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Michelle Wolz has been promoted to the role of retail banking director, providing guidance and leadership to Fidelity Bank’s Kansas retail division, including a regional management team, customer contact center and retail sales analysis functions.

Fidelity Bank has donated $40,000 to the Kansas African American Museum (TKAAM) to support the creation of an environmentally-secure vault designed to preserve sensitive artifacts and archives that detail the rich history and heritage of Kansas’ African American community.

The ground level of Fidelity Bank’s new five-story “car park” on Market between Waterman and English will soon have a new 4,000-square-foot restaurant on its main level. And that’s not even the biggest news to come out of the project this week.

The Fidelity Bank Foundation has approved a grant for The Opportunity Project (TOP) to fund Early Learning Center scholarships for children whose parents have lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to a match of this gift, 27 children in the Wichita area will be able to access critical education programs despite the financial challenges facing their families.

The Fidelity Bank Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Sedgwick County Zoo in support of the park’s 25-year master plan. The grant will provide the Zoo with an annual $50,000 disbursement for five years, with the funds earmarked for the construction of a new entry complex to honor the organization’s 50th anniversary celebration in 2021.

Access to quality education is critical to empowering the next generation of leaders to reach their great potential and, in turn, strengthen our community. Unfortunately, some young people face barriers to learning which are being exacerbated by the health pandemic. This is why Fidelity Bank has granted $75,000 in support of two initiatives assisting at-risk youth with their virtual learning, The Boys & Girls Club Teen Learning Academy (TLA) and It Takes a Village/USD 259 My School Remote Learning & Transition to Adulthood Program.

Griffin Technologies and Bellwethr have been named the winners of NXTUS’ 2020 NXTSTAGE Pilot Competition, which featured eleven financial technology (FinTech) startups from across the nation vying for the opportunity to have their solutions piloted by financial institutions that include Fidelity Bank, INTRUST Bank and Emprise Bank.

Wichita State University alums Clark and Sharon Bastian have pledged $250,000 and Fidelity Bank has contributed a matching amount to make a total gift of $500,000 in support of WSU's campaign to fund a new state-of-the-art home for the W. Frank Barton School of Business. This amount is in addition to financial gifts from members of the Bastian family and the Fidelity Bank Foundation in 2018, which totaled $1 million.

Fidelity Bank and the Fidelity Bank Foundation have made a $27,500 donation to Wichita’s Real Men Real Heroes (RMRH) in support of the organization’s mission to provide male role models to empower youths and build strong communities. These funds will go to meet the needs of the underserved whose situations have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Fidelity Bank has donated $50,000 to the American Red Cross Kansas Oklahoma Region, which will be used to purchase a new mission critical van. The van will be added to their fleet responsible for transporting blood and volunteers to communities throughout Kansas and Oklahoma.