HUNTSVILLE – June 13, 2023 – United Community, through the United Community Bank Foundation, is donating a total of $20,000 to four organizations in Alabama including the Princess Theatre for Performing Arts, Huntsville Museum of Art, Central-West Alabama Red Cross and YMCA of the Shoals.
“Serving our communities has always been a focus at United,” said Lynn Harton, Chairman and CEO of United Community. “Each one of these organizations was handpicked by our employees, and we’re proud to continue to support the great work our teams have been doing here for years.”
United Community has been committed to giving throughout its 70-year history. The bank created the Foundation in 2020 out of a desire to inspire, lead, and strengthen the places where its employees and their families live. Every United employee has the opportunity to request funds for local organizations that are important to them.
“We are excited to continue the great work we have been doing for nearly 15 years under our new brand, United Community,” said David Nast, who founded Progress Bank in 2008 and now serves as President of Alabama and Florida Panhandle for United. “Our team has always been passionate about investing in our communities and we’re proud to continue that work now that we’ve joined United, which has a long history of positively impacting the communities it serves.”
Progress and United merged in early 2023 and completed the conversion process in April. All fourteen Progress branch locations in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle have been rebranded, bringing United Community’s total footprint to 207 locations across six states.
For more information about the United Community Bank Foundation, visit
www.ucbi.com/ucb-foundation
Media Release/Joy Marshall/United Community Bank
