Bank contributes to cultural center

Amy Hissong, center, Mercersburg Community Office Manager of The First National Bank of Greencastle, recently visited the site of the Welsh Barrens Cultural Center with Conococheague Institute advisory board member Gay Buchanan, executive director Dr. Walter L. Powell and board president ex officio Dr. John C. Stauffer.

WELSH RUN - The First National Bank of Greencastle has contributed $3,000 to the Conococheague Institute's Welsh Barrens Cultural Center at Rock Hill Farm.

The bank's donation is the second in a two-year bank pledge to the Institute. Last year, the Institute began its first major capital fund drive to finish the exterior restoration and adapt the interior of the historic log structure, according to Dr. Walter L. Powell, Institute executive director. The Institute purchased the Lurgan Township log home in 1998, saving it from demolition. Volunteers dismantled, moved and re-built it at the 18th century historical site.

"Our hope is to use the building for on-going educational programs with school children and as a cultural resource for the visitors who come to Rock Hill," Powell said. "We greatly appreciate the bank's support in this project." Amy Hissong, the bank's Mercersburg Community Office manager, recently toured the site with Powell, Institute advisory board member Gay Buchanan and president ex officio Dr. John C. Stauffer.