{"id":173108,"date":"2026-02-20T17:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/173108\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:05:08","slug":"60k-in-scholarships-500-pounds-of-food-donations-how-pavillion-bank-shows-up-for-richardson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/173108\/","title":{"rendered":"$60K in scholarships, 500 pounds of food donations: How Pavillion Bank shows up for Richardson"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor Pavillion Bank<\/a>, being located in Richardson isn\u2019t just geography; it\u2019s a responsibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe exist because of our community. We are profitable because of our community,\u201d President and CEO Brad Rejebian said. \u201cIf all we do is take and we don\u2019t give back, what kind of a good corporate citizen are we?\u201d<\/p>\n

That philosophy shapes how the bank invests its time, resources, and partnerships\u2013with a focus on hunger relief, student opportunity and the long-term sustainability of the city it calls home.<\/p>\n

Feeding the fabric of the city<\/p>\n

During a recent food drive benefiting the Network of Community Ministries<\/a>, Pavillion Bank partnered with its customers to collect food for families in need. Clients brought pantry staples into the bank\u2019s lobby; some contributed gift cards so additional items could be purchased.<\/p>\n

By the end of the drive, more than 500 pounds of food had been collected for families in need.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people want to give, … but they don\u2019t always know where or how,\u201d Rejebian said. \u201cThey trust their bank. Their bank is a stable presence in their lives, so it makes them feel very comfortable. If we can serve as conduit for that generosity, then we\u2019ve done something meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Investing in student success<\/p>\n

The bank\u2019s community work extends into education initiatives across Richardson ISD.<\/p>\n

Portfolio Manager Andrew Halphen recently helped plan the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands\u2019<\/a> casino-themed fundraiser, where Pavillion Bank sponsored a blackjack table. The event brought together roughly 170 attendees gathered for a silent and live auction that raised more than $60,000 for student scholarships, including support for first-generation college students.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the most successful fundraising event we ran in a long time, so to sponsor that was something I was very proud of,\u201d Halphen said.<\/p>\n

Beyond fundraising, bank employees also participate in local service projects, such as campus cleanups and maintenance efforts at area schools.<\/p>\n

Pavillion Bank also regularly supports programs at JJ Pearce High School<\/a>, including choir, drill team and athletic programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo help students be well-educated and well-rounded, athletics, choir and those ancillary programs are important. They tend to rely on private funds to compete and to be their best. The most rewarding part [of investing in schools] is to see the success of those programs,\u201d Rejebian said<\/p>\n

For Pavillion Bank, those investments reflect a broader belief that strengthening students strengthens the community.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead: supporting a sustainable Richardson<\/p>\n

As the broader Dallas area continues to grow, affordability is top of mind for Bank leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bigger Dallas gets, the more expensive homes become,\u201d Rejebian said. \u201cPeople who make an hourly wage are the fabric of Richardson. … If they\u2019re pushed farther away, it has a ripple effect on the local economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rejebian said he hopes Pavillion Bank can be part of future conversations around affordable housing in Richardson.<\/p>\n

For Pavillion Bank, community involvement isn\u2019t an initiative; it’s an expectation.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to learn more about Pavillion Bank today.<\/p>\n

The above story was produced by Senior Multi-Platform Journalist Sydney Heller<\/a> with Community Impact’s Storytelling team with information solely provided by the local business as part of their “sponsored content” purchase through our advertising team.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For Pavillion Bank, being located in Richardson isn\u2019t just geography; it\u2019s a responsibility. \u201cWe exist because of our…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173109,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[69963,69958,69959,69964,69961,69955,160,162,161,69962,69956,69960,69957],"class_list":["post-173108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-affordable-housing-richardson-tx","tag-exchange-club-of-lake-highlands-fundraiser","tag-jj-pearce-high-school-support","tag-local-bank-philanthropy","tag-network-of-community-ministries-donation","tag-pavillion-bank-richardson","tag-plano","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news","tag-richardson-bank-community-involvement","tag-richardson-community-bank","tag-richardson-food-drive","tag-richardson-isd-scholarships"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}