What we do in our community

Our employees or Community 1st Bank have served, or currently serve, in key positions in the following community organizations:

• Las Vegas/San Miguel and Mora Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Economic Development Committee
• Job Services Employment Council
• Kiwanis
• Las Vegas Finance Committee
• Las Vegas Fiesta Committee
• Alta Vista Hospital Board
• MainStreet
• NMHU Alumni Association
• Northeastern Regional Community Foundation
• Old Town Commercial Club
• Rough Rider Motorcycle Rally Committee
• West Las Vegas Facility Master Plan Committee
• Supportive Housing Coalition of New Mexico
• Vista Gallinas Community Partnership

Additionally, the Bank belongs to the

• Independent Community Bankers Association

We also have been the Volume Buyer for the San Miguel/Mora County Fair Youth Auction for over a decade. We support the Harding County and the Guadalupe County fairs as well. These fairs promote the value of farming, ranching, and hard work to the youth of these communities.

Putting our Community 1st Grant:

Also available is the bank's "Putting our Community First Grant" to benefit hundreds of non-profit groups that are awarded grants from a pool of $20,000 to $25,000 annually. To date, nearly $125,000 has been forwarded to non-profit entities that help the communities we service and live in. No other financial institution, can match what we do for Mora, Guadalupe, Harding and San Miguel counties.

The Bank, and the community, have benefited greatly from the leadership and inspiration of Joyce and Ray Litherland. The Litherlands, who are the majority shareholders of the bank, are community minded, community oriented, and have generously donated both time and money to our community for the past several years. Both have been at the forefront of many issues involving the arts and business in Las Vegas and our surrounding area.