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Show Bank gives $5,000 to Utah Tech Deseret Bank of Pleasant Grove donated $5000 to Utah Technical College at ProvoOrem's Better Jobs for Women program to assist in providing schoalrships for women of Utah Valley. Bank President Kay L. Jacobs, who was instrumental in initiating the donation, stated that he and his colleagues are concerned about the over 14,000 displaced homemakers who reside in the valley. "We want you to know that we appreciate very much the contribution con-tribution of the college to our area," Jacobs said. "Repeatedly, we see the beneficial results of your training in the people we meet who have attended the college." U.T.C. President J. Marvin Higbee and Anita Bradford, Better Jobs for Women director, accepted the contribution on behalf of the program. Bradford pointed out that the program began by assisting about 100 women during one year. Now, she said, thousands of women are in the. program receiving counseling, short-term courses and job training with placement. "Our goal is to place women, who are sole bread-winners, in better paying jobs that will sustain their families." Bradford said. "The average household that we deal with has five children to support and a minimum wage job will not meet their needs." Harley W. Jacobs, executive vice president of Deseret Bank, told Higbee and Bradford that the bank considers the $5000 check an "investment" "in-vestment" rather than a "donation." "Deseret Bank wants to assist these women in becoming self-sufficient self-sufficient and good providers for their families," he said. "Our investment in-vestment will not only assist 50-60 women, but will also make Utah County a good place to live." |
