First Bank and Kids Making It – “Dream It. Do It.”

First Bank has partnered with Kids Making It for the second quarter of its “Dream It. Do It.” contest.

Kids Making It, based in Wilmington, N.C., is a nonprofit that utilizes woodworking to teach key life and entrepreneurial skills to at-risk youth.

First Bank has donated $10,000 to Kids Making It, which will go towards a new trade school and expanding their space.

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