CHESAPEAKE, VA (October 10, 2024) — ABNB Federal Credit Union recently hosted a special event for the official unveiling of a new mural on the branch created by local artist Troy Summerell, a.k.a. “OnieTonie” of OnieTonie Designs. The event took place at ABNB’s Wards Corner Branch located at 129 West Little Creek Road in Norfolk. The event featured a special VIP Preview unveiling followed by the public portion of the program with interactive elements, entertainment, a local food truck, a local brewery for onsite tastings, a radio remote with Shaggy from Z104, plus a register-to-win giveaway of OnieTonie merchandise.
“ABNB is excited to engage with the local Wards Corner community and highlight award winning art from our neighbors in Hampton Roads,” stated Charles A. Mallon, Jr. President & CEO of ABNB. “We have a long and storied history of supporting the arts and entertainment in the communities we serve and were pleased to partner with Troy Summerell of OnieTonie Designs to add a bit of color and character to our Wards Corner branch,” concluded Mallon.
“Joy. Love. Health. Hope. These four thoughts, and many more, go into every single OnieTonie design,” reads the artist statement of OnieTonie. “Based in Hampton Roads, VA, OnieTonie Designs believes what so many other artists before have believed: art is meant to be shared and have a positive impact on people and our communities. Grabbing inspiration from surfing the world’s oceans, the original hand-painted designs featured on murals, clothing, coloring pages, stickers and countless other mediums, have generated an endless number of smiles on the faces of both children and adults for almost a decade. Summerell was born in Norfolk and is grateful for the opportunity to put up another large piece of positive artwork there. I’m proud to have partnered with ABNB on this colorful mural with the idea of bringing ‘Joy. Love. Health. Hope.’ to our local community,” concluded Summerell.
For more information, please visit www.onietonie.com
ABNB Federal Credit Union is a full-service financial institution headquartered in Hampton Roads, Virginia and northeastern North Carolina providing personal and business banking services to its members regionally and across the country. With fifteen region-wide branches, a nationwide network of shared credit union branches and surcharge-free ATMs across the country, ABNB currently serves over 81,000 members. For more information visit ABNBfcu.org.
Randy Saltzman
Director of Brand
rsaltzman@abnb.org
Phone: 757.243.4850
