Our commitment to our community runs as deep as the Mississippi.
We believe our success is a reflection of our ongoing efforts to encourage economic development and improve the quality of life for our employees, their families and the communities where they work, live and grow.
We believe our FMT family is the friendliest and hardest working in the industry, going above and beyond the call of duty to help achieve our philanthropic goals. Through job creation, educational partnerships and our employees’ involvement in community organizations and associations, we remain committed to bringing positive change to the lives of those on the Northshore and beyond.
We exhibit our dedication to giving back to the community through our involvement with numerous charitable organizations and events:
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases
- Brees Dream Foundation – improving the quality of life for cancer patients, and providing care, education and opportunities for children and families in need
- “Just Keep Livin” Foundation – dedicated to empowering high school students by providing them with the tools to lead active lives and make healthy choices for a better future
- Fore! Kids Foundation – funding children’s service organizations through golf events
- Green Beret Foundation – answering the call of the Green Berets and their families so that they can succeed in their next mission
- American Heart Association – fighting heart disease and stroke, striving to save and improve lives
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – leading the fight against type 1 diabetes (T1D)
- Special Olympics – creating a new world of inclusion and community
- American Cancer Society – on a mission to free the world from cancer
- Cub Scouts – puts kids in the middle of the action and prepares them for today – and for life
- “You Night” Empowerment Events in St. Tammany – offering empowering group experiences that are alternatives to traditional cancer survivor support groups
- “BBQ on the River” – an annual charity event in Paducah, KY
- St. Tammany Arts Foundation
- St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce
- East Jefferson Chamber of Commerce
- St. Tammany Home Builders Association
- Harvey Canal Industrial Association
- Lake Pontchartrain Foundation
- Mandeville High School Football Boosters
- Mandeville Soccer Club Boy Premier
- FS Cheerleading
- Saint Paul’s School
- Church of the King
- SBBA
- Turn Around Village
- Ponce De Leon High
- Children’s Foundation
- Honey Island Elementary School
- Black & Gold Classic Stan Brock’s Cast
- Blast Fundraiser for Special Operation Warrior Foundation
- “Safe Harbor Real Men of St. Tammany” Event Fundraiser
- First to Fight
- “Friends of the Front Line,” a non-profit foundation to assist first responders affected by Hurricane Katrina, founded by Mr. Dennis Pasentine
- Supporter of St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- Host of an annual FMT Charity Golf Ball Bash tournament supporting a different organization each year
- The Drew Brees Dream Foundation
- The JK Living Foundation
- “Barbeque on the River” charity event in Paducah, KY.
- “You Night” Empowerment Events St Tammany
- “Safe Harbor Real Men of St. Tammany” Event Fundraiser
- St. Tammany Arts Foundation
- Special Olympics
- LA, Fore Kids Foundation
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- MHS Football Boosters
- MSC Boy Premier
- FS Cheerleading
- Saint Paul’s School
- St Tammany West Chamber of Commerce
- Lake Pontchartrain Foundation
- American Cancer Society
- Church of the King
- SBBA
- Turn Around Village
- Ponce De Leon High
- Cub Scouts
- Children’s Foundation
- Honey Island Elementary School
- Black & Gold Classic Stan Brock’s Cast
- Blast Fundraiser for Special Operation Warrior Foundation
- First to Fight
- Green Beret Foundation
- FMT Back’s the Blue Fundraiser for the Families of Fallen Officer
- American Heart Association
FMT Charity Golf Ball Bash
Founded in 2002, the FMT Charity Golf Ball Bash has become a well-known annual event. Beneficiaries of the funds raised by the event have included:
- 2019 – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- 2018 – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- 2017 – The Smile Train
- 2015 – Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
- 2014 – Drew Brees Foundation
- 2013 – Steve Gleason Foundation
- 2012 – The Jonathan Vilma Foundation
- 2011 – Habitat for Humanity
- 2010 – Habitat for Humanity
- 2009 – St. Paul School
- 2008 – Fore! Kids Foundation
- 2007 – The Smile Train
Partner with Drew Brees Dream Foundation
FMT has partnered with the Drew Brees Dream Foundation in several events including the distribution of 300 bicycles to needy children and The Amazing Race. In 2009, the Foundation and FMT partnered to send 20 outstanding high school students to London to watch the New Orleans Saints play the San Diego Chargers. These students were selected by their respective churches based upon their outstanding community service, which included extensive work in foreign missions and other community service projects. All of the young people were also given footballs signed by Saints quarterback Drew Brees at a party sponsored by FMT’S CEO Dennis Pasentine.
Friends of the Frontline
After Hurricane Katrina, FMT CEO Dennis Pasentine founded this non-profit foundation to assist first responders who were affected by the storm. Through the Friends of the Frontline, Mr. Pasentine has disbursed nearly $1,000,000 to first responders in the area. Mr. Pasentine became aware of the losses suffered by police and firemen from FMT’s controller, whose husband is a member of a local law enforcement agency.
