Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas

Five local Hattiesburg,MS. banks collaborate with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas to raise $29,000 to fund The Carpenter's Helper Grant Funds. The five banks are Trustmark Bank, Magnolia State Bank, The First Bank, Citizens Bank and Grand Bank . The banks matched a 1:3

ratio with the Dallas bank. The funds will help local people in need of shelter repairs. In attendance were Tom Smith of The Carpenter's Helper, Percy Watson, State Representative

and John Brown from Hattiesburg Mayor Duprees office.