Part of our Community with Stacy Durbin
Employees in the Community
Pennian Bank encourages its employees to be actively
involved in the communities where we live and work. For this blog we’ve chosen
to feature an employee who continues to go above and beyond to volunteer her
time to various organizations in her community.
Employee: Stacy
Durbin
Location/Position: Relationship Banker at the West Shore Office
How long with
Pennian: 1 year
Volunteer
Organization Participation:
- West Shore Foundation – Board of Directors
- Autism in Classrooms – Distribution Coordinator
- Dangerous Damsels – Volunteer Self Defense Instructor
- Harrisburg Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – Volunteer Children’s Instructor
- Harrisburg Young Professionals – Outreach Committee Volunteer
- Conference for Women – Advisory Board Member
- Tap Cancer Out – Fundraiser and Competitor
- Foundation for Enhancing Communities – Emerging Philanthropist Graduate
Why Does She
Volunteer: “Ever since I was a young girl and as long as I can remember, I
have always had a passion for inspiring warmth and kindness in people.
Volunteering allows me to be part of something bigger than myself. No matter
where I am in life it will always be important to me to be engaged in programs
that create positivity in my local community. I know that I can’t change the
world, but I love to think that somehow I am making some sort of impact in my
little corner of the earth. That is why I am drawn to volunteerism.”
Biggest Challenge: Finding enough time to volunteer for the
organizations I love so much. Pennian
Bank (alongside my grandmother) has been one of my biggest cheerleaders and is
100% behind me in my community efforts. This helps to ease that challenge
tremendously.
Most Rewarding
Aspect: “Seeing people smile makes
my day! I also love getting hugs, real hugs; the kind that let me know I have
made a meaningful impression in a person’s life, as much as they have in mine.”
