North Shore Bank in Ashwaubenon to Host Holiday Open House with Santa on Dec. 18

Free event includes gift-wrapping, refreshments, photos with Santa, charity toy collection and prizes

ASHWAUBENON – North Shore Bank today announced that its Ashwaubenon branch will hold a free holiday open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18. The event will include free pictures with Santa by Infolkus Studios, free gift-wrapping by the Ashwaubenon Jaguars freshman basketball team, refreshments from local businesses and a drawing for Green Bay Gamblers tickets and prizes from Build-A-Bear, Picture People and more.

In addition, the branch will collect gently used toys for St. Vincent DePaul.

The Ashwaubenon branch is located at 2215 S. Oneida St.

"The holidays are a great time of year in the Green Bay area, and we’re looking forward to celebrating with our customers, friends and neighbors in Ashwaubenon," said Julie Olson, Ashwaubenon branch manager. "We invite everyone to stop by on Dec. 18 to visit with Santa, enjoy some holiday treats, have presents wrapped, donate a toy and enter to win some terrific prizes. We hope everyone has a happy, healthy holiday season."

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 in September. Locations and ATM's.

Posted 12/16/2009