Garcia helps Waukesha school with donation of supplies
At school: Brookfield Square area manager Maria Baumer, La Casa de Esperanza VP of community engagement Maria del Pilar Wadina, school president and CEO Shari Campbell, video teller manager Rodney Whiteside, enrollment specialist Maria Carrillo, and Erika.
Student and teachers at Waukesha’s La Casa de Esperanza charter school are well prepared for classes to begin, thanks to an act of kindness from video teller Erika Garcia.
Erika was one of ten North Shore Bank employees recently given funds to put toward a good cause, as part of our ongoing Bank on Kindness initiative. She took the money and purchased supplies from La Casa de Esperanza’s wish list. Read more about how the donation will help the school, as well as about the Muskego branch’s recent Bank on Kindness promotion!
Help wanted for cleanup event!
Branch manager Heather Somers, Cristen, and Cristen’s daughter and her friend at North End last month for the Dog Days of Summer event.
Want to pitch in? North End is holding a Community Cleanup event on Saturday, August 27, from 9 a.m. to noon. Local organizations and community members will come together to beautify the neighborhood, as part of the Bank on Kindness project.
Supplies will be provided, as will refreshments from Whisk Chick bakery and Interval café. We hope to have a strong showing from North Shore Bank! If you can come out to help clean up, email district manager Cristen Baumann or just register online. See our press release for more info. •••
Hughes shares tips on stopping elder abuse with seniors
Erica with some of the materials she shared.
Germantown branch manager Erica Hughes conducted a seminar on elder abuse at the Germantown Senior Center on Thursday, July 28, in partnership with the Germantown Community Library.
“The senior center was very appreciative of the open dialogue and opportunity to learn more about scams that target the elderly, and how to prevent them,” Erica said. “And I was happy to make connections and build trust in the community.” •••
Signage brings McHenry into North Shore Bank brand
The McHenry exterior with its new North Shore Bank branding.
The McHenry branch has now completed its rebranding as a North Shore Bank location, and the Illinois State Bank brand has now been phased out.
Before the rebranding.
The ISB logos and clock faces from the building’s tower have been removed and replaced with North Shore Bank logos. The monument sign was also replaced with a North Shore Bank sign, and the ISB logo over the front entrance was taken down.
The new and old monument signs.
North Shore Bank–branded messaging in the drive-thru and ATM areas, as well as on the front door, has also been added, and new directional signs were put up too. •••
There’s no need to wait to practice mindfulness
You don’t need to get your life together to start meditating. You don’t need a budget or permission. You just need the willingness to find greater clarity and a few minutes. If you feel like your life is a mess, great! You have plenty of material to work with. Take a few minutes to simply observe. Become strong and fierce, and return to the world when you are ready.
Try this meditation for one minute today, or longer if you wish:
JUST NOTICE THINGS: your thoughts and emotions, flowers, voices, children, birds, the noises around you. Just notice them.
I do not wait for the perfect moment to come.
I do not wait for free time to magically appear.
I make my practice a priority and do not wait for permission to begin.
How did this meditation go for you? Share your experience with your fellow North Shore Bank employees at shorelines@northshorebank.com and you’ll be entered to win a copy of Mindfulness in Plain English, by Bhante Gunaratana.
If you’d like a daily email reminder to practice one minute of mindfulness, email us with the subject “Mindfulness reminder.” •••
Riding With Angels fundraiser offers pony rides
What’s going on with you? If you or someone in your family has a special event — a concert, show, sporting or charity event, or another important moment — send the details to shorelines@northshorebank.com. We’ll include information about select events to let your colleagues know about all the cool stuff happening with the North Shore Bank team.
Palmyra nonprofit Riding With Angels is holding an open house and fundraiser on Saturday, August 27, from 1 to 4 p.m. The event will feature horses rescued by the organization, as well as a petting zoo, pony rides, crafts, food, and a silent auction. To learn more about Riding With Angels, read our story about Information Systems VP Dana Scherff’s amazing work with the group.
Looking for more to do? Click here for suggestions from the bank’s event calendar.