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SCHOOL SPIRIT DEBITCARD PROGRAM

The goal of the First State Bank School Spirit Debit Card Program is to offer a school-branded debit card to our customers, demonstrating our commitment to local schools and helping to advance the education of our students. By making a donation to the school for every signature-based transaction, we hope to create an ongoing partnership that is financially beneficial to both the school and First State Bank. Donations are intended for the direct benefit of students.

First State Bank will donate $.05 to your school for every signature-based transaction made with a First State Bank School Spirit Debit Card. Cards may be linked to any type of consumer checking account and are available to any deposit account holder. For students under 18 years of age, an adult must be a joint owner on the account. Donations will be made quarterly to the school to assist in funding school program of choice such as music, art, athletics or other miscellaneous student programs. Donations are not intended to reduce school overhead. The donated funds will be allocated by the school. With the opening of a checking account with First State Bank, customers will receive a School Spirit Debit Card at no cost. There is no charge to the customer for participation in the School Spirit Program. You shop, First State Bank donates!

As of November 2019, First State Bank has issued over 3,600 School Spirit Cards and have twelve schools participating. Since the program began in 2013, First State bank has donated over $151,000.00 to the participating schools.

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CHOOSE YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT

Main Street Rewards is a tiered account which means the more you use it, the more possibilities for rewards you have. Avoid a service charge by signing up for electronic statements.

Main Street Rewards

• High rate of interest with qualifying debit card transactions and direct deposit

• No minimum balance to earn interest

• A $0.10 rebate for each signature-based transaction

• Refunded ATM fees if qualified

• No monthly service charge with E-Statements

• 20 Free Starter Checks

• Free mobile deposit

• Free VISA® EMV debit card

• Free First State Bank ATM Transactions

• Free Apple, Samsung, and Google Pay

MORE OPTIONSTO CHOOSE FROM

This account earns a current market interest rate calculated on the daily collected balance and interest is credited monthly with a minimum balance of $750.00 or greater.

Homeowner’s Advantage Checking

Basic CheckingA no service fee checking account for senior citizens age 60 and over OR anyone receiving a direct deposit into the account.

Student CheckingA flexible, account designed for students age 24 and under delivering convenience during a busy time of life. Adding electronic statements ensures no monthly service fee.

SCHOOL SPIRIT DEBIT CARD FAQS

Great question! We love this program and we think you will too. It’s just one small way that we can give back to our community on a regular basis.

Nope, you can have a regular First State Bank debit card, but we’ll need you to contact us to let us know that you want to join the School Spirit Debit Card Program. That way, we can make sure we donate to the school you choose when you make signature-based transactions using the card.

Absolutely. Give us a call at 574.825.2166 to sign up. It will only take a few minutes!

There are no fees to join, and there’s no minimum amount needed in your checking account to sign up.

First State Bank donates all the money in this program. You just shop and sign to participate!

Do I have to have a school branded card?

Can I call in to sign up? How long does it take to sign up?

Is there a fee to join?

Am I donating money to schools?

Why doesn’t everyone with a checking account sign up for this program?

PRAISE FOR SCHOOLSPIRIT DEBIT CARDS

“First State Bank has been an exceptional partner to educational institutions in our community! By simply using their bank cards, our patrons and supporters have been able to partner with the FSB Spirit Card benefit program and donate thousands of dollars to make the school even better! Thank you FSB for your commitment to Clinton and education in our community!”

Michele VigilDirector of Advancement and AdmissionsClinton Christian School

“The School Spirit Card program has been very beneficial to GHS students! For example, it has been used to help students attend our Marine Biology trip in the Florida Keys, to help send students to the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Camp, and it has helped to fund the DJ for our Functional Skills Student Prom!”

Diane WoodworthSuperintendentGoshen Schools

“We are so grateful to have been introduced to the First State Bank Spirit Card Program. The Elkhart Education Foundation has been so pleased to receive consistent quarterly donations through the program. We were so surprised how easy it was. There was no cost to our organization and First State even took care of the advertising. The cards have our logo imprinted right on them, so our supporters never forget they are helping us with every swipe! We couldn’t be happier with the staff at First State and the spirit card program.”

Ashley Boling MolyneauxExecutive DirectorElkhart Education Foundation

“Shortly after my arrival to Northridge High School I was presented with a generous check from First State Bank. Needless to say, this was a wonderful surprise to find out that we had a program like this in place to generate funds to assist us in educating the students of NHS! We are so grateful to be able to have the ability to reward students for positive behavior and to make NHS a place that students want to be! We are in the process of planning some big things that will benefit all students in the future. In the meantime, we have rewarded students with gift cards for positive behavior during School Safety Week. We also send out NHS window clings for “nice-person” of the month awards. Once a month we are able to hand out Birthday cookies at lunch; this is always a winner! Lastly, we are able to recognize students at our year end award ceremonies because of this fund. NHS and I can’t thank the folks who use their First State Bank card for their purchases enough! This program makes so much sense and it is easy to do. We would love to see use of these cards grow in the future so we can do some really amazing things for our student body at Northridge High School.”

Thank you First State Bank!

Andrew A. Wood, Ed.S. Principal Northridge High School

“Thank you to the kindness and generosity of First State Bank, we have been able to provide financial assistance to students that maybe need a little extra help with things here at school. We appreciate the support of our community.”

Rich CoryPrincipalWestview Jr-Sr High School

Elkhart Christian Academy Northridge High School Elkhart Education Foundation

Clinton Christian School Concord High School Bethany Christian Schools

St. Johns Catholic SchoolGoshen Public Schools Westview High School

Marian High School Granger Christian SchoolFairfield Community Schools

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS