Batesville, AR (May 28, 2025) – First Community Bank recently hosted its 28th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at The Course at Eagle Mountain, welcoming 124 golfers and nearly 50 local businesses to raise $35,000 for the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches. This year’s contributions bring the event’s lifetime total to more than $482,000 in support of the Ranch’s mission to provide safe, stable housing for Arkansas children in need.
“As the presenting sponsor, we are proud to see how our community continues to rally behind this cause year after year,” said Boris Dover, president and chief operating officer for First Community Bank. “It’s a day of fun, but more importantly, it’s a day that makes a real difference in the lives of Arkansas children.”
Matthew Cleveland, chief development officer for the Ranch, added, “We are incredibly grateful for the unwavering support from First Community Bank and everyone who participates in this tournament. The funds raised help us continue to provide a safe, nurturing home for children who have experienced trauma or instability. This event is a powerful reminder of how a caring community can change lives.”
The tournament’s success was made possible thanks to the generosity of sponsors at every level:
Gold Sponsors: Spartan Mowers & UTVs (lunch), Truck Farms (golf carts), FARCO/Precise (poker run), Wood Family Dealerships (hole-in-one), Lyon College (short game challenge).
Silver Sponsors: George’s Liquor (adult beverages), Mechanical Construction Services (MCS) (breakfast), Future Fuel Chemical Company (refresh station).
Bronze Sponsors: Stacy and Tony Gunderman (snacks), White River Health System (drinks), Wade’s Heating Cooling & Electrical (ice), Pro Land Title (closest to the pin), PJ’s Landscaping (women’s longest drive), Atlas Asphalt (men’s longest drive).
For more information about First Community Bank, call 870-612-3400 or visit www.firstcommunity.net.
About First Community Bank
First Community Bank, which is locally owned and managed, opened August 4, 1997, in Batesville, Arkansas, and currently operates in 34 locations across Arkansas and Missouri. First Community Bank employs 600 professional bankers, and reports assets of $3.09 billion as of March 31, 2025.
About the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches
The Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches’ mission is to address, remedy and prevent child abuse and neglect by creating safe, healthy, and loving homes for Arkansas children. The Ranch is 100 percent privately funded, and with the support of individuals, businesses and foundations, it pays for all needs associated with raising a child including loving houseparents, shelter, medical care, food, clothing and educational expenses. The organization is a statewide, private nonprofit 501(c)(3), and was founded in 1976 by the Sheriffs of Arkansas to provide a safe, loving shelter for two boys living in a neglectful home. Since then, the Ranch has served over 2,300 Arkansas boys and girls from every corner of the state.
