bank.

Huron Valley State Bank and Spring Mills announce the commencement of the 2014/2015 "Bank-At-School" program. October 1, 2014 marks the 4th year of the partnership between both organizations.

The Bank-At-School program is a student-run bank located inside of Spring Mills Elementary in Highland, Michigan. Fifth grade students applied and interviewed for positions within the school bank at the beginning of the school year, and are trained for their respective roles. Positions include one (1) Branch Manager, one (1) Assistant Branch Manager, three (3) Tellers and five (5) Marketing Reps. The tellers handle real banking transactions from students at the deposit only bank. Assistant Branch Manager, Melissa Herron, oversees operations and Customer Service Representative, Suzanne Rolando coaches the 10 student bankers.

Huron Valley State Bank celebrates another successful year of the "Bank-At-School" program with the students of Spring Mills Elementary. The end of the school year marks the 3rd year of the partnership between both organizations. The students participating in the program enjoyed a pizza party with guest appearance of "Awesome the Pig."

Huron Valley State Bank's "Casual for A Cause" program is an employee driven fundraiser for community donations. Employees can wear casual clothes, including jeans, on the last Friday of every month in exchange for making a donation in the denomination of their choice.

In 2013, over $1,200 was raised from this program. Giving back to various organizations, special memorial funds, and personal families in need, including: YMCA Strong Kids, Relay for Life, Community Sharing, Special Olympics, and more.

Huron Valley State Bank reported the above financials demonstrating continued strong growth and income gains for the 1st Quarter of 2014. Contributing to this is primarily loan and retail deposit growth. Loans had a 26% increase from the previous year, and 8.5% from the last quarter. Deposits had a 10% increase from the previous year. Asset quality remains favorable, and the bank is on target to reach its asset goal later this year.