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Alva
Incredible School Year!
Alva school kids were invited to the Alva location to celebrate an ‘Incredible School Year’ with Mr. and Mrs. Incredible!
Gulp and Gallup Summer Youth Lunch Program
Employees entertained 50 kids at the Alva Gulp & Gallup lunch program by hosting a water balloon fight and ice cream floats!
Customer Appreciation Day
Employees in Alva hosted a Customer Appreciation Day with family friendly games and activities for all ages. After the festivities, customers were provided tickets attend Toy Story 4 at the local Rialto Theater! With approximately 400 customers showing up, fun was had by all!
Lights Over Alva with NWOSU
Alva employees volunteered to welcome Northwestern Oklahoma State University students to the Annual Lights over Alva Event.
Annual Community Fraud Awareness Seminar
Alva State Bank partnered with Community Bank and BancCentral to host an evening educational program at the NW Technology Center, focusing on fraud and cybersecurity. Elaine Dodds from the Oklahoma Bankers Association educated attendees on new fraud schemes circulating Oklahoma. This event is the first of future events the Banks hope to host in support of our local communities.
Annual Woods County Senior Symposium/Reality Check Program
This was the first year for Woods County to host a Senior Symposium and Reality Check Program for our high school seniors. This program helped educate seniors on life events and circumstances that will be part of their future. The Bank helped introduce the students to opening a checking and savings account as well as the importance of understanding finances, student loans and credit cards.
Jolly Holidays with Santa!
Each year, the Alva Branch hosts our Jolly Holiday’s event with cookies and pictures with Santa.
Burlington
Annual Customer Appreciation Lunch
Employees in Burlington hosted the annual Customer Appreciation Lunch.
Enid
Volunteering for Main Street Enid
Roxanna Costello, loan secretary at Alva State Bank, Enid Branch also serves as the Board President of Main Street- Enid, a local non-profit that revitalizes downtown Enid by preserving the historic district as the economic and cultural heart of Enid.
Freedom
Annual Freedom Rodeo and Old Cowhands Reunion
Join us for Freedom’s biggest event of the year! The Annual Freedom Rodeo and Old Cowhands Reunion brings in hundreds of participants and over a thousand spectators. This rodeo has been taking place for over 80 years with the Bank of Freedom always being a proud sponsor. The 2020 Rodeo is scheduled for August 20-22 and we look forward to seeing you there! Don’t forget you can stop by our location to purchase your tickets. You can also stay up to date on Rodeo information by visiting freedomrodeo.com.
Kiowa
Annual Customer Appreciation Lunch
Employees in Kiowa hosted the annual Customer Appreciation Lunch.
Okeene
2026 Customer Appreciation Lunch
Okeene’s annual customer appreciation lunch was well attended, with many in the community showing up to enjoy the free hamburgers and hotdogs alongside friends.
Teacher Appreciation
Our Okeene team celebrated local teachers during teacher appreciation week by giving out baskets of goodies to the hard-working faculty at Okeene Public Schools!
National Chili Day
Our very own, Janet, made chili for customers to enjoy on National Chili Day!
Haloween
We like to have fun around here! Sometimes that means dressing up with our customers to celebrate Halloween before handing out candy, hosting games, and giving out gold coins at the town-wide Halloween parade.
Kindness Day
We celebrated Kindness Day with random acts of kindness in our hometown! We paid for customers’ drinks at the 2 local stores, hoping to brighten their day!
Germanfest
Germanfest is an annual tradition in the Okeene community, and the bank enjoys sponsoring it each year! This past year we donated the cups for attendees to use and take home with them.
The Corner Park
The bank donated a couple of lots to the Okeene Historical Preservation Group to be used in the construction of the new Corner Park. This green space is located in the center of town for locals to enjoy.
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