County National Bank

Since 1963, each year the President of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week, which this year is June 17 – 21. National Small Business Week recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. More than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, and those small businesses create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year.

Let’s celebrate and support America’s small business community to help their businesses grow, hire, succeed, and move America forward!

For your reference, the complete list of states currently restricted for signature-based ATM/Debit Card transactions (not PIN-based transactions) includes:

Washington, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, and California (both signature-based and PIN-based transactions are restricted in California). We will continue to monitor fraud activity and will make updates as necessary.

Internationally, all countries – with the exception of Canada and Mexico – are currently restricted for signature-based and PIN-based transactions.

If you have any questions or are planning to travel to any of the restricted states or countries, please contact our Customer Service staff at 888-322-1088 and we may be able to temporarily accommodate your needs. Thank you for understanding that this measure is for your security and protection.

Enjoy Ella Sharp Museum’s Free Lecture on Wednesday, June 12th, at 7:00pm in the Community Room. The lecture is titled “Austin Blair: Michigan’s Magnificent War Governor”, presented by Kelly Chartkoff, part of the restoration team for the Michigan State Capitol Building. The museum is located at 3225 Fourth Street in Jackson – for more information, call 517-787-2320.

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County National Bank was awarded the 2012-2013 “Mentor Participant of the Year” by Kathy Kelley, coordinator of the Buddy Reading Program at Williams Elementary School in Jonesville. Five CNB staff members participated in the weekly reading sessions with the elementary students. Displaying their award are (left to right): Sandy Grimm, Amber Kohler, Catherine Dumaw, and Lois Howard. Not pictured is Cindy Dwyer. The CNB staff enjoyed their time helping the students read and were happy to support the school’s efforts.

Congratulations to Don Germann, branch officer at the Jonesville CNB Office, who was awarded Jonesville’s Citizen of the Year. Don is involved with numerous organizations and events in the Jonesville community and is deserving of this award.

Teach Children to Save is a national campaign that promotes the partnership between banks and schools by teaching and helping young people develop lifelong savings habits. The 2013 annual awareness day, Teach Children to Save Day, is Tuesday, April 23rd.

County National Bank is again participating in this important effort. Last year our bankers visited about 40 classrooms and presented to over 900 elementary students. Our bankers read grade-level appropriate books, like Bunny Money, Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, and Rock, Brock, and the Savings Shock, and they also prepare interactive activities and lessons on the topic of savings. Activity books and goodies are left for the teacher to distribute.

Bankers are experts at money management, so it’s a natural fit for us to be involved in financial education efforts. We have scheduled classroom visits throughout the month of April, and we’re excited to be a part of Teach Children to Save!

At the “Best of Jackson” awards ceremony on Wednesday, March 6th at Ella Sharp Museum, it was announced that County National Bank was voted “Best Bank” by the readers of Jackson Magazine.

We are very proud to have been nominated for the award and especially proud to have won in the “Best Bank” category. We appreciate the recognition and the opportunity to serve our great customers. We are committed to the being the best community bank we can be!

County National Bank recently received an award from the Salvation Army of Hillsdale County for collecting the most money in a countertop kettle for the organization’s 2012 kettle drive. The kettle was one of several placed in the bank’s lobby during the holiday season and, through the generosity of our customers and staff, it collected $1031.80. CNB is proud to support the efforts of the Salvation Army.

CNB participated in the annual Hillsdale Kiwanis Chili Cook Off on Saturday, February 16th, at Hillsdale High School. A total of 17 booths participated and we’re happy to report that CNB’s booth, “A Night at the Chili Awards”, took home two first-place awards for Judges’ Choice 1st Place Booth and People’s Choice 1st Place Booth. The booth’s theme focused on the Academy Awards, complete with the red carpet, golden spoon awards, movie reels and posters, and of course, our own movie stars dressed in evening gowns!

Although it wasn’t award-winning and the competition was fierce, the CNB chili was awesome! Thank you to Maria, Sonya, Ida, Cathy, Wilma, and Allison for all of their hard work – they are all award-winning stars!