Oak Creek Branch Manager Heather Somers presented the Cedar Hills PTO with a $500 check for a new playground.

Community coin counting fundraiser raises $1,370 for new playground

The Oak Creek branch offered free coin counting to members of the community and the opportunity to donate some of those coins — or other funds — to the Cedar Hills Elementary PTO for the school’s new playground. North Shore Bank offered a match challenge for the first $500 donated. The community raised $871, so the bank contributed another $500, which Oak Creek Branch Manager Heather Somers presented to the PTO recently. The total donation was $1,371!

(L to R): Liz White, Debra Jones, Rosanne Pulvermacher, Martha Muskavitch, Evan Schissler, Vincent Hoch, Kristin Hoch, Natalie Canadeo, Hillary Kloster, Carrie Feiker

Deposit Services team celebrates traditional Norwegian holiday

The Deposit Services team enjoyed Norwegian rice porridge in honor of Syttende Mai (which translates to the 17th of May), Constitution Day in Norway. The day marks the anniversary of Norway’s independence in 1814.

Everyone brought their favorite bowls from home to share the porridge.

The celebration was led by Kristin Hoch, Deposit Operations Team Lead, and Carrie Feiker, Senior Deposit Operations Specialist. Kristin is a Norwegian citizen, and Carrie is married to a Norwegian — Kristin’s brother. (Kristin’s son, Vincent, is a Debit Card/ATM Processing Specialist.)

Eating rice porridge is a tradition in the culture, so the team decided it would be fun to have everyone bring their own favorite bowl from home to share in the fun. “Everyone enjoyed the porridge and some reminisced on memories of similar tasting foods their families made,” Carrie said, adding that she’s become the designated porridge-maker for her family, even though she isn’t Norwegian.

“We are kicking off what we hope to be a year-round celebration of cultures in Deposit Services,” Kristin added.

Jonathan White, AVP and Community Engagement Manager, with the bike raffle winners.

Burlington branch raffles off two bikes in 54th Annual Kids Fisheree

Two lucky kids won new bikes, courtesy of North Shore Bank, at the 54th Annual Kids Fisheree Sunday at Echo Park in Burlington. The event is organized by the Burlington Conservation Club. Throughout the day, kids competed to see who could catch the biggest fish.

The bikes were the grand-prize raffle. North Shore Bank has been a part of the event for more than 20 years!