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Community involvement

CBA knows that banks aren’t great about promoting
the good work they do in their communities. With
that in mind, the organization makes a concerted
effort to assist member banks in communicating
their efforts. That happens via a number of activities:

Recognizing individual bankers’ contributions –
which are promoted via social media and to
traditional news outlets

• Scott Award — spirit of community involvement
The Del and Doris Scott Memorial Award was
created in 1985. This award recognizes Colorado
bankers who have exhibited the importance of the
community banking spirit through involvement in,
dedication to and support of activities vital to the CBA publishes this brochure to educate the
public and others on banks' contributions
health of local institutions and people. to community.
• Bankers of Distinction — community
involvement
This award has been given annually since 1999, to bankers whose personal efforts have helped
to put a face on the generous ideals upheld by bankers through service to their communities
and dedication to their profession and industry.

• Advocate of the year – promoting and protecting the industry
This award, created in 2015, recognizes bankers who have taken up the mantel of advocacy
and promotion of financial and industry literacy in their communities.

Annual contribution to a legislator’s charity of choice -

Since 2007, CBA has awarded a $1000 prize– which comes in the form of a charitable
contribution – to the state legislator or public official who answers the most questions
correctly during a drawing as part of the organization’s annual legislative event.

The contest works this way:

1. Legislators answer a series of multiple choice questions on a topic of interest to
banking.
2. The response card with the most correct answers is named the winner.
3. If there is more than one card with the top number of correct answers, those cards
are entered into a drawing, and the winner is randomly selected.
4. CBA makes the donation directly to the winning legislator’s desired charity; he or
she never has access to those winnings.