Share your back-to-school pics!

For some Wisconsin kids, school has started already, and it’s just around the corner for everybody else. And we want to see your students’ back-to-school pics! Send your photos to shorelines@northshorebank.com or text them to 608-318-3348. Include your name and the name of each kid in the picture, as well as what grade they’re heading into. We’ll run the photos over the next few weeks as we receive them. 🚌 •••

The Shorewood Feast returns! Can you help out?

The North Shore Bank Shorewood Feast is returning — and could use your help! Volunteers are needed for the family-friendly all-day street festival, which takes place Saturday, September 11, and features local music, food, and shopping. It culminates in a harvest-style dinner for 125 at a long table running down Oakland Avenue.

The inaugural Feast in 2019 was a smash, but the COVID-19 pandemic kept it from taking place again last year. The Feast’s return is highly anticipated, Shorewood branch manager Shannon Weber said.

“Because this is the second Feast, it is a bit easier this time around so far, and it is exciting to be able to work with people in the community outside again,” she said, noting that planning with the Shorewood Business Improvement District began about six months ago. “It is so great to see everyone coming out and enjoying just being together. I am told the turnout is expected to be even larger than last time because people are so ready to get back to just enjoying being out and a part of events such as this.”

Presented by the Shorewood Foundation, the Feast will take place from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the 4200–4400 blocks of North Oakland Avenue. Besides the food and other booths, there will be two stages, kids’ activities, and the Shorewood Artisan Market. The harvest dinner will start at 5:30 p.m. All seven courses will be prepared by chefs and bakers with local ties, with many ingredients sourced from the Shorewood Farmers Market. You can see the lineup of performers, the vendors, and more information here. (Tickets for the dinner are already sold out.)

If you can help out at this year’s Shorewood Feast, please get in touch with Shannon at 414-964-6710 or sweber@northshorebank.com. •••

Greendale Village Days offer fun

North Shore Bank had games to play and free swag for Greendale Village Days attendees. The event in downtown Greendale ran August 12 to 15, and bank employees were there on Saturday, August 14.

“Typical Village Days attendance is around 3,000 people, and this year seemed to see fewer people than in previous years, which is to be expected with covid,” Forest Home assistant branch manager Zoran Saric said. “We did still have a good number of people stop by our table, and we enjoyed being part of the celebration.”

Besides Zoran, Franklin assistant branch manager Samantha Damman, Forest Home universal banker Kimberly Dane, Southridge teller supervisor Kelly Doucette, Greendale teller Johnny Fuentes, and Southridge branch manager Carolyn Lancour helped out at Village Days. •••

Fox Point kicks it at cupcake run

North Shore Bank was at the Cupcake Color Run on Saturday, August 21, a one-mile run put on by the Fox Point Bayside Parent Teacher Organization. The annual community raises money for local schools.

The bank had a booth out and two raffles to enter. “We also had temporary tattoos we were handing out and applying for anyone who wanted to participate,” Fox Point personal banker Anna Levine said. “It was a very fun event, and I am looking forward to next year already!” •••

Germantown celebrates first year

More than 100 people came out for the Germantown branch’s first anniversary and grand reopening celebration on Thursday, August 19. The event included free lunch from the Buddah’s BBQ food truck and a parking-lot concert.

“We were unable to host a ribbon-cutting in July 2020 when our doors opened, because of COVID-19,” branch manager Erica Hughes said. “So it was very nice to share this day with the community.”

The concert was organized by the Warhawk Band Boosters, a support organization for the Germantown High School band department. About 60 students showed up and performed songs by Lady Gaga, Queen, and other artists, as well as the UW Badgers fight song. •••

Instead of coffee, beat the slump with new habits

Feeling that afternoon slump? Try a walk outside, stretching, or even some quick meditation. Quick fixes like coffee and candy do only so much, so try building a new habit. (I’m going to — right after I finish my M&M’s!)

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

I RECOVER RESTFULNESS instead of pushing my limits. My health improves as I move away from quick fixes.

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 •••

Contactless debit card surveys out, due September 30
Did you get your contactless debit card? If you’re planning to complete the follow-up survey — for a chance to win one of five $75 Fanatics gift cards — you have until September 30.

The survey responses so far have been helpful. “Over 75 percent of people have reported that transactions take four seconds or less when using the contactless feature,” marketing product manager Eric Brooks said. He also noted that most people have not been prompted to enter a PIN for contactless transactions, but some purchases will ask for one. “It will depend on the merchant.”

Eric shared a few positive comments from the responses:

“Super efficient and fast — doesn’t have you spending extra minutes at the pump when you don’t have to with tap and go!”

“It’s faster, easy to get acclimated to, you don’t have as much ‘wear and tear’ on your physical card, and it’s an even more secure method of payment.”

“Makes paying fast and easy without you ever needing to hand the card to somebody else. You have control of the card throughout the entire transaction.”

You should get another reminder today about the follow-up survey. More info here on how to tap and go with your contactless debit card. •••

New Hires for August 26
It’s always exciting to add new members to our team. Here are some of the fresh faces at North Shore Bank.

Green Bay East teller Rebecca DuPrey grew up in Green Bay and previously worked at Starbucks. She graduated from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College last spring. “I’ve picked up a few hobbies during quarantine, including reading, which I loved as a kid, and learning how to play tennis with my best friend,” she says. “I recently finished Verity, by Colleen Hoover. It had a plot twist that made me think about the book for days after I read it. It’d be a good fall read, since it’s a thriller!” •••