First Bank garners national award.

• Author: Pounds, Nancy
• Position: Inside Alaska Business

Ketchikan-based First Bank received an award for its community outreach program from the American Bankers Association. The award, presented in the Encouraging Volunteerism category, honored First Bank's Community Service Award program. The program donates money to help Ketchikan community groups serve the Southeast town. For example, a middle school girls' softball team in Ketchikan, organized a food and fundraising drive for Women in Safe Homes. The softball team raised more than $1,000 worth of food, which was donated to WISH. In turn, First Bank donated $1,000 to the softball team. Nine U.S. banks received...