Colleen Moore and Janet Russell at the Derby Days raffle table.

With the Kentucky Derby coming up this weekend, it seemed appropriate to look back on the Corporate office’s “Derby Days” fundraising event for the United Performing Arts Fund in 2017. Employees were invited to dandy themselves up with big hats and bow ties, and along with a potluck lunch got to enjoy nonalcoholic mint juleps made by building engineer Jeff Dolezal.

(This wasn’t the only time bank employees have celebrated the Kentucky Derby, as we noted in March.)

There was even a makeshift track where attendees could race their own horses.

Derby Days raised over $7,000 for UPAF. North Shore Bank has supported the nonprofit with an annual donation drive for over 20 years. We will kick off this year’s campaign drive at Corporate on Monday, May 15. Events will include a pancake breakfast featuring entertainment by UPAF performers on Wednesday, May 17, in the café and a sidewalk chalk challenge. Watch for more details to come!