Eighty-eight Piedmont Federal Bank employees’ volunteer more than 350 hours during annual day of service

Photo caption: Kelly Minor, Piedmont Federal brand and communications manager working on an original art piece for a community member moving into a new home after a difficult journey, through SPARK’S welcome art program.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (October 16, 2025) – Monday, 88 Piedmont Federal Bank employees volunteered in their communities during the bank’s annual day of service, working with 11 nonprofits across the state.

The 88 volunteers completed 352 hours of work on projects ranging from construction to help with restoring a cemetery to gardening to sorting and organizing donations.

“Since opening in 1903, Piedmont Federal Bank has been about opening doors for people,” said Ned Erickson, community impact director at Piedmont Federal Bank. “The day of service is our opportunity to step outside the doors of our bank and show the people of our communities that we care about them and have fun while doing it.

“It is a chance to do something tangible that will positively impact fellow members of our communities that we live and work in.”

Several Piedmont Federal Bank employees spent the day at the Ebenezer Christian Children’s Home in North Wilkesboro sorting and organizing donations for the home’s thrift store, Ebenezer’s Attic.

Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry in Wake Forest was the focus of bank volunteers who spent the day sorting, packing and distributing food and hygiene products to families through the food pantry’s drive through program.

In Davie County, Piedmont Federal Bank volunteers spent their day volunteering with the Davie County Habitat for Humanity helping with the construction of a new home, and in High Point, employees volunteered with Open Door Ministries to sort and prepare food in the organization’s food pantry.

In Winston-Salem, volunteers had five opportunities which included, working with the Do School on a work project, community garden support with Piedmont Environmental Alliance (PEA) and Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, and inventorying and sorting coats at the Community Coat Closet.

Also in Winston-Salem, Piedmont Federal Bank employees volunteered with the SPARK Pearl Program helping repurpose donated furniture that will help those transition from unhoused to housed and working to clean up and restore the Odd Fellows cemetery.