Siuslaw Blog

Above: Coins collected for a previous Tons of Change event 

Will a Guinness Book for World Records award take place on Saturday, April 5? Our sources say yes. On Saturday, April 5 Siuslaw Bank’s Cottage Grove office will host the official weigh-in for the Boys & Girls Clubs’ “Tons of Change” campaign.

Siuslaw Bank employees, along with volunteers from the community, KVAL, and five members of the University of Oregon Women’s Basketball team, will be on hand to weigh nearly 1,000 buckets of coins collected throughout the Emerald valley, in hopes of setting a world record for collecting over one ton of coins for charity.

Siuslaw Bank is excited to support the campaign, which will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Emerald Valley and finance many of their day-to-day operations assisting under-privileged children throughout the greater Eugene area.

“We have long admired the good work the Boys & Girls Clubs do for our youth and are happy to help host the Tons of Change event,” says Robert Ball, Vice President at Siuslaw Bank and manager of the Cottage Grove office.

The “Tons of Change” event both wraps up the annual National Boys & Girls Clubs Week and kicks off Community Banking Month, which focuses on the positive impact local banks make on their communities.

“Community Service is an integral component of our philosophy,” says Lonnie Iholts, President of Siuslaw Bank. “Our culture centers on our dedication and commitment to serving our community. Our original founders were comprised of community leaders and that truth still holds today.”