FirstBank, Little Man Ice Cream and Sweet Cooie’s Host Gingerbread House Decorating Event

Lakewood, Colo., Dec. 12, 2017 -- FirstBank, Colorado’s second-largest bank, and Denver’s favorite ice creamery, Little Man Ice Cream, are partnering together to host the second annual Gingerbread house decorating party on Saturday, Dec. 16 from 1 – 3 p.m. at two locations:

• 2620 16th St. at Little Man's iconic “milk tin” location in LoHi.
• 3506 12th Ave. at Sweet Cooie’s, Little Man’s sister location, in Congress Park. 

The fundraising event will allow folks to create and decorate gingerbread homes in a fun and “sweet” holiday atmosphere, while also helping Habitat for Humanity build permanent homes for low-income families.

The recommended donation is $15 (donations are not required to participate, but strongly encouraged) and include the following items:

• A gingerbread house kit that includes a ready-to-decorate gingerbread home, colorful candies, icing, green fondant and more. Free ice cream (limit 1 per person) courtesy of FirstBank.

• Free hot cocoa, refreshments and music courtesy of Little Man Ice Cream and, their sister location, Sweet Cooie’s.
• A raffle ticket (limit 1 per person) for a chance to win FirstBank prizes including a limited edition Never Summer snowboard and $100 Visa gift cards.

“Affordable housing is and has been a major focus of our community involvement efforts,” said Jim Reuter, CEO of FirstBank. “We’re thrilled we can work with our own customer and Denver’s most beloved ice creamery to create these family-fun events that benefit a cause so deeply important to helping Colorado’s residents thrive.”

All donations collected at the event will go directly towards Habitat for Humanity’s “Home for the Holidays” campaign. For more information about this year’s Home for the Holidays family, go to https://www.habitatmetrodenver.org/about-us/home-for-the-holidays/.

FirstBank is a longtime supporter and volunteer of Habitat for Humanity, and is recognized as one of the perennial top two most philanthropic companies in Colorado. FirstBank also helped launch and continues to be the Corporate Partner of Colorado Gives Day, which has raised more than $181 million for over 2,000 nonprofits since its inception.

This event is one of many hosted by FirstBank, which reflects the organization’s new companywide mantra, “banking for good” – a longtime philosophy to do what’s best for customers and the community. To learn more about “banking for good” go to https://www.efirstbank.com/bankingforgood.

About FirstBank

FirstBank operates more than 115 locations in Colorado, Arizona and California. FirstBank is the largest locally owned banking organization in Colorado, serving more than 750,000 customers. Since 2000, FirstBank has contributed more than $57 million and thousands of volunteer hours to charitable organizations. FirstBank is unique in that a majority of its stock is owned by management and employees. For more information, go to www.efirstbank.com.

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Chandra Brin
FirstBank
303-235-1402
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