Your BCP Committee: Have a weather safety strategy
This week is Tornado & Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin. The team at Wisconsin Emergency Management and the five National Weather Service Forecast Offices serving the state ask members of the public to have safety plans in place in the event of severe weather. Pat Ingelse has more about how to create a safety plan and why you need to put North Shore Bank’s emergency phone-tree number in your phone!

UPAF fundraiser brings in almost $8,000

Senior Consumer Credit Analyst Keith Goetter, Dealer Relations and Training Manager John Goman, and Product Analyst Brandon McCullough race to gobble up as many cream puffs as they can.

Corporate held a state-fair-themed fundraiser for Milwaukee’s United Performing Arts Fund on April 8 and raised almost $8,000 for the nonprofit. See the great photos and find out how you can still support this good cause.

Kids create motivational artwork for Corporate stairwell

Amelia Mooney, daughter of Electronic Banking Specialist Jennifer Mooney, shows off her artwork.

In March, young family members of bank employees helped decorate the stairwell at Corporate by submitting artwork for the Stairwell Motivational Gallery. Commercial Loan Specialist Missy Hayburn’s daughter Khloe won the most votes for her work. Check out the kids’ art!

Kids & Family Expo connects NSB with big crowd

Kenosha Central Teller Linsey Weber and Traveling Teller Ryan Alfaro had a blast working the expo.

For the fifth year, North Shore Bank was the main sponsor for the Kids & Family Expo at Pleasant Prairie RecPlex, held March 19. “We had a lot of fun interacting with the guests. They estimated that about a thousand people showed up,” reported Burlington Branch Manager Robin Callis. See photos from the event!

Educator grateful for help teaching financial literacy
As you may know, North Shore Bank underwrites the cost of the Banzai financial education program for middle schools in our North Region. We have targeted six schools in the Green Bay market, where we supply teachers with software to teach their students about financial literacy. Read the very kind note we received from a grateful educator earlier this week.

Service Anniversaries: April 2016
The following employees celebrate major anniversaries with North Shore Bank this month.

15 years
Mary Eckel, Personal Banker, Muskego

10 years
Stephanie Bluemel, Assistant Branch Manager–Sales, Franklin
Helen Halaska, Call Center Inbound Supervisor

You can congratulate them in the comments!

North Shore Shape Up: Choose dark chocolate!
When a diet prohibits certain delicious foods, it can become a lot harder to stick to. The end result is often that dieters give up and revert entirely to their old, unhealthy eating habits. You can make it easier to take on new habits by replacing junk food with healthier sweets — and by allowing yourself to enjoy them more. A small amount of high-quality dark chocolate has genuine nutritional value, will help satisfy cravings, and is much better for you than a typical candy bar. And if you can teach yourself to savor your dark chocolate — eating it slowly and really absorbing the complex flavors and texture — you’ll be even better off. Give it a try! •••

Upcoming Events: April 14
Our Howard-Suamico branch will host a de-cluttering seminar on April 16, led by Brenden McDaniel of Action Organizing Services, who has been featured on the TV show Hoarders and will offer organization tips.

And it’s North Shore Bank Family Day at the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers game on April 16. The “Dinosaur Train” will be there, too! More events here!

Internal Job Postings •••
If you know someone who would be a good fit for any of the positions below, refer them by the closing date and you’ll receive a bonus if they’re hired.

• Customer Assistance Representative, Customer Support Center, full time, 40 hours/week. Referral bonus: $400. Internal closing date: April 15.
• Personal Banker, Howard-Suamico, full time, 40 hours/week. Referral bonus: $500. Internal closing date: April 15.

For a complete list of internal job postings and to apply for one, go to nsbcareersforyou.silkroad.com and click on “Internal Openings” at the top. To refer an external person to an opening, go to our intranet page. You can earn cash and prizes for a successful referral!