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• A$250,000granttoOperationHopefor
financialliteracyprogramsinDenver.
• TheFruitvaleHopeCenter—anOak-
land,California Bank oftheWest
branchthathousesafinancialcoun-
selingandinternetcenter—thrivedin
itssecondyearasagrant-supported
jointventurewithOperationHope.
• A$10,000granttoSt.Jude’sRanch
forChildreninLasVegas,Nevada
supports abused, neglected and
abandonedchildren.Throughdoz-
ensofsimilar-sizedgrants,thebank
supports community events and
charitableorganizationsinhealth
andhumanservices,thearts,and
economicdevelopment.
Webelievethatthefabricofourcom-
munitiesiswovenbycorporatepar-
ticipationinthemanycelebrationsof
ourculturesthroughevents.
AsBankof theWesthasgrown,so
too hasour supportofcommunity
events, collegiateathleticsandpro-
fessionalsports.Whetherit’sthelon-
gest-runningwomen’sprofessional
tennistournamentintheworld,the
largestU.S.beachgamesfestivalor
theworld’slargestoutdoorrodeo,the
bankactively sponsorsevents and
activitiesuniquetothediversecom-
munitiesweserve.
Themanyeventswesponsorinclude:
• TheBankoftheWestClassicwom-
en’sprofessionaltennistournament,
part of theU.S.OpenSeries that
annually draws 40,000 spectators
inNorthernCaliforniaplusmillions
oftelevisionviewers.
• CheyenneFrontierDays,theworld’s
largestoutdoorrodeoandaWyo-
mingtraditionsince1897.Frontier
Daysfeaturesliveconcerts,parades,
artshowsanddanceperformances.
BankoftheWestalsosponsorsthe
Bill PicketInvitationalRodeo,the
nation’sonlyblacktouringrodeo.
InJuly,BankoftheWestBeachGames,featuringsurfingchampionships,beachvolleyballandothercompetitions,iscelebratedinHuntington
Beach,California.KimClijsters(right)wonthe2005BankoftheWestClassic,NorthernCalifornia’sonlywomen’sprofessionaltennistournament.
Sponsoredbythebankfor14years,theClassicbringsworld-classtennistotheSanFranciscoBayAreaeachsummer.
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