Bank employees with their float for the parade. In front: El Rey assistant branch manager Maria Castro, Tosa teller Jazmin Vela, and Tosa universal banker Martha Castro. Back row: volunteer Dulce Castro and Tosa teller supervisor Allison Gadbois.

Staff from our Wauwatosa branch had a blast taking part in the town’s Fourth of July parade this year. “We got so many compliments on our float, and we ran into quite a few customers who were so glad to see us back in the parade after taking a few years off,” reports teller Jazmin Vela.

One of our new buddies.

The employees got to hang out with some camels beforehand, too. The animals were participating in the parade on behalf of a chiropractor who is one of our customers.

Craig Witz caught this photo of our float from a distance.

In the branch parking lot, personal banker Raymundo Guardiola, Silver Spring assistant branch manager Shamika Parish, and VP Craig Witz ran a booth and welcomed visitors; they were joined by two military veterans and the veterans’ families. The booth offered a Plinko game and a bag toss, along with ice cream and water. The grandson of another vet ran a lemonade stand as well. “Everything earned at the stand was donated back to the VA Center, which was really awesome,” Jazmin noted.