$23K Raised By Northshore Bank For Waukesha County Food Providers

BROOKFIELD, WI—North Shore Bank announced on Monday that the community bank’s February community give-back program “Bank on Kindness,” along with its annual Race for the Hungry, raised a total of $23,417 to support local efforts of Wisconsin non-profit hunger relief organizations, according to a news release.

From Feb. 1-28, the public donated to the local food pantries of their choice through the Bank on Kindness community-focused website created by North Shore Bank.

The public contributed $17,236, with an additional $4,500 being matched by North Shore Bank and $1,681 being raised during Race for the Hungry.

Food Pantry of Waukesha County received $4,415 in contributions through the program and Sussex Outreach Services received $1,850. The following food pantries across Wisconsin shared in contributions through North Shore Bank’s February Bank on Kindness program:

• Milwaukee Christian Center in Milwaukee, Wis.
• Hunger Task Force in Milwaukee, Wis.
• Food Pantry of Waukesha County in Waukesha, Wis.
• Shalom Center of Interfaith Network in Kenosha, Wis.
• Racine County Food Bank in Racine, Wis.
• Family Sharing of Ozaukee County in Grafton, Wis.
• Sussex Outreach Services in Sussex, Wis.
• Paul’s Pantry in Green Bay, Wis.
• St. Joseph’s Food Program, Inc. in Menasha, Wis.

“First and foremost, we want to thank our community members for rallying together for our local neighborhood food pantries. We’re thrilled that together we were able to fundraise almost $22,000 for food banks across the state in just one month,” said Susan Doyle, senior vice president of retail banking at North Shore Bank. “We look forward to announcing future non-profit partners and hope our Bank on Kindness efforts can further help those who are struggling with needs in our community.”

North Shore Bank will choose different causes and related non-profits to feature for Bank on Kindness donations throughout the year. The program’s online donation portal offers a simple way for the public to donate to any or all of the charities.

North Shore Bank, headquartered in Brookfield, is a mutual savings bank with 46 offices throughout eastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

Patch has partnered with Feeding America to help raise awareness on behalf of the millions of Americans facing hunger. Feeding America, which supports 200 food banks across the country, estimates that in 2021, about 42 million Americans may not have enough nutritious food to eat due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a Patch social good project; Feeding America receives 100 percent of donations. Find out how you can donate in your community or find a food pantry near you.