Employees decorated the eye-catching kindness rocks for our new “parklet” at North End.

The Corporate Community Outreach Committee returned for some stone-cold fun last Wednesday, May 18, with free ice cream for employees and the chance to decorate kindness rocks in the 4th Floor Cafe. The event celebrated North Shore Bank’s tenth year being named a Top Workplace by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Left: Residential loan servicing manager Kerry Carrasco and senior loan funding rep Cathy Degner in the cafe with others working on their kindness rocks. Right: Commercial loan servicing analyst Claire Heida shows off her creation.

Adorned with bright acrylic colors and positive slogans, the kindness rocks will bring cheer as part of the new “Be Kind” rock garden at the North End branch. Employees were also invited to leave out in the community for others to discover and enjoy.

Consumer loan servicing specialist Shannan Mahloch shows off her rocks. You can see a close-up and read them here.

The ice cream truck from Board Together in Muskego parked outside the building’s back delivery door. Employees could step out and choose a treat, and the frozen delicacies garnered rave reviews.

Senior financial accountant/analyst Kristin Monday and cash flow coordinator Denise Dionisio line up for ice cream while Colleen Moore stands by.

“The ice cream was awesome. People were thrilled to find out they were getting ‘real’ ice cream — we had eight flavors to choose from!” mail services supervisor Colleen Moore said. She added that she was impressed by how employees decorated their rocks. “We have very talented people here. A lot of them said ‘I am not an artist,’ but you wouldn’t have known it after they finished their rocks. I can’t wait to see where these little works of art end up in the community!”