Month: January 2015

Monroe Elementary School students will see playground improvements soon, thanks to a generous donation from Security National Bank and Park Avenue Thrift.

Together, the community partners presented a $1,500 check to the school on Friday afternoon. While a larger playground upgrade is being planned, the donated funds will allow the school to quickly improve the safety material/ground cover beneath the current structure.

Security National Bank and Park Avenue Thrift are both longtime supporters of Enid Public Schools. From school supply drives and art contests to financial donations and volunteering, both entities have made meaningful investments in EPS and its students, school officials said.

“It is an honor and privilege to work in a community that is dedicated to impacting and improving the lives of children,” Scott Allen, Monroe Assistant Principal, said. “Both of these organizations are wonderful examples of our community’s commitment to changing kids’ lives. Their gift will certainly impact Monroe students every day, and we are extremely grateful.”

The Monroe staff, including administrators and teacher Robyn Walker, said the donation will allow them to fulfill the first step needed to enhance their aging playground.

“We want to say thank you for this contribution,” Howard Barton, Monroe Principal, said. “We will continue our quest for a safer and better playground area, not only for our students, but for our community as well. We appreciate the kindness of Security National Bank and Park Avenue Thrift.”

Security National Bank of Enid was chartered in 1905, before statehood, and is locally owned and operated. SNB offers a full range of banking and financial products for personal and business customers. The bank focuses its efforts on improving and serving Enid community.

Security National Bank of Enid will once again be rewarding five lucky area students for their good grades with the SNB Pays of A’s program.

The SNB Pays for A’s is now in its 12th year. Thousands of report cards have been submitted since the program began. The bank sponsors the program twice a year, once for spring semester grades and once for fall semester grades.

The program is open to students in grades 3 through 12. Public and private school students are encouraged to participate. Students will have until 5pm February 06, 2015 to take their report cards to any of Security National Bank’s three locations. There the bank will make a copy of the report card and place it in a hopper. Four cards will be drawn from the hopper. Those four students will receive $10 for each A and $5 for each B on their fall 2014 semester grades. Individual grades from each nine-week section will not be considered. All students entering their grades will receive a coupon for an ice cream cone from McDonalds of Enid.

In addition to the four students who will be “paid for their A’s”, one card will be drawn from the hopper for a $150 savings account with the bank.

Security National Bank offers a full suite of products and services for consumer and commercial customers. Bank 24 hours a day using SNB’s Online Banking at www.snbenid.com. Security National Bank is located at: 201 West Broadway, 201 West Maine and 210 North Oakwood. Bank lobby hours are 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday and Saturdays 9am to noon at the 201 West Maine location.