MT. VERNON — Community First Bank of the Heartland is donating $1,000 to Crossroads Community Hospital and to SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital thanks to their “Cancer CD Special” the bank ran in the month of October.

Brandon Bullard with Community First Bank says the bank wanted to do their part to help the fight against cancer.

Bullard says cancer is a disease that affects nearly everyone in some way, whether they themselves, a family member, or a close friend has battled cancer.