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Show I 1 Residents can bank on help from Zions Bank volunteers " ""i ' -. - - ... . -. ,-,r .- ' -Tv -"v rr, , .. .-til, ,r ,. .3 ill t U l ! J 1 1 - f ) ..... 1 ..... . J Employees of the Bountiful, Centerville, North Salt Lake and Broadway Offices of Zions Bank con- verged on the home of Betty Parker to donate their efforts in Paint-a-Thon. Parker s n ame was g i ven to Zions First National Bank as a prospect pro-spect for the project by the Golden Years Senior Citizens Center. Praising Prais-ing the center, Parker explained that she 'just loves' working with ceramics ce-ramics and describes all of the other activities available at the center. "They have a pool table, lunch, TV and you can either play bingo or do ceramics," she said. Parker said that she was planning to take some banana nut bread over to Gary Gatherum, branch manager of Zions First National Bank. "I have banked there for over 37 years, and this was just so nice of them," she emphasized. Volunteers from each of Zions Banks' ten regions selected homes and organized crews of volunteers to do the work. "Zions Bank is proud of the enthusiasm of its employees and for this great opportunity oppor-tunity to provide a 'hands-on' contribution con-tribution to members of the community," com-munity," said Harris H. Simmons, president and chief executive officer offi-cer of Zions Bank. The success of the project, the appreciation of Parker and the contribution con-tribution of the workers, made this a three-way winning project. Bv JAMS STUART Staff Writer I BOUNTIFUL It's summertime summer-time and the living is easy. At least it will be for Betty Parker. The beautiful outlook on summer was provided by employees of Zions First National Bank. Thirty to forty volunteer workers converged on the home of Parker during Zion's first Paint-a-Thon. For 4 days, workers sanded, primed, stained and painted. "People were running around with saws, brushes and paint," explained Parker. "Everything just looks so beautiful now." Even though the project was a lot of work, the volunteers seemed to be as happy as the recipient of their labors. "They would gather in the morning and have a breakfast sandwich, and then go to work," said Parker. They were a self-sustaining group. "I tried to take them some pink lemonade," stated Parker. "But, they set up card tables in the driveway and said they had all the pop and treats they needed ' The hard working crew did a detailed, professional-looking job on the home. That work was enough to cause Parker to say, "I just appreciate these people from the bottom of my heart. ' However, these volunteer workers also fixed electrical wiring, trimmed rose bushes, cleared winter kill from other shrubs and hauled refuse from the yard. "They did all of the things that I would never have been able to do myself," said Parker. She hastened to add that things don't get her down. "I just put my brace on and do whatever I can. |
