“You Can” happy hour attendees listen to panelists at Buttermint.

We had a full house for our “You Can” happy hour in Shorewood on March 14, with over 40 people (not including employees) sitting down at Buttermint Finer Dining & Cocktails for food, drink, and financial education.

“It turned out even better than I planned!” community engagement manager Shannon Weber said. Featured topics included budgeting, planning for the future, and the homebuying process. “When we finished our topics, we had a Q&A session and had great questions from the crowd. It showed me people were really engaged, and it created great conversation between the panel and our guests.”

The conversations continued after the happy hour, when Shannon and other panel members stopped at guests’ tables to thank them. “It was a nice opportunity to talk one-on-one.”

Buttermint’s chef also got to speak to the crowd. “We thought that was important,” Shannon said. “He came out and talked about the pairings for that night, and took some time to discuss the restaurant and its involvement in the Shorewood community.”

Employees who served as panelists were Shannon, investment consultant Jeff Eichel, and mortgage loan officer Greg Kroll. Other employees who helped out include video teller Erika Garcia and senior secondary market specialist Rachel Rasmussen, along with the Marketing department. Employees who attended the happy hour include district manager Cristen Baumann, Shorewood assistant branch manager Enrik Braho, personal banker Laura DeBruin, teller Audrey Elliott, community engagement managers Erica Hughes and Katie Longsine, and VP branch sales and administration Craig Witz. Our previous “You Can” happy hour was in November.