Oct 29, 2006 2 min read

MONROEVILLE – The Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers (PACB) has awarded Parkvale Bank dual honors in recognition of Parkvale’s contributions to the communities it serves. In the over $400 million asset category, Parkvale was selected as a winner for both the “Best-of-the-Best” and the Community Service Awards.

Presented to Parkvale President and CEO Robert J. McCarthy Jr. at the PACB’s annual convention, the awards showcase the high level of local involvement the staff and management of the Bank display in the areas where they live and work.

“Parkvale Bank’s commitment to community involvement and to the principals of community banking is deserving of special recognition, and we are proud to honor your activities,” said PACB Communications Coordinator Andrew Shumway. The “Best-of-the-Best” Award was presented to select financial institutions that reached out to local citizens with helpful programs during Community Banking Week, April 10-15. The Community Service Award lauded the efforts of Parkvale employees who engaged in numerous charitable acts and supported local organizations with their time and money.

The PACB based its decision to nominate the Bank as “Best-of-the-best” in its asset category thanks to efforts by branches all across Parkvale’s footprint of 47 offices serving parts of three states. For example, among local office campaigns, free gunlocks were distributed to residents at Parkvale’s Masontown branch.

The Parkvale teams’ activities contributed to the bank winning the PACB’s Community Service Award in the over $400 million asset category. For more information on the bank’s programs, visit www.parkvale.com.

Parkvale has raised more than $16,000 for Spectrum Charter School (an institution dedicated to assisting children with autism spectrum disorders), sponsored the annual Art of Wine and Food Event for HEARTH (an organization that helps homeless mothers and their children), which raised more than $42,000 in 2005, and served as the title sponsor of the 2006 Allegheny County Special Olympics Summer Games. Parkvale Financial Corp. is the parent company of Parkvale Bank, which operates 47-community offices throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.

As of June 30, Parkvale had total assets of $1.9 billion.