Posted: Thursday, March 4, 2010 9:59 am

To help determine the recipients of $2,000 in charitable donations, F&M Bank is calling on its Facebook fans. During the month of March, all current and new F&M fans will be given the opportunity to vote for one of eight charities listed on the bank’s Facebook page. The two charities receiving the most votes will each be given $1,000. Charity winners will be announced April 1.

F&M has offices in eight Middle Tennessee counties: Montgomery, Stewart, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson, Rutherford, Williamson and Putnam. Bank employees from each county nominated local charities from their market area. One non-profit organization was selected from each F&M market. Those charities now in the running for two F&M $1,000 donations, are:

Selected fro the Rutherford County market was the Boys & Girls Clubs of Rutherford County.

Others were:

Radical Mission of Montgomery County
Good Samaritan, Inc. of Stewart County
GreenRidge Toys for Tots in Robertson County
he Humane Society of Sumner County
United Way of Wilson County
STARS (Students Taking A Right Stand) of Williamson County
Child Advocacy Center of the Upper Cumberland in Putman County

Facebook is a social network site that has over 400 million members worldwide. Facebook users are invited to become a fan of F&M Bank and vote by going to www.facebook.com/myfmbank. Non-Facebook users can likewise navigate to the site, but will first be asked to sign up by selecting a user name and password before being directed to the F&M page. Clicking on “Become A Fan” will allow new Facebook users to vote for the charity of their choice.

With over $785 million in assets, F&M Bank is Tennessee’s 12th largest state-chartered bank and has 15 full-service banking facilities in Middle Tennessee. F&M was also recently named to BusinessTN magazine’s list of the state’s Hot 100 companies. For more information on F&M Bank and to find a link to the Facebook voting page, visit www.myfmbank.com.