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Cornerstone Community Bank invites area residents to celebrate its continuing investment in the Ooltewah community with a five-year anniversary celebration Oct. 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
“(It’s to celebrate) being part of the Ooltewah community and the entire Chattanooga community and being good corporate citizens as well as being supportive of our customers’ needs and attentive to needs locally,” said Henry Teel, a senior vice president with the bank who oversees the Ooltewah and Gunbarrel Road locations.
“It’s to show appreciation to the community for their support of our bank,” he added. “Five years is a long time. We’re just getting started.”
In an effort to support the community as well, concessions will be sold to benefit East Hamilton Civitan Club. The $5 meal of hot dog, chips, drink and dessert will be used to fund the local chapter’s various outreach projects.
Henry Teel, Laura Messier, Sandra Martin, Pam Sprouse, Kristy Donoho and Amanda Thomas, from left, invite the community to help them celebrate Cornerstone Community Bank’s five-year anniversary in Ooltewah with a birthday celebration and festivities.
NewsChannel 9’s Darrell Patterson will make a guest appearance from noon to 1 p.m., followed at 2 by local officials cutting the birthday cake.
The Ooltewah High School Pep Band, cheerleading squad and Red Hots dance team will close out the afternoon with performances from 3 to 4:30.
“We’re just pushing for a fun day,” said branch employee Pam Sprouse.
She and others encouraged the community to come benefit from the festivities and learn firsthand about the benefits of banking at Cornerstone.
“There’s a lot of personal attention (at our bank),” Teel said. “With all the bank mergers going on (it’s comforting) to come into a local bank and see the same faces all the time. (Cornerstone) is a Chattanooga-based bank and decisions are made here locally.”
In addition to the customer service and convenience of the easily accessible office near Interstate 75, he said the bank offers a full array of services, including mortgage, construction and small business loans, all of which are especially important for the growing Ooltewah community.
“With the economy the way it is, people are thinking about starting their own business since the job market has slowed down some,” branch employee Lisa Messier said, pointing out that as a Small Business Association-preferred lender, Cornerstone can get loans approved quicker than some other institutions.
As the community continues to shape itself, Cornerstone representatives said they will be there to meet its changing needs. Bank officials are currently considering a new, full-service office on nearby Bonny Oaks Drive.
“We feel the future is very bright for the area,” Teel said. “We look forward to the future.”
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