Mindful Minute: Concrete steps for more mindful living
We’ve talked a bit about mindfulness and what it’s all about — above all, being aware and awake rather than functioning without focus. When you are consciously present at work, you are aware of two areas of your moment-to-moment experience: what’s going on around you and what’s going on within you. That helps you be present in what you’re doing, while you’re doing it, as well as manage your emotional state.
Here are a few ideas to bring mindfulness to your day that will help you feel more present and productive. Read on now!
“Atomic grandfather” and more in sharedstories, photos
BSA/AML lead Stephanie Hallgren’s “atomic grandfather” Paul at work.
To celebrate National Grandparents Day on Sunday, September 13, we asked you to share photos of and stories about your grandchildren or your own grandparents or other older relatives. Here are your responses. Read them now!
Bank donates $5,000 for Latino businesses
Chamber president and CEO Nelson Soler picked up a check from Alfredo.
North Shore Bank recently donated $5,000 to support the Latino Chamber of Commerce of South Eastern Wisconsin’s Más Fuertes program, which was started to help small businesses and self-employed people in the region’s Latino community adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The microloan fund provides relief funds to Latino-owned businesses with 2 to 9 employees, El Rey area branch manager Alfredo Martin said. The 18-month microloans are for a maximum $3,000, carry a rate of 3.75 percent, and have a 90-day first-payment deferment. Half of a Más Fuerte loan may be forgivable if the applicant shows they used it to cover rent or payroll. •••
SOAR Together Tributes: July and August 2020
Recent winners of our Seymour Salutes awards are Lisa Gagliardi, Kelly Labonte, Amy Schoen, Erik Bankhead, Megan Wick, and Danny Slattery. Read more about their achievements here!
Coin-counting initiative brings in almost $1 million
The final results of our coin-counting drive are in, and it’s really something! Customers and members of the public brought in almost $1 million in coins to be counted and exchanged in our effort to help address the nationwide coin shortage.
The drive ran for July and August and is now over. Coin counting remains free, as always, for North Shore Bank customers, while non-customers are charged a nominal fee. There is more information in the official press release. •••
New Hires for September 10
It’s always exciting to add new members to our team. Here are some of the fresh faces at North Shore Bank.
Mortgage loan underwriter Jeff Merkle is from Fox Point and lives in Mukwonago now. He previously worked as a QC analyst at BMO Harris. “At home, my backyard is partially occupied by 25 chickens and about 50,000 honeybees,” he says. “Most of the time, I’m either working on projects related to them or my kids, or trying to get out on the water.” •••