Pub. 6 2018 Issue 2

7 The Community Banker Montana StateUniversity Teamswith MontanaAlzheimer'sWorkgroup Montana State University Extension has teamed upwith theMontana Alzheimer’sWorkgroup and the Department of Public Health and Human Services to offer a free packet of informationwithMontana-spe- cific information for caregivers and others concerned about memory loss called “Legal and Financial Steps and Resources for Caregivers and Others Concerned About Memory Loss.” You arewelcome to distribute this packet to any customers inwhich amember has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or other formof dementia. The packet includes fact sheets (calledMontGuides) providing infor- mation about financial powers of attorney, wills, letters of last instruction, Medicaid and long-termcare costs, Provider’s Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment andmore. TheMontana Alzheimer’s Association has provided three brochures and information about its 24/7 helpline. AARPMontana has also included an explanation about theMontana Caregiver Act. “Wewant to ensure thosewith Alzheimer’s and related dementias, and their caregivers, have access toMontana-specificmaterials about legal and financial alternatives,” saidMarsha Goetting, MSU family economics specialist who developed the packet with assistance from the Montana Alzheimer’sWorkgroup. Kerrie Reidelbach from theMontana Office on Aging said that she believes this information is crucial for Montana families dealingwith memory loss situations. “Wewant familymembers to be able to execute appropriate legal documents for their circumstances…We alsowant to provide access to printedmaterials for thosewho do not have comput- ers or have difficulty accessing internet services.” If youwould like to order copies of the packet to distribute to custom- ers or their families who could benefit from their information, contact Marsha Goetting at goetting@montana.edu or call 406-994-3511. For further information, please visit thewebsite at www.msuextension. org/alzheimer The reasons to trust us with your SBA lending really stack up. Profit from people you can trust. Our SBA expertise helps you maximize your community bank’s earning potential. Our team becomes your team, managing and simplifying every step of the process, from loan packaging and closing, to securitization and sale, to portfolio servicing. All at no net cost to you. Talk to us today. 800.340.7304 www.holtandmon.com reader will recall, the association partnered with the Jake Jabs College of Business at MSU in January 2017 to launch a curriculum program designed to train business students on how to be a community bank- er and to steer them toward a career in Montana community banking. As part of the Association’s extensive financial support of the MSU Community Banking Program, MIB provided scholarships to three deserving students in order for them to intern at member banks this summer. The 2018 interns are Sidney Schwan, Janae Hayes, Hailey Blackwell, Andrea Fairchild, Meagan Minas, and Blake Mattfeldt. MIB is excited about helping to develop this program from the ground up, and we are hopeful that the program will accomplish what we created it to do: develop a pool of young, qualified talent to work at your bank upon their graduation from MSU. The inability to attract young people into the community banking industry, particu- larly for those banks located in less populated areas of the state, has been identified by the MIB membership as an area of need for our member banks. We are hopeful that the formation of the MSU Com- munity Banking Program will help address this issue. We will once again be hosting our MSU and UM football tailgate parties this year. Our Griz game will be the Drake game on Septem- ber 8th. Our event location will be right next to the foot bridge. Our MSU tailgate party will be held on Saturday, October 13th during the conference game against the University of Idaho. MIB is excited to host these two great member events again in 2018. If you will be attending one of these games, please stop by the MIB tent and have a beer and brat on us. As always, those of us here at MIB and the MIB board appreciate your membership in the association. For those of you who attended the convention in Missoula, it was great to see you and to spend time with you. For those of you who did not attend the convention, you missed out on great educational programs and excellent networking opportunities. As such, once again, I encourage you to attend the 2019 state convention to be held in Butte.