From left, the North Shore Climbers after reaching the summit on Saturday: Laurie, Molly, Kit, and Ann Marie.

On March 7, the North Shore Climbers team made it to the top of downtown Milwaukee’s U.S. Bank Center – up 47 flights or a total 1,034 stairs – and raised $2,979 for the American Lung Association and its fight against respiratory diseases. It was a beautiful day for the climb, with clear blue skies over Lake Michigan.

This year’s team included North Shore Bank employees VP business banking Mike Cornell, deposit operations supervisor Kristin Hoch, assistant controller Ann Marie Krecak, and SVP HR/compliance Molly Schissler, along with Molly’s sister, Kit Slawski, and friend Laurie Nelson-Rowe. While Kristin and Mike were not able to make the actual climb this year, their fundraising contributed to our great total raised.