Some of the lucky people Rachel surprised.

North Shore Bank employees have been performing acts of goodwill as part of our Bank on Kindness initiative.

Senior secondary market specialist Rachel Rasmussen spent the day doing good out in Waukesha last weekend — buying drinks for the cars in front of and behind her at the Starbucks drive-thru, buying flower bouquets and handing them out to people at the Waukesha Farmers’ Market, and buying gift cards for random customers at Aldi and Kwik Trip. She also bought books for a Little Free Library at Grandview Park.

“The last thing I did was give out a bunch of bubble wands, chalk packs, and Frisbees to give out to kids at five different parks. I put a North Shore Bank kindness sticker on each item,” Rachel said. “On the way home, I still had some Frisbees and chalk, and I passed a lemonade stand. I bought some lemonade and gave the little girl running it some chalk and a Frisbee.”

Fifth-grade teacher Su Forbes-Rodriguez at Red Apple Elementary and Alison from the library’s Youth Services department.

Senior financial accountant analyst Kristin Monday purchased books for a fifth-grade class at Red Apple Elementary and donated $50 to be used for more supplies throughout the school. Then she bought toys for the Racine Public Library.

Stephanie with her dog Luna (a rescue from Texas Rescue Riders), and volunteer Brooke, who is holding Elvis, a dog she’s fostering who is available for adoption.

And Muskego branch manager and community engagement manager AVP Stephanie Ruiz donated items to Texas Rescue Riders, a local nonprofit that brings cats and dogs from Texas to be adopted by Wisconsinites. “They go through pounds and pounds of food for the animals,” she said. Her donations included dog food, puppy pads, toys, treats, leashes and collars, blankets and towels, and a pet bed.