ACH, Checking teams shine handling stimulus crush

While the COVID-19 pandemic has obviously been challenging for everyone, it had an especially large impact on a couple of North Shore Bank teams. Our ACH and Checking Services teams handled many issues relating to the three stimulus payments disbursed by the federal government.

“Each stimulus was a little bit of a different scenario,” said vice president deposit operations Jude Lengell. Americans received the first payment last spring, another at the beginning of 2021, and a third payment this spring. “But in all cases, several teams worked really hard to prepare and to make it seamless and easy for our customers.” Read more about their hard work now!

What words of wisdom have helped you? Share them!

What “words of wisdom” have made a difference in your life? With summer beginning and life gradually returning to normal as COVID-19 cases decline, it would be nice to take a moment to pause, reflect, and share. Whether it’s work-related, personal advice, or parenting tips, you might just help someone else!

Send your words of wisdom to shorelines@northshorebank.com, along with your name and title and maybe how you first heard them and how they’ve helped you. (You can also remain anonymous, if you’d prefer!) We’ll share them in future issues of Shorelines. •••

Howard-Suamico helps raise cash for South Sudan

Forest Glen Elementary students recently organized a school-wide “penny war” to raise funds for nonprofit Water for South Sudan. Students and teachers collected coins for the initiative and used the coin-counting machine at our Howard-Suamico branch to total their results.

The school ultimately raised $7,679.62, enough money to fund half of a water well in South Sudan. North Shore Bank is thrilled to have played a role in this important work! •••

Kudos: We have awesome people

“Your people were awesome,” wrote a couple who recently refinanced with another lender. They added that they switched lenders only because they were now too far away to conveniently do business with North Shore Bank in person. Keep up the great work, everyone! •••

“For the Love of Animals” raises almost $9,000

Last month’s Bank on Kindness initiative raised $8,976 for Wisconsin zoos and humane societies. The “For the Love of Animals” campaign also generated over 35,000 impressions on social media. “It was a positive campaign that the community reacted to well,” AVP of marketing communications Kate Knox said. Many thanks to everyone who donated! •••

Acknowledge your power to take action and control

At times, we all feel as though life keeps piling up and wonder how we’ll be able to handle it all. But we always have options. Commit to taking concrete action — let go of half steps and halfheartedness — to make a positive change.

Try this meditation for one minute every day, or longer if you want to:

STOP AND TAKE a deep breath. Picture your courage and strength growing. Know you are empowered, and stay with that thought until you are excited to take control.

This meditation was adapted from A Mindful Day: 365 Ways to Live Life With Peace, Clarity, and an Open Heart, by David Dillard-Wright. How did it go for you? Share your thoughts and feelings in Shorelines and you’ll be entered to win a copy of the book!

If you’d like a daily email reminder to do one minute of mindfulness, email us with the subject “Mindfulness reminder.” —Pat Ingelse, AVP and PMP •••

Promotions for May 2021
The following employees were promoted in May:

• Tracee Born was promoted from Universal Banker to Teller Supervisor.
• Samantha Bradford was promoted from Teller to Video Teller.
• Emily Curro was promoted from Underwriting Support Specialist to Credit Analyst.
• Ava Howland was promoted from Universal Banker to Personal Banker at New Berlin.
• Noah Isenhower was promoted from Teller to BSA/AML Specialist.
• Jaime Kraus was promoted from Teller Supervisor to Loan Servicing Specialist–Consumer.
• Kari Tuyls was promoted from Universal Banker to Assistant Branch Manager at Green Bay East.

Leave a comment to congratulate them!

Stretching: a simple way to improve your health

Even if you’re not up for a full-blown workout, stretching offers both physical and mental benefits: improving flexibility, blood flow, and posture, as well as relieving stress and tension and releasing endorphins.

The latest issue of UMR’s Healthy You magazine provides some useful tips on stretching safely. Click the image above for a PDF you can print out! And you can read the whole issue here. •••