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Show Zions Bank Holds Annual 'Lights On9 Celebration PANGUITCH Zions Bank continued its long-held holiday tradition this year, inviting elementary ele-mentary school students from throughout the state to decorate a Christmas tree with homemade home-made ornaments in the lobby of each Zions Bank branch. Zions-Bank Zions-Bank provided the tree and lights, and the students contributed con-tributed ornaments that they made themselves. In return for the colorful decorations, the bank made a monetary contribution contribu-tion to each participating school. This year, Panguitch Elementary Elemen-tary kindergarten through sixth grade students decorated a tree inside Zions Bank's Panguitch office at 90 E. Center St. on Wednesday, Dec. 5. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. that day, students, teachers, parents and Zions Bank employees gathered in the branch's lobby for the "Lights On" ceremony. Zions Bank presented a contribution con-tribution of 35 cents per ornament orna-ment to the school, and partici- I pants sang Chrismas carols. The tree will be on display in the bank's lobby through the holidays. holi-days. "Zions Bank's Panguitch office has been hosting 'Lights On' for 10 years now, and every year both students and bank employees look forward to the fun and festivities," said Rick Blackwell, manager at Zions Bank's Panguitch office. "We take our role as a community bank to heart." This year more than 60 Utah and Idaho elementary schools participated in Zions Bank's "Lights On" holiday celebration. celebra-tion. In addition, a number of Zions Bank branches invited homeless children, students from low-income neighborhoods neighbor-hoods and special-needs kids to decorate the trees in their lobbies. lob-bies. Zions Bank has been inviting invit-ing students to participate in this annual holiday event for more than 30 years. |