North Shore Bank's Pulaski Branch to Host Holiday Open House With Santa on Friday, Dec. 4

Event includes stories and photos with Santa, food and toy drive, holiday shopping and refreshments

PULASKI - North Shore Bank today announced that its Pulaski branch will hold a free holiday open house – featuring stories and photos with Santa, a food and toy drive, holiday shopping with local businesses and more – on Friday, Dec. 4. The event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the branch, 165 N. St. Augustine.

Santa will be on hand for the entire event, and read holiday stories every half-hour. Photos with Santa are available for a $3 donation to local charities. Additionally, donations of non-perishable food items will be accepted for the Pulaski Food Pantry and unwrapped toys will be collected for Toys for Kids, which goes to Pulaski children infant to 18 years of age. There will be holiday shopping with local businesses, free refreshments and other holiday fun.

"The holidays are a special time of year in the Pulaski area, and we’re looking forward to celebrating with our customers, friends and neighbors," said Mistine Thomson, manager of North Shore Bank’s Pulaski branch. "We encourage everyone to come in, visit with Santa, enjoy some holiday treats and donate to organizations that are doing truly good work right here in our community. That way, we can help make the holidays brighter for everyone."

North Shore Bank, headquartered in Brookfield, is one of the strongest banks in the country. It has assets of nearly $1.9 billion and 44 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. The bank opened its 44th office in Mequon, Wis., in September. Locations and ATM's.

Posted 12/01/2009