{"id":30606,"date":"2019-09-11T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=371391"},"modified":"2019-09-11T07:00:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T13:00:36","slug":"philanthropy-isnt-just-good-for-business-its-good-for-the-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/local-news\/philanthropy-isnt-just-good-for-business-its-good-for-the-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"Philanthropy isn\u2019t just good for business, it\u2019s good for the soul"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s Note: This sponsored contest was brought to you by Alpine Bank.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Alpine Bank employee Mikayla Springer displays why she loves volunteering.<\/em><\/strong>
Photos courtesy of Alpine Bank<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Alpine Bank has five core values that inspire the culture at each of its 40 locations across Colorado. These values not only inspire the way Alpine Bank does business with its customers, they also inspire the ways employees live their lives.<\/p>\n

Independence, integrity, loyalty, compassion and community encompass the decisions Alpine Bank makes every day, including its philanthropic decisions, which have been a cornerstone of its business since opening in 1973.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince our inception, our owner and founder, Bob Young, has always had a tremendous heart for giving back to the community,\u201d said Matt Hanson, regional president for Alpine Bank in Summit County. \u201cWe\u2019re not just about providing financial services, it\u2019s about elevating life and access to community resources for people, whether they\u2019re customers or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Living with a sense of purpose is one of the nine habits of the world\u2019s longest living people, according to Blue Zones research. If this is the case, Hanson and other Alpine Bank employees are well on their way to live long, fulfilling lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery employee here, from front line staff to banking officers, are encouraged to volunteer within the community,\u201d Hanson said.<\/p>\n

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Grilling shred day Three employees grilling at Alpine Bank\u2019s annual Shred Day, a volunteer event for Friends of the Dillon Ranger District.<\/strong>
Photos courtesy of Alpine Bank<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Longevity and purpose<\/strong><\/p>\n

Purpose in life is defined as<\/a> having goals, a sense of direction, and a feeling that there is meaning to present and past life.<\/p>\n

\u201cPurpose in life has been associated with positive health outcomes among older adults, including fewer chronic conditions, less disability, and reduced mortality,\u201d according to a 2018 report<\/a> in the journal Population Health Management.<\/p>\n

At Alpine Bank, employees find purpose through volunteering at various levels within the community. Alpine Bank pays employees for 24 hours of volunteer time per year, which can include things like serving food to those in need or helping FIRC organize their shelves.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt a great incentive and reward for our frontline staff when we say, \u2018we\u2019d like you to be out in the community and we\u2019ll pay you for it,\u2019\u201d Hanson said. \u201cThrough their volunteering, we hope to develop a level of altruism \u2013 that in the future, our people would be out there because they believe in what they are doing.<\/p>\n

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Melissa Mailloux, of Alpine Bank, volunteering at the library.<\/em><\/strong>
Photos courtesy of Alpine Bank<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Community impact<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hanson sits on the boards for both Backstage Theater board and the Breckenridge Film Festival.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of my greatest days at work are some of the days spent out in the community,\u201d Hanson said. \u201cThose are some of the most important and fulfilling days.\u201d<\/p>\n

The very nature of small, community banking gives back to the community in other ways such as small business loans or Alpine Bank\u2019s loyalty rewards debit card, which Alpine Bank donates 10 cents of its own money for every dollar spent back to the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe like to believe we walk what we talk,\u201d Hanson said. \u201cYou can really measure your impact in the community by asking if the community would miss you if you weren\u2019t there. I\u2019d like to think that if Alpine Bank wasn\u2019t here, the community would really miss us. We really invest and believe in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

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