North Shore Bank's Green Bay-Area Branches Plan Santa Visits, Collection For Golden House

Items for domestic violence shelter families to be accepted through Dec. 22

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - North Shore Bank today announced that its Green Bay-area branches will collect donations for the Golden House domestic violence shelter through Dec. 22. The branches are also planning special visits from Santa.

"The holidays can be a very difficult time for some Green Bay-area families, and we wanted to find a fun way for our employees, customers, neighbors and friends to help," said Tricia Cravillion, vice president and district manager for North Shore Bank's Northeast Wisconsin region. "Community involvement is an important part of what we do at North Shore Bank, and we're glad to offer this opportunity for the Green Bay community to come together and help local families this holiday season."

Santa visits are scheduled for the following days and locations:

Dec. 10 and 11, 3:30 to 6 p.m. at Cub West, 1626 W. Mason St., Green Bay
Dec. 14, 1 to 4 p.m., at Ashwaubenon, 2215 S. Oneida St.
Dec. 15, 11 to 1 p.m. and 16, 12 to 2 p.m. at Cub East, 2280 E. Mason St., Green Bay
Dec. 17, 1 to 4:30 p.m., at Allouez, 2300 S. Webster Ave.

Holiday treats will be served, and visitors are encouraged to bring cameras and a donation for Golden House.

Items on the shelter's wish list include movie theater gift certificates, Express gas cards, Valley Transit bus passes, telephone cards, grocery store gift cards, Fleet Farm gift cards, ShopKo gift cards, Wal-Mart gift cards, alarm clocks/watches, laundry detergent, baby monitors and batteries, socks and underwear (adult, all sizes), diapers (sizes 3, 4 and 5), bath towels and washcloths, body soap and deodorant, twin size bedding and USB flash drives. New, unwrapped items can be dropped off at any of the branches during the Santa visits or during regular lobby hours.

"We encourage everyone to stop by one of our Green Bay-area branches - either to see Santa or anytime before Dec. 22 - and donate an item or two to help make the holidays brighter for local families affected by domestic violence," Cravillion said.

North Shore Bank, headquartered in Brookfield, was founded in 1923. It has assets of $1.7 billion and 42 offices throughout eastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois. Current Wisconsin branch locations are in metro Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Appleton, Menasha, the Green Bay area, Burlington, Union Grove and Door County. North Shore Bank also has two Illinois State Bank offices in McHenry County, Ill.