Southern Bank Foundation donates $80,000 to University of Mount Olive
By From staff reports
Published in News on October 26, 2015 1:46 PM
MOUNT OLIVE -- Southern Bank Foundation recently presented a check for $80,000 to the University of Mount Olive for its annual fund.
The check represents the final payment in a $400,000 pledge made by the foundation to the university in 2011.
"The Southern Bank Foundation has been and continues to be a wonderful friend and collaborative partner to the University of Mount Olive," UMO President Dr. Philip P. Kerstetter said."We look forward to further collaboration with the Southern Bank Foundation as together we build a brighter future for the students of eastern North Carolina and beyond."
The University of Mount Olive is a private institution rooted in the liberal arts tradition with defining Christian values.
The university, sponsored by the Convention of Original Free Will Baptists, has locations in Mount Olive, New Bern, Wilmington, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Research Triangle Park, Washington, Jacksonville, and in Smithfield at Johnston Community College.
For more information, visit www.umo.edu.
The Southern Bank Foundation makes charitable gifts to support a large number and variety of charitable programs in communities served by Southern Bank and Trust Company.
Founded in 1901, Southern Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern BancShares (N.C.), Inc. With its Corporate Headquarters located in Mount Olive, the Bank has total assets of approximately $2 billion and over 60 locations serving eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia.
More information about the Bank is available on the Internet at southernbank.com.