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Range Bank donates $25,000 to aid Copper Country relief efforts, hopes to double it

MARQUETTE — Range Bank is showing its support to aid the Copper Country community by donating $25,000 to the Range Bank Copper Country Relief Fund.

Heavy rainfall last month caused flooding which devastated homes, businesses and roadways in several Keweenaw Peninsula communities.

“The core of Range Bank are the communities we serve, and we felt it was our responsibility to extend our support to the Copper Country,” Roxanne Daust, president and CEO of Range Bank, said in a press release. “We hope this donation helps alleviate some of the burden for the community.”

Range Bank hopes to double the contribution through donations from the community and has set up the Copper Country Relief Fund to collect donations.

Money from the Copper Country Relief Fund will go directly to the Portage Health Foundation, a nonprofit working with the local emergency management team to coordinate local relief efforts.

Additionally, Range Bank has set up a beneficiary fund for Thatcher Markham, a boy who died during the Copper Country flood. All proceeds of this fund will go directly to the family of the young boy.

To donate to the Copper Country Relief Fund visit Rangebank.com and click on the ‘Donate’ button. Donations to either the Copper Country Relief Fund and Markham’s Benefit are also accepted at your nearest Range Bank location, or by mailing donations to the Houghton Office at 19320 Jacker Ave., Houghton, MI 49931. Checks should be made payable to either the Copper Country Relief Fund or Markham’s Benefit. Visit rangebank.com to view a full list of Range Bank locations.

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