Arvest Bank Launches Greenwood Rising Debit Card with $30,000 Arvest Foundation Gift
Arvest Bank and Greenwood Rising officially launched the Greenwood Rising Debit Card today at a special event at the Greenwood Rising Black Wall Street History Center. The celebration included remarks from both organizations and a $30,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation to support Greenwood Rising’s operations and educational programming.
The Greenwood Rising museum, which opened in 2021, helps educate visitors about Tulsa’s Historic Greenwood District, the Black Wall Street mindset, and America’s ongoing racial challenges. The museum offers both self-guided and docent-led tours of its four galleries.
Arvest’s Greenwood Rising debit card features an image from the museum’s “Visiting the Barbershop” holographic exhibit. The card is one of many options offered by Arvest that allow customers to show support for various organizations, schools, and activities in the bank’s four-state footprint.
“Cards like these allow us to connect our banking services with causes that matter deeply to our communities,” said Tony Porter, Treasury Management Senior Commercial Sales Advisor for Arvest Bank in Tulsa. “We’re proud to support Greenwood Rising’s powerful mission of education and remembrance. This partnership, alongside the Arvest Foundation’s support, reflects our deep commitment to building stronger, more inclusive communities across Oklahoma.”
The Arvest Foundation’s $30,000 grant will support Greenwood Rising initiatives, including the “Road to Remembrance,” a unique educational program that connects students with two of Oklahoma’s most historic sites—the Greenwood District and the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
“We are so grateful to the Arvest Foundation for their generous support and to Arvest Bank for their partnership on this unique debit card,” said Dr. Raymond Doswell, Executive Director of Greenwood Rising. “Arvest has such an important presence in the Tulsa region and is a great partner to many institutions here. While the grant will help us with programming, we believe the debit card can help us grow our reach and expand our brand presence in the community.”
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With more than $27 billion in assets, Arvest Bank is a community-based financial institution serving more than 110 communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Established in 1961, Arvest Bank is committed to meeting the needs of its more than 830,000 retail and business customer households by continually investing in the digital tools and services customers expect. Its extensive network of more than 200 banking locations provides loans, deposits, treasury management, wealth management, credit cards, mortgage loans and mortgage servicing as a part of its growing list of digital services. Arvest is known for its commitment to the communities it serves and to attracting, hiring and retaining a diverse group of talented people. Arvest is an Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC. To learn more please visit www.arvest.com.