Horizon Bank donates $136,369 to United Way

Horizon Bank recently donated $136,369 in employee and company matching donations to the United Way in Indiana and Michigan. The downtown Michigan City-based bank said the donation will help more than 850,000 people in the two states where it has banking operations. “We are pleased to make this donation,” Horizon Bank Chairman and CEO Craig Dwight said. “Horizon Bank has a long tradition of being invested in the communities we serve. We thank our many employees who gave so generously and we are honored to support our employees through this matching contribution to the United Way.” Horizon Bank has long had a partnership with the United Way, which pools fundraising efforts to support various nonprofits in local communities. The bank, which dates back to 1873 and has assets of more than $5.2 billion, estimates it's helped thousands of people throughout Indiana and Michigan.