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Horizon Bank Awards Grant to Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Indiana in 2016

Horizon-Habitat-for-Humanity-10k-grantHorizon Bank is pleased to announce the recent grant to Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Indiana. The grant, in the amount of $10,000, was presented to Dan Klein, Executive Director and Dan Rohaley, Board Member of Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Indiana on March 9, 2016.

Grant money was given specifically to help complete the Veteran Build going on at 6606 Tennessee, Hammond, IN.

"We are so thrilled to have been awarded this grant to continue our Veteran Build, stated Dawn Michaels, Development Director for Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Indiana. This continues to be such a powerful collaboration of great organizations: North Township Trustee Frank Mrvan donating the home; Area Career Center students learning to work on a home; Horizon Bank, Northwest Indiana Veterans Action Council, Hessville Eagle Riders, Hammond Elks, the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority, and a few individuals donating money to help fund this $60,000 project! It's just fantastic!"

“Habitat for Humanity in Northwest Indiana has a great leadership team and is really making a difference by providing affordable, energy efficient housing to home owners that receive special guidance to remove much of the risk involved in this type of work. Horizon Bank anticipates that the future hold many more favorable outcomes.” stated Gardiner.

About Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Indiana
Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Indiana was formed in July 1986. Their mission is to provide affordable housing opportunities to those in need by building on donated land, with donated funds and constructed with volunteer labor. Learn more at www.nwihabitat.org.

About Horizon
Horizon Bancorp is a locally owned, independent, commercial bank holding company serving Northern and Central Indiana and Southwest and Central Michigan through its commercial banking subsidiary Horizon Bank, NA. Horizon also offers mortgage-banking services throughout the Midwest. Horizon Bancorp may be reached online at www.horizonbank.com. Its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol HBNC.