The giraffes anticipating birthday treats.

As the main sponsor of their exhibit, the bank helped the Racine Zoo celebrate the birthdays of Masai giraffes Mac and Jabari with a party on September 18.

Lisa, Lexie, Ashley, and Kelly (seated) at our station.

“This was our first time doing this event, and it was a huge success,” Northside branch manager Lisa Brooks said. “The day was gorgeous, and the crowd even sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to the giraffes. So many people were so happy to see North Shore out celebrating these amazing animals, and it was so great to interact with both humans and animals on such a fun occasion.”

Along with gift bags that included giraffe cookies made by a local bakery, we handed out feeding tickets to families, so they could experience the animals up close, and gave kids the chance to craft giraffe ears at our station, which they could wear around the zoo. Visitors also signed a birthday banner for Mac and Jabari, which will hang at the zoo for the rest of their birthday month.

Employees who helped out with Lisa were teller supervisor Kelly Elliott, teller Lexie Lawler, and personal banker Ashley Singstock — whose daughter Sophia also pitched in. Lisa’s fiancé Jason and son Wyatt were there for the fun too.