High demand for school supplies predicted
First Bank and Trust of Indiantown partners with Board of Realtors to host drive

First Bank and Trust of Indiantown has partnered with the Okeechobee County Board of Realtors to collect school supplies for the five elementary schools in the county.

The following items are in high demand:
Pencils
Dry Erase Markers
Erasers
Glue Sticks
Notebook Paper
Copy Paper
Hand Sanitizer

First Bank and Trust of Indiantown will collect supplies through August 15. The bank is located at 205 East North Park Street. Please contact Kathy Godwin, public relations chair person for the Okeechobee County Board of Realtors for additional information at (863) 763-8222.

"Since the Florida legislature cut the school supply tax holiday many families in Okeechobee may be faced with an additional financial challenge. This event will help ease that worry and will ensure that children in Okeechobee will be ready to succeed on the first day of school," said Epifanio Juarez, vice president and business development officer for First Bank and Trust of Indiantown.

ABOUT FIRST BANK AND TRUST OF INDIANTOWN:

First Bank and Trust of Indiantown has been providing family hometown banking in Martin County for nearly 50 years. The bank is a locally owned community bank with assets of $84 million. It operates four full-service retail banking centers in Palm City, Okeechobee, Lakeport and the original charter location on Warfield Boulevard in Indiantown.

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