Mississippi branch manager receives Regions Bank’s first Lee Ann
Petty Heart of Service Award.
Regions Bank on Thursday announced Ginger Donohue, manager of
Regions’ Beechwood branch in Vicksburg, Mississippi, is the first
recipient of the bank’s newly launched Lee Ann Petty Heart of
Service Award.
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Ginger Donohue, manager of Regions’
Beechwood branch in Vicksburg, Mississippi, is the first recipient
of the bank’s newly launched Lee Ann Petty Heart of Service Award.
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Designed as Regions’ highest associate honor for community
engagement, the Lee Ann Petty Heart of Service Award recognizes
exemplary volunteerism that goes above and beyond in supporting the
quality of life in communities served by the bank. Longtime Regions
associate Lee Ann Petty served as volunteer services coordinator in
Regions’ Community Affairs division. She passed away on Dec. 30,
2020, following a courageous battle against cancer.
Yet her sincere commitment to serving others continues to
inspire thousands of Regions associates in several states.
And because of her own incredible dedication to making a
positive impact, Regions is proud to honor Ginger Donohue with the
inaugural award that pays tribute to Petty’s legacy.
“No matter where you look, you will be hard pressed to find
anyone who pours more of their heart into serving others than
Ginger,” said Wendi Boyen, community advocacy and financial
wellness manager for Regions. “Not only do our Vicksburg customers
know she is looking out for them, the community knows it, too.
Regions Bank’s mission is to make life better for the people and
places we serve. Ginger Donohue puts our mission into action every
single day.”
Donohue, a 21-year veteran of Regions Bank, has lived and worked
in Vicksburg all her life. To many, she’s known as “Ms. Vicksburg.”
While she supports several organizations, she has a particular soft
spot for children – especially those in need.
Donohue organizes an annual school supply drive, gathers toys
and gifts for holiday campaigns, raises money for scholarship
funds, teaches Bible school and serves as an instructor for Regions
Next Step financial wellness classes at Vicksburg High School,
among other activities.
In one recent year, she logged nearly 200 volunteerism hours.
That’s the equivalent of five standard full-time work weeks.
Indeed, as this powerful new video from Regions illustrates,
Donohue’s life of service has been a natural progression, starting
when she was a girl collecting donations door-to-door with her
mother for Easterseals and March of Dimes.
“My momma was passionate about giving back and was very involved
in many nonprofit organizations,” Donohue said. “And my daddy had
an incredible work ethic. He always said, ‘If you have a dollar,
give a quarter away. If you don’t have any money, then you give
your talents and your time.’”
In addition to serving children, Donohue’s talents and time are
also poured into leadership roles with the Vicksburg Kiwanis Club
and the boards of the Vicksburg-Warren Chamber of Commerce and
United Way of West Central Mississippi.
“Ginger is one of the most humble, giving, loving, supportive
people I have ever met in my entire life,” said Michele Connelly,
executive director of United Way of West Central Mississippi.
“She’s the epitome of someone who understands the importance of
giving back – why it’s necessary to give back. She’s not doing it
to put on a resume or move faster up the corporate ladder. She’s
not doing it to make friends. She’s doing it because she knows
there are people in the community who need what she can
provide.”
Donohue credits Regions for giving her the support and
encouragement to serve.
“Without Regions, I couldn’t do what I do for Vicksburg,” she
said. “Not only do they ‘let’ me do what I want to do for the
community, they ‘want’ me to do what I love to do. And my Beechwood
branch team is like family, and they get out there and volunteer
with me.”
Vicksburg may be a smaller city. But Donohue’s dedication knows
no limits.
“We have one branch in this market, but Ginger makes sure the
Vicksburg community knows that Regions is here,” said Regions
Community Development Manager LoRose Moore. “That’s very important
for our business, as well as our community engagement.”
In recognition of Donohue’s service, Regions is making a $2,500
donation to United Way of West Central Mississippi. In addition,
Donohue was honored at Regions’ 2023 Chairman’s Club celebration in
Boston, where the company recognized its top performers this week.
She will receive a commemorative plaque and five bonus vacation
days – to take time for herself after dedicating so much time to
others.
“I do what I do because it’s what Momma, Daddy and God want me
to do – and I want to make them proud,” Donohue concluded. “And I
want to pass that along to my children and my grandchildren.”
About Regions Financial Corporation
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), with $154 billion in
assets, is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the
nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial
banking, wealth management, and mortgage products and services.
Regions serves customers across the South, Midwest and Texas, and
through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates more than 1,250
banking offices and more than 2,000 ATMs. Regions Bank is an Equal
Housing Lender and Member FDIC. Additional information about
Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at
www.regions.com.
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