Mindful Minute: Decrease stress through mindfulness
Many, many studies conducted at numerous universities support the belief that practicing mindfulness gently builds our inner strength, so that future stressors have less negative impact on our health.
This week, Pat Ingelse shares some stress-reducing skills you can build by incorporating mindfulness into your life, along with three easy ways to create a mindful moment anytime. Read on!
Free coin-counting drive will help boost supplies
Mickey Adams demonstrates our coin counter for WFRV.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a shortage in the number of coins in circulation nationwide, causing a hassle for retailers that have to make change. While the bank has always offered free coin counting to our customers, we are now extending that offer to non-customers as well, to encourage them to bring in their loose coins and exchange them for paper currency.
A still captured from the NBC report.
Through July, people can stop in our branch lobbies during regular hours, no appointment necessary. Although free coin counting is not available for commercial businesses, they will benefit from the replenishing of coins in circulation.
Local news outlets across Wisconsin are helping spread the word about North Shore Bank’s free coin-counting campaign to tackle the coin shortage.
NBC affiliates TMJ4 in Milwaukee and WGBA in Green Bay mentioned our coin-counting campaign in their newscasts Monday evening. Tuesday night, Appleton and Green Bay CBS affiliate WFRV aired a story including an interview with area branch manager Mickey Adams. And in a story on the coin shortage published last night, Milwaukee’s Fox 6 spoke with SVP retail banking Sue Doyle.
The WFRV report by Rhonda Foxx can be found here. Foxx told our Marketing department the piece has been viewed over 50,000 times on Facebook, and as of this writing, it has been shared over 130 times. •••
New billboards focus on bank’s reliability
The new billboard designs rolled out this month.
The bank is running new billboards this month, with messaging focused on being there for our communities. The new messages affirm that North Shore Bank is “The Bank of Community,” “The Bank of Neighbors You Can Count On,” and “The Bank of We’re Here for You.”
The new billboards are also digital, except in Door County, where that’s not offered. The change from static billboards will allow us to adapt our messaging quickly and easily if necessary. The new billboards will run in the greater Milwaukee area through August 2, and around Appleton, Green Bay, and Door County from July 13 through August 9. •••
SOAR Together Tributes: June 2020
Last month’s winners of our Seymour Salutes awards are Cheri Cicona-Trudell, Ashley Peck, and Sharon Phillips. Read more about their achievements here!
Promotions for June 2020
The following employees were promoted in June:
- Mary Ott was promoted from Marketing Coordinator to Marketing Manager.
- Martin Schissler was promoted from Customer Assistance Representative to Customer Care Representative.
- Daniel Slattery was promoted from Customer Assistance Representative to Senior Customer Assistance Representative.
Leave a comment to congratulate them! •••
Haynes welcomes daughter
Alora, looking pleased.
Bayshore branch manager Takiesha Haynes just returned from maternity leave. Alora just turned 2 months. “I’m very blessed to have this healthy baby during this crazy time,” Takiesha says. “Coming back has been good — just trying to adjust and get back to the flow.” •••
What’s going on: Scams webinar, power breakfast
What’s going on with you? If you or someone in your family has a special event — a concert, show, sporting or charity event, or another important moment — send the details to shorelines@northshorebank.com. We’ll include information about select events to let your colleagues know about all the cool stuff happening with the North Shore Bank team.
North Shore Bank Waterfront Wednesdays
Wednesdays through August 26, Pewaukee
Bring your lawn chair or picnic blanket to the Lakefront Park on Wisconsin Avenue for music and family fun. More information here.
New and Emerging Payment Scams Webinar with SWICKtech
Wednesday, July 15, 2 p.m., online
Stay one step ahead of the criminals by knowing what new payment scams exist and how they can be prevented, and by sharing the information from this Brain Food webinar from SWICKtech and North Shore Bank with your team members. More information here.
Milwaukee Business Journal Power Breakfast
Friday, July 24, 8 a.m., online
Join North Shore Bank and area business leaders for this virtual event, where Marcus Theatres president and CEO Greg Marcus will discuss how his company has been impacted by COVID-19 and how his operations have evolved during the pandemic. More information here. •••